7 Fast Producing Fruit Trees Every Floridian Needs

Growing fruit trees in Florida is a no brainer for Florida homesteading. I show you 7 fast producing fruit that I grow in my small urban food forest. I'm located in St. Petersburg so it is a blending of south Florida fruit trees and a central Florida food forest. All of them fit in small spaces, offer fast fruit production, and are easy to grow in a Florida homestead garden. These tropical fruit in Florida will put a smile on your face and fruit in the fridge!

Chapters:
0:00 Fast Producing Fruit Trees
1:34 Mulberry Tree
2:20 Banana Tree
3:24 Jamaican Cherry Tree
4:31 Citrus Tree
5:34 Jujube (Chinese Date)
7:11 Barbados Cherry Tree
8:08 Blueberries
9:20 Fast Fruiting Varieties in Florida

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[richsanderlin]

I live in north Florida and grow papayas with ease. I just threw the seeds from store bought papayas in my garden and got 65 fruits the first year.

[Paulstluke]

Cherry, mango, pineapple, avocado are my go to growing fruit here in south Florida, I also have a small apple tree growing.

[mariabunn]

I have Mulberry trees growing and producing a lot of berries. They grow year round and require less care. I make jams with them.

[kenshinhimura]

Strawberries. You can grow tons of strawberries in Florida. In fact we have the strawberry festival every year here in Florida. I literally have red, ripe strawberries in my greenhouse right now. I also noticed you didn't mention pineapples. They are super easy to grow in Florida. I picked a super ripe pineapple just a few days before Christmas this year and ate it on Christmas day. It was so ripe it turned orange and smelled like candy.

[roughgrousse]

I recently moved to central Florida and found a few banana trees and sugar cane on our soon to be constructed home! I’m planning to grow many other fruits and vegetables since I’m originally from the Island☺️I’m grateful for this blessings.

[EnFuego]

Your daughter is rediculously adorable. Put a huge smile on my face 😄

[nancyfahey]

There are exceptions to every rule. I have a navel orange that has to be over 30 years old.
Elderberry, super easy but will spread and take up alot of room. Papaya, thornless blackberries, nectarine, meyer lemon, moringa, turkey fig. I'm only mentioning these cause if I can grow these then anyone can.

[rachelschneider]

We also have a loquat tree that is super delicious and yielded fruit the first year we planted the tree (it was within that 2-4 ft range). It is flowering and covered in bees right now in December :)

[Stacysgarden]

I'm going to add mango 🥭 😋 to the list for when I move to Florida.

[lajwantishahani]

I've noticed that Florida farmers have almost the same growing season (and monsoon rains) as we do in India. These are the only videos I can truly relate with, the other zones not being helpful for us. I've been wanting to grow mulberry and strawberry but not sure about the PH requirement and if it would differ from the rest of my garden and therefore the varying care needed by Alkaline vs Acidic soil in my growing space. Thanks for this video, Lajo

[bowmag]

I grew up in Orlando and we have a Suriname cherry hedge that we’ve get cherries from every year

[DC-uohy]

In S. FL, my favorite is the Logan. Of course, mangos, mulberries, and guava are great, too. So many to choose from. Do nor forget Avocado.👍❤️

[spearageddon]

I have all but 2 of these. My Barbados at 2.5 years old, after much pruning, is still at least 8-ft tall and just as big around, shaped into a bushy tree. It is also super prolific, so many cherries we can't keep up with eating them fast enough - and that includes my neighbors that I tell to help themselves. Mine is planted facing the hot western afternoon sun and it definitely grows thicker on that side ... I also have a ton of mulch around it. She is happy. Def one of my favorites. Zone 9b.

[austinj]

I grow most of these but this is more of a south Florida video. I live in North Florida and can say don’t expect to harvest bananas. You can grow them in North Florida ( I have 2 varieties) but getting any fruit from them is extremely rare. The Barbados Cherry is definitely a zone 10 tree. If you try to grow it in zone 9 which is the majority of florida especially North Florida, you will be disappointed, it may survive for a few years and give you some fruit, but unless you plan on growing it in a pot that can be brought inside or growing it in a greenhouse house, you will eventually lose it to the cold or at minimum have it severely killed back if you are lucky during colder winters.

[SouthFloridaSunshine]

I planted the Jamaican Strawberry/cherry great for kids but tiny fruit for adults. Still fun if you have space. Mine tastes like cotton candy, never make it inside just pop the centers out into one’s mouth while working or playing in the yard.

[franzb]

jamaican cherry is called aratilis in my country of the philippines. they grow natively here.

[javiercosp]

I would add papaya (we call it mamon here in Paraguay)

[Triskster]

Ginger is another easy to grow plant in FL and is beautiful.

[krisperez]

As we no longer have children at home, our back yard has become an unused space. I have been thinking a lot about growing some of our groceries and looking for good suggestions. I am thrilled to find another St. Petersburg YouTube gardener to learn from ( I also recently discovered Wild Floridian). I suspect I will be learning a lot from you.

[nonyadamnbusiness]

Citrus is best planted under the drip on the south side of an oak tree. The mechanism is still unknown, but citrus growing under oaks is less affected by HLB.