Small local nursery · New Port Richey, FL

Pick tree-ripe mangoes from your own backyard

Mango, avocado, jaboticaba, sapodilla, Barbados cherry, guava and pomegranate trees from James's small nursery beside the Anclote River, home of Chaka the farm dog.

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Don't see the fruit you want? Request a variety. More are coming soon.

  • We grow 30 kinds of tropical fruit, with 302 varieties to choose from
  • Different fruit ripens at different times of year, so call or text for what is ready
  • Check what is in stock right now
  • Florida-grown trees, pickup by appointment

Our fruit trees

Tap a fruit to see every variety we list and its prices. What's ready to take home changes through the year, so call or text to ask.

Mango

Florida classics like Haden, Keitt and Glenn, plus newer Florida-bred mangos like Lemon Zest and Fruit Punch.

85 varieties on our list

Ripens May to SeptSee mango trees and prices

Avocado

Varieties from summer to winter. UF/IFAS rates Brogdon (July to Sept) and Lula (Oct to Feb) high for cold tolerance.

28 varieties on our list

Summer into winterSee avocado trees and prices

Jaboticaba

The fruit grows right on the trunk. UF/IFAS compares it to a muscadine grape: sweet-tart, with white flesh.

9 varieties on our list

Several crops a yearSee jaboticaba trees and prices

Sapodilla

Soft and sweet when ripe. Grafted trees usually start bearing in their second to fourth year (UF/IFAS).

11 varieties on our list

Mainly May to SeptSee sapodilla trees and prices

Barbados Cherry

Bright red, tart cherries that UF/IFAS calls extremely high in vitamin C.

3 varieties on our list

Spring to fall, in wavesSee barbados cherry trees and prices

Guava

Pink- and white-fleshed varieties. Most trees give a main summer crop and a smaller one in early spring (UF/IFAS).

11 varieties on our list

Main crop in summerSee guava trees and prices

Pomegranate

Far more cold-hardy than tropical fruit. UF/IFAS puts serious injury to a dormant tree down around 12°F.

6 varieties on our list

Ripens Aug to SeptSee pomegranate trees and prices

Can't decide?

Tell us what you love to eat and how much room you have. We'll match you with a tree.

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Also on our list

More fruit trees

23 more fruits on the price list, each with its own page: tap a fruit for its varieties, prices and where to start.

Lychee7 varieties Longan5 varieties Jackfruit10 varieties Mamey Sapote7 varieties Canistel (Eggfruit)4 varieties Black Sapote4 varieties White Sapote6 varieties Sugar Apple & Soursop8 varieties Atemoya6 varieties Carambola (Star Fruit)7 varieties Banana15 varieties Loquat7 varieties Fig12 varieties Papaya6 varieties Pineapple4 varieties Passion Fruit6 varieties Mulberry4 varieties Caimito (Star Apple)4 varieties Wax Jambu (Wax Apple)4 varieties Coconut4 varieties Tamarind2 varieties June Plum2 varieties More Tropical Fruit15 varieties

More varieties coming soon

Don't see the fruit you want?

Tell us what you're looking for. Your requests help decide which varieties we bring in next.

or text it to 727-777-2834

See our price listEvery variety, pot size and price, plus the trees ready to go home now.
Orange Sherbet mango tree putting out new leaves
Orange Sherbet mango, new growth
Barbados cherry tree with pink blossoms
Barbados cherry in bloom
A ripe Brogdon avocado cut open
Our first Brogdon avocado

The owner

Meet James

People like to know who they're buying a tree from. Here's the whole operation: one person, one dog, three-quarters of an acre on the Anclote River.

James Freeman put his first fruit trees in the ground in New Port Richey on June 27, 2025: two avocados, a Lula and a Brogdon. A guava and a pomegranate went in the next week. Within a year the yard held mangos, avocados, jaboticaba, sapodilla, Barbados cherry, guava, pomegranate, loquat, mulberry and bananas, with more trees in pots waiting for the spring planting. He calls it a fruit forest, not a farm: trees planted close together on a small riverside lot and looked after by one person.

The business grew out of that yard. Many of the grafted varieties worth planting come from wholesale growers in South Florida, so in October 2026 James formed Anclote River Tropical Fruit Trees, LLC and registered the nursery with the Florida Department of Agriculture to bring those trees to Pasco County and sell them one at a time, to people who want to ask questions first.

James does every job here himself: potting up, watering, pruning, answering your texts and loading your tree into your truck. Chaka the farm dog supervises.

James on Facebook Read the diary Meet Chaka
Chaka, the farm dog
Chaka, the farm dog
  • First trees plantedJune 27, 2025
  • WhereThree-quarters of an acre on the Anclote River, New Port Richey
  • Who does the workJames, with Chaka the farm dog
  • RegisteredFlorida nursery, FDACS No. 484046087

From the diary

Our own trees, logged as they grow

Every tree we sell is a kind we grow ourselves. The diary records how each one has done here since March 2023: plantings, grafts, the January 2026 freeze, and what came back. Chaka has her own page.

55 plants tracked (fruit trees and the rest) · 178 diary entries · first entry March 2023

  1. Butterscotch Sapodilla

    Mealybugs, farmed by ants, found on this sapodilla, and also on the pink crested hibiscus and some other plants. Neem oil made them worse.

  2. Pink Double-Headed Hibiscus

    Mealybugs, farmed by ants, found on this hibiscus, and also on the Butterscotch sapodilla and some other plants. Neem oil made them worse.

  3. The whole fruit forest

    Winter 2026–27 outlook. Best estimate for the coldest night: about 34–36°F at the official stations nearby, most likely in late January or February, with a real chance of no freeze…

The farm dogMeet Chaka

A Belgian Malinois who came out of the county shelter at the last minute. Now she supervises.

Her story
Read the diarySee the aerial map

Why buy your tree here

You're not buying from a big-box store. You're buying from the person who looks after every tree.

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Talk to James

You pick up from the person who has been caring for your tree. Ask anything: where to plant it, how big it gets, what to do on a cold night.

02

Florida-grown

Every tree is grown in Florida, then kept and cared for here in Pasco County until you pick it up.

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Lots to choose from

302 varieties on our price list, from classic mangos to jaboticaba and achachairu.

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Registered with the state

A registered Florida nursery with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Registration No. 484046087.

How to buy

No storefront, no waiting around. Set a time and your tree is ready when you get here.

Call or text

Reach us at 727-777-2834 and tell us the fruit you want. We'll tell you what's ready, how big it is and the price.

Pick a time

Pickup is by appointment only, so we're here when you arrive.

Pick up in New Port Richey

We'll text you the pickup address when you book.

Questions people ask

Search our answers about cold snaps, pots, pruning, when each tree fruits and more. Each answer notes its source, mostly the University of Florida's IFAS extension.

Follow along

James posts the grafts, the first fruit, the storms and everything in between. Chaka the farm dog shows up too.

Ready to grow your own fruit?

Text us the fruit you're craving. We'll tell you what's ready and set up a pickup time.

727-777-2834

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or email james@anclotefruit.com

The fine print

Plain answers to the questions a careful buyer asks before driving out.

Prices and stock

Prices are in US dollars per tree by pot size and can change without notice; the price list shows when it was last updated. "Sold out" means not in the pots today, not gone for good. Call or text before you drive out so we can confirm the tree is still here. Fruit trees and other food-producing plants are exempt from Florida sales tax when you sign our short statement that the plant will be grown for food (s. 212.08(5)(a), F.S.). Ornamental plants and other taxable items: 7% (6% Florida + 1% Pasco); deliveries outside Pasco use that county's rate.

Living plants

A tree is a living thing. We can't guarantee how fast it grows, when it fruits, how much it fruits, or that it survives your soil, your watering or a freeze. Look the tree over at pickup; once it leaves, how it's planted and cared for is up to you. The cold-tolerance figures we quote from UF/IFAS are for established trees, not new plantings.

Variety names

Every tree is sold under the variety name it carried from the Florida grower who propagated it. A grafted tree proves its variety only when it fruits. If you believe a tree was mislabeled, tell us.

Growing information

The growing notes on this site summarize the linked UF/IFAS Extension publications and, where we say so, a grower's own description. They are general Florida guidance, not advice for your yard. UF/IFAS has not reviewed or endorsed this site or this business. We aren't responsible for the content of sites we link to.

Your information

The request form sends what you type to our email through FormSubmit (formsubmit.co). We use it only to answer you and to tell you when a tree comes in. We don't sell or share it. This site has no tracking cookies and no analytics; the only thing it stores on your device is your color and motion preference for the next visit.

Pickup

Trees are sold for pickup by appointment in New Port Richey, Florida. We don't ship or deliver right now.

Who we are

Anclote River Tropical Fruit Trees, LLC, New Port Richey, Florida, a registered Florida nursery, FDACS Registration No. 484046087. Florida law (s. 581.131, Florida Statutes) requires that number in our ads, which is why you'll see it on every page.

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