Plum tree but dappled sun

[onelittletwolittle]

We have an area in the garden that gets dappled sun, and it's been suggested to us we pop a couple of fruit trees in there. We love plums, but plum trees apparently love full sun. Would they thrive in a mid to low sun area? If not, can helpful MN gardeners suggest some fruit trees that might do better?

Follow-up question: do fruit trees tend to need serious watering in addition to rainfall?

Thank you!

Once they're established, you shouldn't need to water trees that are p,acted innthe ground. Although if I'd planted a tree last winter I'd probably have given it some water this heatwave!

There are some plums that are very well suited to not-full sun. From memory, Czar and Opal do ok in shade, but the fruit would probably be less sweet and less prolific than it would be in the fullest sun.

Sour or culinary cherries also do well in part shade.

Lots of soft fruit does really well in dappled shade. Thi gs like blackberries are basically edge of woodland plants. Gooseberries and currants too would be very happy.

Thank you! The trees I've been scoping out are available in November. Is that an ok time to plant them?

Yes. That’s why they’re available then. They’ll probably be bare root not container grown, lifted and dispatched at the best time for transplanting