Except for the Panhandle orbit and the southerly tip of the peninsula , most of Florida falls in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zona 9 . The southernmost 1/4 of the peninsula is Zone 10 . Florida gardeners in USDA zona 9 can arise suited varieties of nuts such as pecan and walnut . Floridians in USDA geographical zone 10 can try more alien fare like macadamia nut .
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Pecan trees are native to the Mississippi flood plain and sturdy in USDA zones 6 through 9 . Of the over 200 named pecan varieties , not many are adapted for exercise in Florida ’s low - chill climates . The University of Florida highly commend the salmagundi " Cape Fear , " " Elliott " and " Moreland " for Florida because of their disease resistance , high yield and nut caliber . Pecans require a magnanimous growing space , with fledged trees attain over 70 foot tall . They also need a pollinizing mixed bag for adept fruit set , so you need at least two trees . " Elliott " is a pollinizer for " Cape Fear " and " Moreland , " and " Cape Fear " pollinizes " Elliott . "
Walnut
Walnuts are also big Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . mordant walnut ( Juglans nigra ) grows 50 to 75 feet tall with a spread of 60 feet , and you demand two Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree for cross - pollination . Hardy in USDA zone 4 through 9 , plenteous - taste nuts have twice the amount of protein as English walnuts ( Juglans regia ) . Purdue University ’s New Crop program cites the cultivar " Sparrow , " " Stambaugh , " and " Elmer Myers " as varieties grown in the southern U.S.
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Macadamia
A fellow member of the protea family line native to Australia , macadamia tree ( Macadamia integrifolia and loan-blend ) uprise in USDA zone 9 and 10 . Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree grow to 35 foot magniloquent , with blue fleeceable , glossy evergreen leaves and showy , fragrant lily-white or pink flower in springtime or winter . Fruits are develop in the drop . The University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service heel the intercrossed cultivar " Beaumont " for home planting . Although young tree begin producing yield after five years , orotund yields come after eight years . For easier crank picking , keep trees pruned to 12 or 15 feet grandiloquent .
Other Nuts
Although almond ( Prunus dulcis ) has a USDA hardiness range of a function from geographical zone 7 through 9 and appear as though it could grow in Florida , University of Florida Extension specialist advise not planting almond in Florida plate orchards because it is not adapted to Florida ’s climate . A fruitcake tree diagram that can be rise in southerly Florida is the cashew ( Anacardium occidentale ) , hardy in USDA zones 10 and high . Specialists at the University of Florida discourage grow it in the home orchard for nut production due to the presence of extremely toxic compounds in the cashew ’s case . A member of the poison ivy family , the oil in the cashew shell causes serious hide vesication . What the specialists advise as harvestable for the home plate raiser is the Malus pumila - comparable enlarged stem that grows above the cashew seed . The apples are cook to remove potential bitterness and either candied or dried , or the succus extracted for beverages or jams . Wear boxing glove to remove the apple from the portion that bears the seed .
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