Crops

60 crops found

Mulberry

Morus spp.

Fast-growing deciduous tree producing abundant sweet berries. Very productive.

fruit Moraceae

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Native southeastern grape with thick skin and musky flavor. Very disease-resistant.

fruit Vitaceae

Nectarine

Prunus persica var. nucipersica

Smooth-skinned peach variant. Same care as peaches but slightly more cold-sensitive.

fruit Rosaceae

Olive

Olea europaea

Long-lived evergreen tree. Must cure fruit before eating. Drought-tolerant.

fruit Oleaceae

Orange

Citrus sinensis

Evergreen citrus producing sweet juicy fruit. Navel and Valencia types.

fruit Rutaceae

Papaya

Carica papaya

Fast-growing tropical tree-like herb. Bears fruit within first year from seed.

fruit Caricaceae

Passion Fruit

Passiflora edulis

Tropical vine with aromatic fruit. Purple and yellow types. Fast-growing.

fruit Passifloraceae

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Native North American fruit tree with tropical-flavored custard-like flesh.

fruit Annonaceae

Peach

Prunus persica

Deciduous stone fruit needing 400-1000 chill hours. Freestone and clingstone types.

fruit Rosaceae

Pear

Pyrus communis

Deciduous tree fruit. Harvest when mature but still firm; ripen off tree.

fruit Rosaceae

Persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Deciduous tree with astringent or non-astringent fruit. Low maintenance once established.

fruit Ebenaceae

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Tropical bromeliad taking 18-24 months to fruit. Grows from crown cutting.

fruit Bromeliaceae

Plum

Prunus domestica

Deciduous stone fruit. European and Japanese types with varying chill requirements.

fruit Rosaceae

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Deciduous shrub or small tree. Drought-tolerant, thrives in hot dry climates.

fruit Lythraceae

Quince

Cydonia oblonga

Deciduous tree with aromatic golden fruit used cooked in preserves and jellies.

fruit Rosaceae

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Perennial bramble fruit. Summer-bearing and everbearing types.

fruit Rosaceae

Starfruit

Averrhoa carambola

Tropical tree producing star-shaped cross-section fruit. Sweet and tart varieties.

fruit Oxalidaceae

Strawberry

Fragaria x ananassa

Perennial fruit. June-bearing, everbearing, and day-neutral types.

fruit Rosaceae

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum

Subtropical tree tomato producing egg-shaped tart fruit. Fast-growing but frost-sensitive.

fruit Solanaceae

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Warm-season vine requiring long growing season and lots of space.

fruit Cucurbitaceae