North Florida Fruit Trees

When people think of Florida fruit, they typically think of citrus and strawberries. Without a doubt, these particular crops are a very important part of the central and southern Florida agricultural economy. The state of Florida falls between zones 8 and 11 of the USDA hardiness map. Only north Florida, which can get as cold as 10 degrees, is in zone 8. This has a significant impact on the type of fruit that will grow. While subtropical oranges and grapefruit trees are not recommended, there is still an abundance of fruit trees from which to choose. The following is a list of recommended fruit types, including most successful varieties for North Florida landscapes.

• Apple Trees: 'Anna', 'Dorsett Golden' and 'TropicSweet'
• Blueberries - ‘Rabbiteye’
• Blackberries - 'Oklawaha,' 'Flordagrand,' and 'Brazos'
• Bunch grapes - ‘Lake Emerald’, ‘Blue Lake’, ‘Stover’, ‘Conquistador’, ‘Daytona’, ‘Suwannee’
• Chinese dates
• Figs - ‘Caprifigs’, ‘Smyrna’ and ‘San Pedro’
• Pears - 'Aristocrat', 'Bradford', 'Redspire'
• Muscadine grapes
• Persimmons - ‘Japanese’,'Common’, and ‘Texas’
• Peach Trees - ‘Floridadawn’, ‘Floridaking;, ‘Gulfking’, ‘Floridacrest’, ‘Gulfprince’, ‘Gulfcrimson’, ‘Gulfcrest’
• Plums - ‘Gulfruby’, ‘Gulfbeauty’, ‘Gulfblaze’, ‘Gulfrose’
• Nectarines - ‘Sundollar’, ‘Suncoast’
• Pomegrantes

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Deciduous Fruits for the Home Gardner in North Florida and North Central Florida