With this in mind, several kinds of fruit can be grown successfully in the Florida home garden with very little maintenance. Figs They are actually modified stems that are hollow and fleshy.

This was the the most lychee I've seen on the trees in almost 20 years. This winter was cool like it used to be.' ...

This versatile variety, which is good for cooking, eating fresh, and juicing, is one of the only apple trees that can grow successfully in USDA hardiness Zone 2—and possibly even Zone 1.

The more direct sunlight this tree gets, the greater your chances of receiving lots of juicy, aromatic fruit. Gardeners in zones 9 through 11 can keep a key lime tree outside indefinitely, but ...

In North Florida, avocado trees that can tolerate our cold winter temperatures can and do produce fruit. Avocado/ Persea americana can be recognized as both a fruit and as a berry in botanical terms.

Long known as a producer of citrus, tomatoes, strawberries, and various vegetables, Florida’s shift in zones to warmer temperatures opens up new possibilities for tropical fruits like mangoes ...

Another great characteristic of this tree is that it is very cold-tolerant and can survive all the way up into hardiness zone 6A, which is up to Ohio and Kentucky.

Florida’s warmest zones (11A and 11B in the Keys) ... Now he has as many as 3,000 fruit trees on his 5 acres of land. "This is just a part-time hobby," he said.

Taking advantage of Florida’s warm climate, gardeners are growing tropical fruits that can’t be found anywhere else in the continental U.S. right in their own backyards — including ...

TALLAHASSEE — A new federal report says Florida's struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane Milton ...