Yeah - I thought about the Sea Berry after I posted it. I was trying to remember what the ‘Russian Mail Order Brides’ used to buy from me when I was at Jung’s. They were all so excited to see some of their ‘native’ fruits could be grown here in Wisconsin. Such GORGEOUS gals - you wouldn’t believe how pretty - my Stock Boys were all tripping over themselves to help them load up their cars, LOL! Someone got their money’s worth with those babes! ;)
Though, based upon that ‘Hot to Crazy Matrix,’ maybe not, LOL!
Anyhow - maybe Rhubarb in a shady spot? It can tolerate some shade. I couldn’t live without it - LOVE Rhubarb!
Beau has been trying, IN VAIN, to grow the Honey Berry for the past 10 years - trying to convince him to give it up and plant the Nanking Bush Cherries or we should just go all-in on Blueberries. At least we’d get SOMETHING for our efforts!
Blueberries would be good, but I think that they would have to get the short bushes or the cold would kill them. (Zone 5?) You probably need to plant a lot or use bird netting!
You could try saskatoons since they grow in Canada.
I have some Viking aronia, which are high in antioxidents. (Rabbits use them for browse and you would have to defend them with a wire wrap in the winter... Japanese beetle also like them along with Victoria and Prune d’Ente 770 plums.
This year I lost all of the Aronia fruit before it even ripened. (Cardinals? grossbeaks? Something like that.
Zone 6B. KS/MO Border 1100 feet, 5:07PM -3 F.
If he really wants a Honeyberry, maybe the ones from St Lawrence would work better? They tend to select for hardiness there.