Estimated commercial subtropical and tropical fruit crop harvest seasons in Florida Data compiled by Jonathan H. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist1, and Carlos F. Balerdi, Multi-County Tropical Fruit Crops Agent2. 1University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL and 2Miami-Dade Co. Coop. Ext., Homestead, FL. Common name Scientific name Availability Akee Blighia sapida Aug.-March Atemoya Annona cherimola x A. squamosa Aug.-Oct. + Nov.-Jan. Avocado Persea americana Late May-March Banana Musa spp. All year Black sapote Diospyros ebenaster Dec.-March Canistel Pouteria campechiana Dec.-March, all year Carambola Averrhoa carambola June-Oct.+ Nov.-March, almost all year Coconut Cocos nucifera All year Custard apple Annona reticulata Nov.-May Guanabana Annona muricata June-Sept. Guava Psidium guajava Aug.-Oct.+ Feb.-Mar., all year Jaboticaba Myrciaria cariflora Spring; some all year Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus May-Oct., some all year Jujube Ziziphus mauritiana and Z. jujuba Mid-Feb.-May Kumquat Fortunella spp. Oct.-March Longan Dimocarpus longana July-Aug., some all year Lychee Litchi chinensis Mid-May-early July Macadamia Macadamia integrifolia and M. tetraphylla Aug.-Oct. Mamey sapote Pouteria sapota April-Oct., some all year Mango Mangifera indica May-Oct. Papaya Carica papaya All year Passion fruit Passiflora edulis & f. flavicarpa May-Dec. Pitaya Hylocereus sp. and Selenicereus megalanthus June-Nov. Pummelo Citrus grandis Aug.-April Sapodilla Manilkara zapota Nov.-July Spondias Spondias purpurea (red + yellow mombin, June-July ciruela); S. cytherea (ever bearing ambarella) April-Dec./ some all year Star apple Chrysophyllum cainito Feb.-May (Caimito) Sugar apple Annona squamosa July-Sept., some in Nov.-Jan.. Wampee Clausena lansium June-July Wax jambu Syzygium samarangense June-July White sapote Casimiroa edulis May-July (File c/extension/tropical fruit seasons in Florida.doc)