Regional almanac

Fruit trees for Florida

Based on Florida’s main growing area (32601): USDA zone 9a, about 300 winter chill hours. Your exact site may differ — check your ZIP.

What fits in Florida

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met. Each row opens the full verdict.

Good fit varieties for Florida
Variety	Fruit	Chill hours	USDA zones
Anna	Apple	300	5–10
Dorsett Golden	Apple	250	5–10
Pink Lady	Apple	300–400	6–9
TropicSweet	Apple	300	—
Moongold	Apricot	—	4–9
Sungold	Apricot	—	4–9
Bearss Lime	Citrus	—	8–11
Eureka Lemon	Citrus	—	8–11
Improved Meyer Lemon	Citrus	—	8–11
Key Lime	Citrus	—	8–11
Black Mission	Fig	100	7–9
Brown Turkey	Fig	100	7–9
Desert King	Fig	100	5–9
Kadota	Fig	100	7–9
Violette de Bordeaux	Fig	—	5–10
Arctic Star	Nectarine	300	—
Double Delight	Nectarine	300	—
Panamint	Nectarine	250	—
Snow Queen	Nectarine	250–300	—
August Pride	Peach	200–300	—
Babcock	Peach	250–300	—
Donut	Peach	200–300	—
Eva's Pride	Peach	100–200	—
Flordaprince	Peach	150	—
Mid-Pride	Peach	250	—
Tropic Snow	Peach	225	—
TropicBeauty	Peach	150	—
UFGold	Peach	200	—
UFOne	Peach	250	—
UFSun	Peach	100	—
20th Century	Pear	300–400	—
Hosui	Pear	300–400	5–10
Kieffer	Pear	200–300	—
Shinseiki	Pear	250–300	5–10
Yoinashi	Pear	300–400	—
Fuyu	Persimmon	200	7–10
Hachiya	Persimmon	200	—
Jiro	Persimmon	200	8–11
Meader	Persimmon	—	5–9
Saijo	Persimmon	200	7–9
Beauty	Plum	250	—
Burgundy	Plum	300	5–9
Flavor Grenade	Plum	300–400	—
Methley	Plum	250	5–9
Santa Rosa	Plum	300	—
Satsuma	Plum	300	—
Ambrosia	Pomegranate	150	8–10
Angel Red	Pomegranate	—	7–11
Eversweet	Pomegranate	150	8–10
Parfianka	Pomegranate	100–200	7–10
Salavatski	Pomegranate	—	7–10
Sweet	Pomegranate	100	8–10
Wonderful	Pomegranate	150	8–10
Sweetheart	Sweet Cherry	—	5–9
Balaton	Tart Cherry	—	4–9

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — each row opens the caveats.

Marginal varieties for Florida
Variety	Fruit	Chill hours	USDA zones
Blenheim	Apricot	400	7–9
Flordacrest	Peach	350	—
Gulfprince	Peach	400	—
Chojuro	Pear	450	—
Moonglow	Pear	400–500	—
Shinko	Pear	450	—
Dapple Dandy	Plum	400–500	5–10
Flavor King	Plum	400	—
Shiro	Plum	400–500	5–9
Stella	Sweet Cherry	400–500	5–9
Evans Bali	Tart Cherry	400–700	3–9

[1] Open-Meteo / Copernicus ERA5. Historical Weather API (hourly 2m temperature) — accessed July 2026
[2] USDA / PRISM (Oregon State University). 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — accessed July 2026