Plant Care Guides

Avocado Care for Northeast Florida

Avocado

Avocados can be grown in protected parts of Northeast Florida, but cultivar cold tolerance, drainage, and freeze protection are critical. M…

Banana & Plantain Care

Bananas are vigorous tropical herbs that need warmth, water, fertility, wind protection, and correct sucker management. In Northeast Florid…

Berry & Small Fruit Care

Care for blackberries, blueberries, mulberries, goji, boysenberry, and miracle fruit in Northeast Florida.

Carambola Care

Carambola is a tropical fruit tree that can be grown in Northeast Florida only in a warm, protected site. Young trees are especially cold-s…

Cherry & Cherry-Like Fruit Care

Care for Barbados cherry, Montmorency sour cherry, and Surinam cherry in Northeast Florida, with clear climate differences.

Citrus Tree Care for Northeast Florida

Citrus care for Northeast Florida including planting, watering, nutrition, cold protection, citrus greening, pests, and responsible treatme…

Fig Care

Figs are well adapted to much of North Florida. The biggest keys are full sun, good drainage, steady moisture during fruit development, sen…

Flowering & Ornamental Plant Care

Flowering Plants

Care guidance for flowering and ornamental landscape plants sold by Fruit Trees Only in Northeast Florida.

Fruit Tree Pruning Guide

When, how, and why to prune your fruit trees in Florida.

Growing Apples in Northeast Florida

Apple tree care for Northeast Florida, including low-chill variety selection, pollination, planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, pests,…

Guava Care

Guava grows quickly in Florida and fruits on new growth, but Northeast Florida winters can injure young trees. Good drainage, moderate feed…

Hedge & Screening Plant Care

Care for hedge and screening plants used in Northeast Florida landscapes.

Jasmine & Fragrant Plant Care

Care for jasmine, star jasmine, sambac, pinwheel jasmine, gardenia, and related fragrant plants in Northeast Florida.

Jujube Care

Jujube is a durable, heat-tolerant fruit tree well suited to sunny, well-drained sites. Once established it tolerates drought better than m…

Lychee Care

Lychee is a subtropical tree that prefers warm winters, full sun, good drainage, and protection from wind. In Northeast Florida it should b…

Mango Care for Northeast Florida

Mango is a tropical/subtropical fruit grown most reliably in the warmest parts of South Florida. In St. Augustine it is a marginal outdoor …

Nut & Dry-Fruit Tree Care

Nut trees are long-lived landscape trees with very different needs from tropical fruit. In North Florida, pecan and chestnut are common exa…

Ornamental Plant Care

General ornamental plant care for Northeast Florida landscapes, including site selection, watering, mulching, fertilization, pruning, and f…

Peach & Plum Care

Nectarine

Peaches and plums can perform very well in North Florida when the cultivar has the correct chill requirement. Variety selection, winter pru…

Pear Tree Care Guide for Northeast Florida

Pear tree care for Northeast Florida, including Florida-adapted varieties, pollination, planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, fire blig…

Persimmon Care

Japanese persimmons are among the better fruit-tree choices for North Florida. Once established they are relatively low-maintenance, but cu…

Pomegranate Care

Pomegranates tolerate heat and periodic drought well once established, but good drainage, full sun, moderate fertility, and open-canopy pru…

Rose Care Guide for Northeast Florida

Rose care for Northeast Florida, including planting, sun, watering, fertilizing, pruning, black spot prevention, pest monitoring, and Flori…

Sapodilla Care

Sapodilla is a tropical evergreen adapted primarily to warm South Florida. It is not a dependable outdoor fruit tree for Northeast Florida …

Tree Planting Instructions

Learn how to plant your newly purchased fruit trees.

Tropical Fruit Care

“Tropical” is not one care category. Mango, lychee, carambola, sapodilla, guava, and other warm-climate fruits differ substantially in cold…

Watering Your New Plants and Trees

Practical watering guidance for newly planted fruit trees and landscape plants in Northeast Florida, including sandy soils, rainfall adjust…