More Tropical Fruit trees · Updated October 16, 2026

More tropical fruit trees

Every more tropical fruit variety on our list, priced by pot size.

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Which more tropical fruit to plant first

One-of-a-kind trees. UF/IFAS has written up several of them for South Florida; Pasco County is colder, so cold tolerance decides what goes in the ground here and what stays in a pot. The tender ones: abiu (young trees killed below 32°F, mature trees hurt at 29 to 31°F), achachairu (its tolerance near freezing hasn't been studied, and seedlings take 7 to 8 years to fruit), cacao (damage below 50°F; UF/IFAS calls South Florida 'very marginal'), rollinia (brief dips near 30°F without losing the tree), Malay apple (leaf damage at temperatures well above freezing) and miracle fruit (not frost tolerant; UF/IFAS suggests a container outside South Florida). Nance: Morton's Fruits of Warm Climates says the flavor varies from insipid to sweet, acid or cheese-like, and gives no cold figure. Black Suriname cherry: UF/IFAS lists Eugenia uniflora as invasive in south Florida and a species of caution in central Florida and does not recommend it; ask before you plant one. The five below have the best published record for a central Florida yard.

Sources: UF/IFAS: Abiu Growing in the Florida Home Landscape (HS300); UF/IFAS: Achachairu Fruit Trees, Botany and Commercial Cultivation in South Florida (HS1480); UF/IFAS: Cocoa (Chocolate Bean) Growing in the Florida Home Landscape (HS307); UF/IFAS: Rollinia Fruit Trees, Botany and Commercial Cultivation in South Florida (HS1523); Gene Joyner, UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension: Malay Apple; UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Miracle Fruit; Julia Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates (1987): Nance, Purdue University copy; UF/IFAS Plant Directory: Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)

Grumichama
UF/IFAS (HS41): a large shrub or small tree of 20 to 25 ft; fruit ½ to 1 inch, scarlet to purple-black, with soft, sweet flesh and an excellent flavor; matures April to May; 2 to 3 years to fruit from seed; grown in south Florida and protected spots in central Florida. Gene Joyner: mature plants tolerate 26°F without serious difficulty.
Source: UF/IFAS: Selected Eugenia Species (HS41, 1994; archival copy on growables.org); Gene Joyner, Rare Fruit Council International, Tropical Fruit News (1989): The Grumichama
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Cherry of the Rio Grande
UF/IFAS (HS41): the most cold tolerant of its group, so it can be grown farther north; a small tree of about 15 ft; dark red or purple fruit, ¾ to 1 inch, juicy with a good subacid flavor, April to June; may fruit in the third year. Gene Joyner (Palm Beach County Extension): tolerates 20°F without being killed; die-back of small branches, cause unknown, is its one real problem.
Source: UF/IFAS: Selected Eugenia Species (HS41, 1994; archival copy on growables.org); Gene Joyner, UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension: Cherry of the Rio Grande
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Miracle Fruit
UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: the berry makes sour food taste sweet for about fifteen minutes to an hour. A slow-growing bush that stays small in Florida; not frost tolerant, so outside South Florida grow it in a container you can bring in on freeze nights; mildly acid soil (pH about 5); fruiting starts around the third year.
Source: UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Miracle Fruit
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Peanut Butter Fruit
UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County: slightly juicy, sweet fruit that resembles peanut butter in flavor and aroma, eaten fresh or as jam. A tree of about 23 to 26 ft that can be pruned smaller; mature trees handle about 28°F, young ones need freeze protection; fruit in 2 to 3 years from seed; well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter.
Source: UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County (Amir Rezazadeh, 2021): Growing Peanut Butter Fruit in Florida
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Strawberry Tree
UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County: zones 9b to 11, a shrub or small tree with small sweet fruit that tastes like cotton candy, nearly year-round with a spring-to-summer peak. Weak branches that break, so prune the long ones. It has been reported to naturalize and has not yet been assessed by UF/IFAS.
Source: UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County (Tia Saracino, 2024): Panama Berry Tree, Muntingia calabura
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More Tropical Fruit

15 varieties · sold out right now

Prices vary by fruit. Each one shows its own below.

Abiu3 gal $65 · 7 gal $120 · 15 gal $240 · 25 gal $400All sizes sold out
Achachairu3 gal $50 · 7 gal $100 · 15 gal $200 · 25 gal $335All sizes sold out
Cacao3 gal $50 · 7 gal $100 · 15 gal $200 · 25 gal $335All sizes sold out
Cherry of the Rio Grande3 gal $50 · 7 gal $95 · 15 gal $190 · 25 gal $315All sizes sold out
Grumichama3 gal $50 · 7 gal $100 · 15 gal $150 · 25 gal $250All sizes sold out
Ice Cream Bean3 gal $40 · 7 gal $75 · 15 gal $150 · 25 gal $250All sizes sold out
Malay Apple3 gal $45 · 7 gal $85 · 15 gal $170 · 25 gal $285All sizes sold out
Miracle Fruit3 gal $50 · 7 gal $95 · 15 gal $190 · 25 gal $315All sizes sold out
Nance3 gal $50 · 7 gal $95 · 15 gal $190 · 25 gal $315All sizes sold out
Noni3 gal $45 · 7 gal $85 · 15 gal $170 · 25 gal $285All sizes sold out
Peanut Butter Fruit3 gal $40 · 7 gal $75 · 15 gal $150 · 25 gal $250All sizes sold out
Persimmon (South Florida)3 gal $45 · 7 gal $85 · 15 gal $170 · 25 gal $285All sizes sold out
Rollinia3 gal $40 · 7 gal $75 · 15 gal $150 · 25 gal $250All sizes sold out
Black Suriname Cherry3 gal $50 · 7 gal $95 · 15 gal $190 · 25 gal $315All sizes sold out
Strawberry Tree3 gal $40 · 7 gal $75 · 15 gal $150 · 25 gal $250All sizes sold out