The southwesterly regionof Florida fall in USDA zone 10 , the warmest and most southerly of the hardiness zones . The semi - tropic climate in southwest Florida remains above immobilize all yr and can support a telephone number of tropical yield trees that are difficult to grow in most other areas of the United States .

Citrus

Several character of citrus grow well in southwesterly Florida . In , fact much of the commercial citrous fruit crop is acquire in that neighborhood . Fruits , including a variety of orange , lemon tree , Citrus paradisi , tangerines and limes , all thrive in the warm clime . Many type of citrus tree do not maturate until former wintertime and early spring , when cold atmospheric condition in other field would damage the fruit .

Mango

Among the most democratic of fruit in tropic areas , mango fruit is oblong and somewhat kidney - shaped with a slight rind and vivid orange flesh that has a distinctive , slightly resinous flavor . Sensitive to dusty damage , mango do not grow well above the frost line . In southwest Florida , the trees can acquire quite gravid , bear many fruit .

Papaya

While not strictly a tree diagram , the pawpaw plant it tall and upright with an umbrella of large parting that is tree - like in kind . The yield is large , oval and Light Within green to yellow , forming along the trunk of the plant . The material body is pinkish - orange , juicy and sweet , with a melon - corresponding flavor . modest black semen fill the center of the fruit , which can weigh several pounds .

Litchi

in the beginning from southeast Asia , litchi tree bear fragrant white flowers that turn into large clusters of brilliant carmine fruit . Each fruit is covered in a jolting brittle shell , inside which is a white , somewhat gelatinous , sweet flesh . This fruit tree does well in the hot , humid mood of southwesterly Florida

Guava

Guava is another fruit Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that does well in the part . Available as either the strawberry guava or the tropical strawberry guava , each has a different taste . Guava bears testicle - shaped fruit that can be crimson or xanthous , depend on the variety . Strawberry Psidium guajava is smaller than tropic true guava and is often used as an ornamental .

Cherimoya

Cherimoya is a little - known tropic fruit that can also be grown in southwest Florida . The tree are evergreen and can turn over around 40 foot tall when fledged . Their fruit is tumid and green with overlap scales . The flesh is creamy bloodless , sometimes tinged with pink , and taste like a cross between pineapple , banana and papaya tree with a custard - corresponding texture .

Sapote

This fruit tree is another lesser - known case that grow well in the area . The sapote is a large Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with hand - mold leafage that bears many oval , yellow fruits , each about 3 to 4 inches long . The taste is described as a mixture of banana tree and spill the beans . Calocarpum zapota tree are fertile and can produce much more fruit than a single family can eat on .

Avocado

One of the most wide recognized of tropical fruits , the avocado is popular sliced fresh or in dishes such as guacamole . tree can grow to 60 feet tall , are relatively easy to grow and acquire tumid amounts of yield . The yield itself can have either a smooth or bumpy skin , depending on the variety , and soft , buttery , yellowed - fleeceable flesh . alligator pear fruits will not mature until picked and can be left on the tree until needed .

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