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Best Fruit, Berry and Nut Cultivars to Grow in North Texas
Listing of fruits, berries and nuts that grow well in North Texas according
to the 1999 study published by Collin County Extension Service. As we grow at
our homestead, we will also add our personal notes about our experiences growing
the fruit, nut and berries. If you have an experience to share, please
email us.
Apples
"Malus pumila"
Types:
Starking Red Delicious
Gala Golden Delicious
Holland
Fuji
Jerseymac
Mollie's Delicious Granny Smith
Mutsu (Cripin)
Planting Dates:
Bare Root Jan 1- Feb 1
Container Jan1-March 31 |
Apricots
"Prunus armeniaca"
Types:
Bryan
Hungarian
Moorpark
Planting Dates:
Bare Root Jan 1- Feb 15
Container Jan 1-March 31 |
Blackberries
"Rubus sp."
Types:
Thorny Cultivars:
Brazos
Womack
Shawnee
Rosborough
Kiowa
Thornless Cultivars:
Navajo
Arapaho
Planting DatesThorny:
Root Jan 1- Feb 28
Container Jan 1 - Feb 28
Planting Dates Thornless:
*From Plant Jan 1-Feb 28
*hard to grow from root cuttings |
Cherries, Sour
"Prunus cerasus"
Types:
Montmorency
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Citrus, Satsuma
"Citrus reticulata"
Not winter hardy in North Texas, container plants only in full sun, move inside when temp drops below 26. |
Figs
"Ficus carica"
Types:
Texas Everbearing
Celeste
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Feb 15-March 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Grapes, American
"Vitis sp."
Types:
Black Spanish
Champanel
Planting Dates ALL grapes:
Cuttings 1 yr, Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Cuttings, Non rooted: Jan 1-Feb 28
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Grapes, Hybrid
"Vitis sp."
Types:
Blanc Du Boisl
Planting Dates ALL grapes:
Cuttings 1 yr, Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Cuttings, Non rooted: Jan 1-Feb 28
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Grapes, Hybrid Seedless Table
"Vitis sp."
Susceptible to Pierce's Disease usually die within 7 years |
Jujubes
"Zizyphus jujuba"
Types:
Li
Lang
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Peaches
"Prunus persica"
Types:
Very Early-Bicentennial
Early-Sentenel, Ranger, Surecrop, Harvester
Mid-Season- Redglobe, Milam, Majestic, Denman, Loring, Belle of Georgia
Late: Dixiland, Redskin, Jefferson
Very Late: Frank, Fayette, Ouachita Gold
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Pears
"Pyrus sp."
Types:
Orient
Moonglow
Kieffer
LeConte
Ayres
Garber
Maxine
Warren
Magness
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Pears, Asian
"Pyrus pyrifolia"
Types:
Shinseiki
20th Century
Hosui
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Pecans
"Carya illinoinensis"
Types:
Moderate/Intensive Mgmt: Sioux, Pawnee, Desirable, Caddo, Cape Fear
Low Mgmt: Seedling (ungrafted)
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-March 10
Container: Jan 1-April 15 |
Persimmons, Oriental
"Diospyros kaki"
Types:
Astringent Fruit: Eureka, Hachiya, Take-nashi, Tamopan
Non-Astringent Fruit: *Fuyu (Fuyugaki)*more susceptible to cold
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Plums
"Prunus salicina"
Types:
Morris
Methley
Ozark
Premier
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-March 31 |
Raspberries
"Rubus idaeus"
Types:
Dorman Red
Planting Dates:
Bare Root: Jan 1-Feb 15
Container: Jan 1-Feb 28 |
Strawberries
"Fragaria x ananassa"
Types:
Annual-Chandler
Perennial-Sunrise, Cardinal, Allstar
Planting Dates:
Annual (replant each fall): Sept 20-Oct 15
Perennial (matted row): Feb 15-March 15 |
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