Florida Hardy Fruits

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Title

Florida Hardy Fruits

Subject

Fruit varieties with documented success in North Florida.

Collection Items

Satsuma oranges<br /><br /> Scientific name: Citrus unshiu Marcovitch
Mature Height: 12-14 FT
Mature Width: 8-10 FT
Pollinator: Self Fertile
Spacing: 8-10FT
Sunlight: Part to Full

Photo title: Satsuma oranges, picked on Christmas day 2007 in Gainesville, FL

Meiwa kumquat<br /><br /> Scientific name: Fortunella crassifolia
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy. Edible to birds.
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late winter to spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods:…

Cherokee Purple Tomato<br /><br /> Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum &#039;Cherokee Purple&#039;
Cherokee Purple Tomato
Origin: Tennessee, U.S.A.; Cherokee Tribe
Light: Full sun
Maturity: 80-90 days
Height: 4-6 feet
Fruit Weight: 16 ounces
Color: Dusky pink, deep red interior

Green Zebra Tomato<br /><br /> Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum &#039;Green Zebra&#039;
Green Zebra Tomato
Fruit Weight: 6 ounces
Height: 9 feet
Color: Bicolor: Green with yellow stripes
Light: Full sun
Maturity: 78 days

Gulf Coast Blueberry<br /><br /> Scientific Name: Vaccinium corymbosum
Gulf Coast Blueberry
Light: Full sun
Spread: 48-72 inches
Height: 48-72 inches
Fruit Size: 5-16 millimeters
Maturity: 2 to 3 years

Everglades Tomato<br /><br /> Scientific Name: Solanum pimpinellifolium
Everglades Tomato
Origin: Ecuador and Peru
Height: 12 feet
Maturity: 80 days
Color: Bright orange/red
Light: Full Sun

Oriental Persimmon<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: (Diospyros kaki)
Florida Hardy Fruit

Muscadine Grape<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific name: Vitis rotundifolia
Florida hardy Fruits
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