Fruit Trees By Climate Zones -What YOU Can Grow

There is nothing more rewarding for the homeowner than picking a piece of fruit from your own tree, grown in your own backyard. Everyone would love to grow their own fruit, but what fruit will do well in your particular Zone?

Fruit can be grown in most of the United States Climate Zones. From Apples in the northern climate to tropical fruits in the southern Zones, just about every place in the U.S. has a variety of fruit that will thrive there.

For many years, plant breeders have worked tirelessly to develop plants that will do well in areas that might have been off-limits to past generations. Much of your success growing fruit will result from taking the time to pick a variety that has been developed for your area.

You have to know your Zone. Whether it’s called a “Climate Zone”, or “Agricultural Zone”, or “Planting Zone”, you have one, and you need to know it.

Here’s a handy chart adapted from the National Arboretum USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map showing the different U.S. Zones with example cities to help you reference your own location:

Zone	Avg. Low Temps		Example Cities
Zone 2A – 2B	-50F to -40F		Prudhoe Bay, AK Unalakleet, AK Pinecreek, MN
Zone 3a – 3B	-40F to -30F		Intl. Falls, MN Sydney, MT St. Michael, AK
Zone 4A – 4B	-30F to -20F		Minn./St. Paul, MN Northwood, IA Nebraska
Zone 5A – 5B	-20F to -10F		Des Moines, IA Illinois Columbia, MO
Zone 6A – 6B	-10F to 0F		St. Louis, MO Lebanon, PA Branson, MO
Zone 7A – 7B	0F to 5F		Little Rock, AR Oklahoma City, OK South Boston, VA
Zone 8A – 8B	20F to 10F		Tifton, GA Dallas, TX Gainsville, GA
Zone 9A – 9B	30F to 20F		Houston, TX St. Augustine, FL Brownsville, TX
Zone 10A – 10B	40F to 30F		Naples, FL Victorsville, CA Miami, FL
Zone 11	40F+		Honolulu, HI Mazatlan, Mexico