3 Totally Crazy Easy Fruit Trees For Southern Gardeners

These three easy fruit trees will provide you with fruit for decades!

I was asked about my recommendation for fruit trees along the Gulf Coast. Zone 8/9 is a great area for some fruit trees, but not for others. In my experience, the top three easy to grow fruit trees in the Deep South are the mulberry, the Japanese persimmon and the sand pear. All three grow quickly and produce an abundance of good fruit with very little care. I also add in a bonus tree - the fig! Figs are also easy to grow if you get the right variety. Another possibility is the loquat, but I do not really recommend it in the colder part of zone 8 because the fruit are often taken off by frost.

[rhondaharper]

Thank you so much David! I was who asked about the fruit trees...and I appreciate your so quick response. How you manage to stay on top of questions like mine with all you are doing in the garden, taping it all and everything that goes along that....and such a beautiful family and the time you spend being an obviously awesome dad and super sweet husband....I know your strength comes from the Lord and I know He will continue to bless you and your family. I am so glad I found your channel....you and Rachel are living breathing witnesses and I am blessed just reading your posts and watching your videos.

[CIB]

I enjoyed the hip hop instrumental in the background as you talked about fruit trees. Keep up the great work!

[kchedville]

Japanese Plum (Loquat) trees grow very well in the South also (Louisiana & Mississippi) and also the hardy Ruby Supreme Guava Tree....:) Also the Pakistan, Valdosta, Jans Best Mulberry Trees do very well and are pretty cold hardy.

[allon]

I have a 100 year old peach tree, from under a leaking rainwater tank. I love this tree.

[icugysz]

Yes....yes we sit around and wait for the next video. Good stuff!😀

[ChefCrys]

I’m in zone 8 and started with the hard stuff 🤪😁. My area of zone 8a gets snow, freezes, and triple digits…crazy. But we have managed to get multiple citrus trees alive and fruiting, figs, peaches, apples, pomegranates, and plums. No year is the same, it takes some work, but there is nothing like going out and gathering your own fruits and vegetables. Thanks for your vids, David, they’re full of the encouragement we need.

[gerrylavelle]

I just planted two fuyu's and a hachiya persimmon here Florida. I got spoiled buying persimmons by the pound at a Super Hmart in Colorado but then I was paying $1.50 each here in Florida. Now I can just go out in the yard and pick 'em. Also, I brought four figs with me from Colorado that never got a chance to produce much fruit because of early and late freezes. Now here in Florida they are leafless for the winter but I can see how vibrant green the branches are -- and a few leaves are starting to pop.

[jantellfowler]

I live in The Bahamas 🇧🇸 i have a black mullberry tree and it produces fruit atleast 3 times a year and for 2 or 3 months each time it's awesome

[oldbear]

I did it, I bought two trees and I'm gonna try the grocery row. I'm nervous but excited at the same time. The Grocery Row Gardening book definitely convinced me that I can do it 😂. We have a mulberry tree in our backyard currently and it's a giant, I'm pretty sure it was planted when our house was built waaaay back in the early 50's sadly it takes up a huge amount of space and has become quite scary looking sooo Free Plants For Everyone got me thinking that I could propagate the giant Mulberry and start a new tree. If I can accomplish the new tree it'll free up quite a bit of room and will allow for more sunlight and if I'm successful I may propagate a few and sell them or give them away 🤷‍♀️ . With the two new trees (apricot and nectarine) and the mulberry I'm on my way and can't wait for next growing season to kick off!

[trillium]

Loquat is my favorite fruit. I'm just about a zone too cold for it, but I'm reading your book Push the Zone, so I have my eye on a south-facing wall.

[SR-ptlo]

I have all of these. Zone 9a 9b. Jax Fl. I have actually found white fruiting mulberry wild in the woods and had success with propagation.

[Mywalkingblog]

Thank you for this! I've been trying to build out my orchard for 2 years now but going about it in the totally wrong way. All that survived so far was my Brown Turkey Fig and Texas Superstar Peach, but now you've given me a wealth of knowledge to go forward.

[evidencesuggests]

I wonder if it’s synchronization? I literally just planted 5 mulberry trees and 2 persimmons yesterday;) woke up this morning and my favorite gardener says plant these easy fruit trees. Pretty cool! Thanks David, you’ve given me more good advice than you’ll ever know. Happy new year and keep preaching the gospel homie! Thank you sincerely again! Have a wonderful day!!!

[lagoya]

I planted about a dozen red mulberry seedlings 6 years ago... The ones downhill from the ducks' swimming pool grew ~extremely~ fast and were producing fruit by the 3rd year. The mulberries were just ok on all but one tree, and THAT tree had some dang tasty fruit. I called my husband over and we stood there eating the berries til they were gone.

We moved the next year but I'll always remember that moment, the first time I planted a tree and got to enjoy the fruit it bore ❤️

[afjrd]

I know where a mulberry tree is on the grounds of an old sawmill.My buddy has worked there for over 38 years and the tree was big and mature when he was shown it. What a treasure this old tree is. Come to think of it I need to dig up some saplings!! Lol

[HumbleGolds]

I love your videos. I'm closing a 2.5 acre around Okeechobee, FL and wanted to start my sustain garden + fruit trees! Amateur here still learning...

[jettyeddie_m]

I planted 2 cherry trees in the food forest because I had future cold weather Changes to my area, people said I didn’t know what I was doing and wouldn’t get any fruit, it’s been below freezing here and it’s not even winter yet so it’s the cherries time to shine 🥶

[KittyMama]

I'm lucky to have a huge pear tree in my yard, along with a fig tree. Can wait to add Mulberry! On a side note we also have a huge magnolia tree. I know citris grows well here, and I'm going to get some kumkuat cuttings to start. We live on the Alabama Gulf Coast.

[anitamurphy]

Hey I'm zone 8, too. Thought you were much warmer. Good to know

[GardensGuitars]

I’m looking forward to trying to find sand pears! Where to find them? My top 3 easiest most productive are loquat, tangerine, and fig. Great video David, enjoyed the music too!