Easy Fruit to Grow in South Texas
Since the blog on Legg Creek Farm is on temporary hiatus, I've decided to post it here, since in many ways it does fit the theme of lazy gardening…
(Updated 1/4/2017 to include cherry trees, native trees, and West Texas region trees)
Here is a list of the different regions of Texas and recommended temperate (non-citrus) fruit tree varieties for each:
Amarillo/Lubbock/Panhandle
Apples: Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, Gala, Fuji, Winesap, Jonathan, Arkansas Black, Honeycrisp
Peaches: Red Skin, Elberta, Ranger, Belle of Georgia, Sentinel
Plums: Burbank, Ozark Premier, Bruce, Morris
Apricots: Blenheim, Royal
Nectarines: Karla Rose
Pears: Bartlett, Ayers
Figs: Celeste
Cherries: Bing, Black Tartarian, Montmorency
Natives: Wild pear, red mulberry, southern crabapple, (maybe) chickasaw plum
Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas, Southern Oklahoma
Apples: Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, Gala, Fuji, Winesap, Jonathan, Arkansas Black, Granny Smtih, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp
Peaches: Elberta, Belle of Georgia, Red Skin, Loring, Red Globe, Dixieland, Tex Royal, La Feliciana
Plums: Methley, Santa Rosa, Ozark Premier, Morris, Bruce
Apricots: Blenheim, Royal, Moorpark
Nectarines: Karla Rose, Sunglo, Red Gold
Pears: Ayers, Warren, Orient, Bartlett
Figs: Celeste, Brown Turkey, Texas Everbearing, LSU purple
Pomegranates: Wonderful, Dwarf
Cherries: Bing, Black Tartarian, Early Richmond, Stella
Natives: Red mulberry, southern crabapple, pawpaw, wild pear, (maybe) mayhaw, American persimmon, chickasaw plum
Houston/New Orleans/Southeast Texas/South Lousiana
Apples: Ein Shemer, Anna, Dorsett Golden
Peaches: Tex-King, Tex Royal, Florida King, June Gold, La Feliciana, Harvester, Dixieland, Tex Prince, Rio Grande, Florida Crest
Plums: Santa Rosa, Methley, Bruce, Morris
Apricots: Early Golden, Moorpark
Nectarines: Early King, Red Gold
Pears: Ayers, Moonglow, Warren, Orient, Keiffer
Figs: Brown Turkey, Texas Everbearing, LSU purple
South Texas and Rio Grande Valley
Citrus (basically any variety)
Apples: Anna, Dorsett Golden, Carnival, Ein Shemer
Peaches: Rio Grande, Tex-King, EarliGrande, Red Baron, Floridacrest, Florida King, Tropic Snow, any peach with under 350 chill hours
Plums: Santa Rosa, Methley
Pears: Orient, Pineapple, Monterrey, Keiffer
Figs: Texas Everbearing, LSU Purple, Brown Turkey
Pomegranates: Wonderful, Nana (dwarf)
Persimmons: Fuyu, Hachiya, Eureka, Tani Nashi
Cherries: possibly Stella (400 chill hours), possibly Early Richmond (400 chill hours)
Natives: Mayhaw, pawpaw, red mulberry, southern crabapple, American persimmon, chickasaw plum
Central Texas (including Austin, Temple, Killeen, San Marcos)
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Mollie's Delicious
Peaches: Elberta, Loring, Red Skin, June Gold, Red Barron, Belle of Georgia, Frank
Plums: Methley, Santa Rosa, Bruce, Morris, Rubrum, All red
Apricots: Blenheim, Early Golden
Nectarines: Surecrop, Karla Rose, Red Gold
Pears: Orient, Monterrey, Ayers, Warren
Figs: Brown Turkey, Celeste, LSU Purple, Alma
Pomegranate: Wonderful, dwarf
Persimmon: Fuyu, Hachiya
Cherries: Stella, Early Richmond
Natives: pawpaw, red mulberry, southern crabapple, American persimmon, chickasaw plum
Northeast Texas (Nacogdoches, Tyler, Longview, Texarkana)
Apples: Dorsett Golden (Nacogdoches/Lufkin area), Red Delicious Yellow Delicious (Tyler/Longview and north only), Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp
Peaches: Elberta, Harvester, Dixieland, Frank, Red Skin
Plums: Methley, Morris, Ozark Premier, Bruce, Allred, Santa Rosa
Apricots: Blenheim, Moorpark
Nectarines: Sunglo, Red Gold, Karla Rose
Pears: Moonglow, Warren, Orient, Le Conte, Keiffer
Figs: Texas Everbearing, Brown Turkey, Celeste, LSU Purple
Pomegranate: Wonderful, Dwarf
Persimmons: Native, Fuyu, Hachiya, Eureka, Tam-o-pan, Tani Nashi
Cherries: Stella, Early Richmond, Bing (in Texarkana to Paris area only)
Natives: Mayhaw, pawpaw, red mulberry, southern crabapple, American persimmon, chickasaw plum
West Texas (El Paso, San Angelo, Midland, Odessa, [and maybe Big Bend Country])
Apples: Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Mollie's Delicious, Dorsett Golden, Gala, Fuji,
Peaches – Harvester, Tex-Royal, Belle of Georgia, Red Skin, Dixiland,
Plums: Methley, Morris, Ozark Premeir, Rubrum, Allred, Santa Rosa
Apricots: Blenheim, Moorpark, Royal
Nectarines: Red Gold, Karla Rose
Pears: Bartlett, Orient, Perdue, Le Conte, Keiffer, Moonglow
Figs (sensitive to temps below 15 degrees for extended periods of time): Texas Everbearing, Brown Turkey, Celeste, LSU Purple
Pomegranates: Wonderful, Dwarf
Persimmons: Fuyu, Eureka, Tani Nashi, Tam-o-pan
Cherries: Bing, Black Tartarian
Natives: Red mulberry, southern crabapple, chickasaw plums, American persimmon
Source: https://lazygardener.co/2017/01/04/recommended-fruit-tree-varieties-for-different-regions-of-texas/
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