Recommended Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Cultivars (This list is not exclusive or complete) 1, 2

Dr. Carlos Balerdi, Professor Emeritus, UF/IFAS, -Dade County Jeff Wasielewski, Commercial Tropical Fruit Agent, UF/IFAS, Miami-Dade County

Annona: Seeds, ‘Gefner’, ‘Sao Paulo’, A. reticulata Avocado: ‘Simmonds’, ‘Miguel’, ‘Catalina’, ‘Russell’, ‘Choquette’, ‘Monroe’ Banana/Plantain: ‘Dwarf Cavendish’, ‘Grand Nain’, ‘Williams’, ‘Apple’, ‘Hua Moa’, ‘Red Burro’, ‘FH1A-01’, ‘FH1A-02’, ‘FH1A -03’, ‘FH1A -17’ Barbados cherry: ‘ Sweet’, ‘B-15’ Caimito: ‘White’, ‘Purple’ Canistel: ‘Trompo’, ‘Oro’, ‘Bruce’, ‘-1’, ‘Fairchild-2’, ‘Ross’ Carambola: ‘Arkin’, ‘Fwang Tung’, ‘B-10’, ‘Kary’, ‘Sri Kembangan’ Cashew: Red, White, ‘Brazil-CCP-06’, ‘Brazil-CCP-76’, ‘Brazil-CCP-09’, ‘Brazil-CCP-1001’, ‘Embrapa-50’, ‘Embrapa -51’, ‘Brs120’ Citrus: Acid: Calamondin, Key Lime, Tahiti Lime, Limequat, Sour Orange Lemons: ‘Meyer’, ‘Bears’ Kumquat: ‘Meiwa’, ‘Nagami’ Mandarines, Tangerines: ‘Dancy’, ‘Minneola’, ‘Murcott’, ‘Nova’, ‘Poncan’, ‘Robinson’, ‘Satsuma’, ‘Temple’ Pumelo: ‘Hirado Buntan’, ‘Nakon’ Grapefruit: ‘’, ‘Star ’, ‘Rio Red’, ‘Ruby’, ‘Flame’ Oranges: ‘Navel’, Cara Cara’, ‘Hamlin’, ‘Midsweet’, ‘Sunstar’, ‘Valencia’ Guava: ‘White Supreme’ or ‘Red Supreme’, ‘Thai’ Jaboticaba: Seeds, ‘Sabara’, ‘Paulista’ Jackfruit: ‘J-31’, ‘NS-1’, ‘Black Gold’, ‘Dang Rasimi’, ‘Cheena’, ‘Golden Nugget’ Longan: ‘Kohala’ Lychee: ‘Mauritius’, ‘Brewster’, ‘Hak Ip’, ‘Kaimana’ Mamey Sapote: ‘Pantin’ (also known as ‘Key West’), ‘Magaña’ : ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘Phillipine’, ‘Nam Doc Mai’, ‘San Felipe’, ‘Bailey’s Marvel’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘Fairchild’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’, ‘’ Maracuya (Passion fruit): Seeds, ‘Yellow’, ‘Red’ Miracle Fruit: Seeds, cuttings Mulbery: ‘Red’, ‘Black’, ‘White’, ‘Thai Dwarf’ Papaya: ‘Red Lady’, ‘Thai Nung’, ‘Maradol’, seeds from oblong fruits Persimmon: ‘Fuyu’, ‘Tanenashi’, ‘Hachiya’, ‘Truimph’, ‘Izu’, ‘Saijo’, ‘Giombo’ Pineapple: ‘Smooth Cayene’, ‘Red Spanish’, ‘Hawaii Gold’ Pitaya: ‘Natural Mystic’, ‘American Beauty’, ‘Jaina’, ‘Physical Graffiti’, ‘Haley’s Comet’, ‘Purple Haze: Pomegranate: ‘Afganski’, ‘Azadi’, ‘Parfyanka’, Vrusni’ Sapodilla: ‘Hasya’, ‘Alano’, ‘Venezuela’, ‘Tikal’, ‘Makok’, ‘Molix’, ‘Morena’, ‘Silas Wood’ Strawberry: ‘Florida 90’, ‘Tioga’, ‘Sequoia’, ‘Florida Belle’, ‘Camarosa’, ‘Chandler’ ‘Oso Grande’

1Some of these cultivars may be hard or very hard to find 2There are many other cultivars in many of the species like citrus, avocado, mango and strawberry

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For additional information, contact Jeff Wasielewski, Commercial Tropical Fruit Agent, 305-248-3311, ext. 227 or [email protected].