Shade Producing Fruit Trees

• Comes in a 3 gallon container • The fruit is the nut, the “apple” is a swollen stem • Cashew “apple” is eaten fresh, candied, or stewed • Sweet, astringent taste • The nut is caustic until roasted • Grow quickly • Tolerate poor soil and drought • Zones 9b-11

Caimito/Star Apple Tree Green Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This beautiful shade tree has glossy dark green leaves with a silky bronze color underneath. Caimito is a favorite in the Caribbean and Central America as well as Southeast Asia. The fruit has a mild grape-like flavor, and is best eaten fresh.

Jaboticaba Tree in a 3 Gallon Container. The jaboticaba forms a small bushy tree that has multiple ornate stems. The fruit are grape-like with a thick skin & melting pulp. They are eaten as fresh fruit, in jams and in wine. They can be frozen whole to enjoy throughout the year. Because the fruit occurs on the old growth it is best never to prune them. They are especially cold hardy plants, and they like a lot of water. Fruit throughout the year. Used commerically in a Jelly made by Smuckers.

Extremely Rare Ice Cream Bean Tree in a 3 gallon container. A large tree which produces bean pods up to 1 meter long which contain sweet, juicy, white pulp that has a soft cotton wool texture and tastes of vanilla ice-cream. Comes from Central and Southern America. Also know as guaba, inga cipo, guamo bejuro, pois sucre, rabo de mico, inga de metro, monkey tail. Makes a delectable snack for children.

Michelia Alba Tree Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This native of southern China has a large delicate white flower. The scent is used extensively in aroma therapy products as well as Joy perfumery. It is an esteemed tree of Hindus and Buddhists, and it is often planted on temple grounds. Trees begin to bloom at 1-2years of age. Makes a great addition to any garden since it will make your enitre yard smell amazing and unforgettable.

The most Regal desert mango from North India. Fruits weighing 14-16 oz. Intense sweetness to strong saffron mango flavors. This is a mango for the true connoisseur its flavor could prove to be overpowering! Add this limited collectors variety to your garden and by the envy of all mango enthusiasts! **Extremely Limited quantity first come first serve basis**

Caimito/Star Apple Tree Purple Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This beautiful shade tree has glossy dark green leaves with a silky bronze color underneath. Caimito is a favorite in the Caribbean and Central America as well as Southeast Asia. The fruit has a mild grape-like flavor, and is best eaten fresh.

Bay Leaf tree in a 3 gallon container. Bay Leaf refers to the aromatic leaf of the Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae). Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. The leaves are often used to flavor soups, stews, braises and pâtés in Mediterranean Cuisine. The fresh leaves are very mild and do not develop their full flavor until several weeks after picking and drying.

Avocado Tree Hall Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This is a large tasty pear shaped fruit 24-30oz., and the tree exhibits excellent tolerance to the cold. Season October-November. Makes a great shade tree.

JackFruit Tree Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. Largest growing fruit on a tree, can weight between 30-70lbs. The fruit slightly softens and turns yellow when ripe. You will also notice the most wonderful fruity aroma! The firm yellow-orange pulp tastes like a combination of pineapples and bananas. This fruit is also a great conversation piece. They can be pruned annually to 12' x 12' producing as much as 200 Lbs. of fruit per year. Cooked green the fruit can be used as a vegetable. It can be boiled, fried, grilled, roasted, and prepared with sauces. The ripe fruit tastes like a combination of mango, banana, pineapple, and cantaloupe. It is often compared to juicy fruit gum. Makes a great stately tree for any landscape, can be used as an edbile alternative to a Magnolia tree, it will provide a similiar look but also provide 100's lbs of fruit.

The Alphonso variety is a beautiful addition to any garden, grafted in a 3 gallon container this mango is also known as Haapoos, Aapoos from different parts of India. The Alphonso Mango cultivar is considered by many to be one of the best in sweetness that will have you licking your fingers and wanting more, a flavor that will keep your taste buds drooling for more and an aromatic scent that will awaken every sense of smell in your mind . It is considered to be the King of Mango's although it does have a short shelf life. It is also one of the most expensive kinds of mango's on the market they are priced at $45.00 per box of 10 mango's. The season for these mango's start in April and last through May with the fresh fruit weighing in between 150 g and 300 g each.

Carambola/Star Fruit Tree Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. Carambola are small symetrical trees that fruit very prolifically. They are commonly eaten fresh, in salads, as garnishes and in drinks. The fruit have a sweet citrus like flavor that is both delicious and refreshing. They are also great in jams and as a fruit beverage. A mature starfruit can produce up to 200 lbs. of fruit a year! This exciting yellow fruit is shaped just like a star when sliced makes a great decoration in salads and is extremely sweet. Tree produces 2-3 crops a year and is extremely prolific.

Mango Tree Zill Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. Zill is a Haden seedling selected in Lake Worth , Florida in 1940. The fruit are born in clusters and have a tendancy to ripen all at the same time. The flesh is firm, juicy, and has a very pleasant aroma. The flavor is sweet having just a hint of pineapple. The fruit ripens from June to early July. Makes a great shade tree.

Black Sapote Tree in a 3 Gallon Container. Often called Chocolate pudding fruit, the black sapote is an evergreen, handsome tree with dark green, glossy leaves. Fruit are greenish-brown when ripe having a thin skin and chocolate colored pulp. A spoonful of honey mixed into the pulp makes it glossy, shiny and tasty, living up to its popular name of Chocolate Pudding Fruit. They can be grown in containers and will reach heights of 10-12 feet.

Versatile plant, similar mix of Cinnamon, Clove & Nutmeg. Berries are ground and used to flavor meats, pickles and soups. The leaves which have a rich/strong aroma used as a rub to flavor meats, teas & other culinary uses.​

Mango Tree Heidi Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. Amazing Mango with outstanding aroma and flavor. Excellent for eating ripe right off the tree. Very popular in many countries especially South Africa and India. Makes a great shade tree.

Mango Tree Tommy Atkins Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. Tommy Atkin is another Haden seedling selected here in Florida. It has become the most extensively planted export mango in the New World and it is the benchmark of the commercial mango industry. It's color, disease resistance, and storage qualities appeal to merchants and consumers worldwide. The fruit ripens June to July. Great commercial Mango and makes a great shade tree.

Creamy smooth butter texture, slight sweet flavor melts in your mouth. This elegant fruit is a medium to large that produces 6-8 oz. in size. It's gorgeous Aubergine color makes your gravitate towards this beauty . Used to garnish salads, made into guacamole or eaten right off the tree. • Comes in 3 gallon container • Purple skin, weighs about 8-12 oz. • Firm pulp with nutty flavor • Average height of 25 feet • Fruits July through September • Good shade producing tree • Full sun to partial shade • Zones 9b-11

Creamy smooth butter texture, melts in your mouth. It's gorgeous bright green color makes your gravitate towards this plant . Used to garnish salads, made into guacamole or eaten right off the tree.

Mango Tree Okrung Asian Variety Grafted in a 3 gallon container. Okrung is another excellent Thai cultivar introduced to Florida in 1973. Thai-cultivar, green-yellow fruit eaten while green. The fruit is traditionally served in Thailand in combination with sticky rice. One of the most popular varieties in Thailand. The fruit is very sweet, with the highest sugar content of any mango tested in Florida. It has a strong Indo-Chinese flavor and is somewhat fibrous. The fruit are small, hand in clusters and drop off the tree when ripe.

Mango Tree Juicy Peach Variety Tree Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This is a recently released cultivar which produces amazing medium size fruit that has a hint of Peach flavor. As the name suggest this is an extremely juicy variety of mango that is fiberless as well as sweet. This mango tree variety does well in containers so can be grown practically anywhere, even in colder non-tropical climates as a container plant.

Lemongrass plant in a 3 gallon container. Lemongrass is a tropical herb packed with strong citrus flavor. The lemon taste is prized in Asian cooking, as well as in teas, sauces, and soups. In the garden, lemongrass forms a tall, grassy clump 3 to 5 feet tall. Its appearance rivals that of many ornamental grasses and can easily fulfill a similar role in the landscape.

Mango Tree Okrung Tong Asian Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This one of the most popular varieties in Thailand. The fruit are extremely sweet, with a rich Indo-Chinese type flavor. The fruit are small, hang in clusters, and turn yellow when ready to pick.

Bay Rum Tree in a 3 gallon container. The bayberry or bay rum tree (Pimenta racemosa) is a broadleaved tropical evergreen native to the islands of the Caribbean. The bay rum tree is known for the essential oil present in the leaves and stems. The oil, composed of terpenes, has a clove-like fragrance. Bay rum first came about as a 'rub' for sore muscles, strains, and sprains. It was also discovered that the essential oil contains a diterpene that has anti-bacterial properties. Bay rum was a popular aftershave in the early 20th century. It is literally made with the leaves of the tree and rum. Consequently, the aftershave has its spicy notes from the bay and its smoky, woody tones from the rum aged in casks.

Avocado Tree Florida Haas Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. This is a large tasty pear shaped fruit 24-30oz., and the tree exhibits excellent tolerance to the cold. Season October-November. Makes a great shade tree.

• Comes in 3 gallon container • Lime green color, red blush on midsection • Ripens from August to October • Very cold hardy, can survive temperatures down to 15° (Zones 8-10)

Fig Tree Ischia Green Variety in a 3 Gallon Container. With a history that dates back to 5,000 B.C. the edible fig is one of the most widely recognized and distributed fruits in the world. They were first introduced to the New World through Mexico in 1560 and then to California in 1769. It is one of the few fruits that can be grown in all fifty states, and there are a multitude of varieties suitable to each growing region. The Black Mission and especially the Brown Turkey variety are the two best for tropical and subtropical climates. Black Mission figs are teardrop in shape with thin black skin and a reddish flesh. Sweeter than honey these larger figs are the cream of the crop. They provide 2 crops a year.

Creamy smooth texture melts in your mouth. Considered Nature’s Butter, spreadable consistency for anything you’re going to put butter on!