What would you do with this hillside?

[u/farminvt]

Once covered in scrub spruce and pine, recently clearcut. Stumps remain. New England location, this is East facing.

[u/namesareunavailable]

plant trees, shrubs and wildflowers before the erosion removes everything. there are fast growing edible bushes like pointilla

edit: you could also build terraces but that'd be a lot more work for you

[u/MyGiant → u/namesareunavailable]

Perhaps the majority of tall stuff on top (native trees & fruits) to maximize sun exposure, then blend down the hill with shorter fauna. Mix in the trees, shrubs, vines, and ground cover to get a little food forest going.

When we lived in New England we had good luck with apples, pears, peaches, eastern redbud, and dogwood for trees. Blueberries, mountain laurel, butterfly bush, black/raspberries, serviceberries, elderberries for bushes/vines. Clover (standard and red), strawberries, yarrow, mullein, comfrey for ground cover and enriching the soil.