ECHO - Tropical Fruit Information

Tropical Fruit Information

Edible Landscaping

A Guide To Edible Landscaping Your Yard

Many people visit ECHO's nursery with a specific need, looking for an unusual fruit tree or tropical vegetable to fit that need. We have compiled this list to make it easier to choose from the many trees, shrubs and vines that we carry. This way you can choose an edible plant for a specific purpose in your yard

Conversation Piece Pummelo Miracle Fruit Akee Jaboticaba Jackfruit Neem	Exotic Juice Guava Passion fruit	Heavy Bearers Carambola Most citrus Mango	Skirting of House Trailer Galangal Lemongrass Vetiver Grass
Visual Barrier, but not a hedge Loquat Bamboo	Edible Hedges Cattley Guava Surinam Cherry	Quick Producers Banana Passion Fruit Papaya Carambola	Summer Herbs Rosemary Oregano African Tree Basil
Edible Security Hedge (warning: thorns!) Limeberry Key Lime Meyer Lemon Kei Apple Carissa (Natal Plum) Rheedia aristata (sharp, pointy leaves)	Winter Bearers (for Snowbirds) Citrus Loquat Carambola Papaya Black Sapote Avocado (late-season cultivar)	Extended, or multiple seasons Strawberry Tree Passion Fruit Carambola Lemons/Limes Grapefruit Miracle Fruit Papaya	Colorful Plants Citrus with brightly colored fruit (e.g. Page, Calamondin, Sunburst) Persimmon (bright orange fruit) Nasturtium (bright edible flowers) Cranberry Hibiscus (purple leaves) Roselle (purple blossoms) Caimito (underside of leaves bronze) Purple Passion Fruit (unique purple blossoms) Beaumont Macadamia Nut (showy pink blossoms) Alphonse Karr Bamboo (yellow-striped culms)
Moist Soil Tolerance Banana Guava Xanthosoma/Colacacea (Elephant Ears) Belembe Katuk	Perennial Vegetables/Edible Leaves Chaya Cranberry Hibiscus Edible Hibiscus Katuk Moringa Basket Vine Belembe Okinawa Spinach	Shade Trees Grapefruit Indian Jujube Rose Apple Neem Curry Leaf Tree Longan Mango	Will produce in shady area Pineapple Monstera Carambola Cocoyam Jaboticaba
Spice Trees Allspice Bay Leaf Bay Rum Cinnamon	Milk Shake/Sherbet Potential Atemoya Peanut Butter Fruit Persimmon (when fully ripe) Soursop Sugar Apple Canistel Banana Avocado	Attractive Blossoms Apple (white) Barbados (pink)	Attractive Evergreen Trees Black Sapote (dark green canopy) Jackfruit Pitomba Sapodilla Lychee Longan Curry Leaf Neem
Pest-free maintenance (or nearly so) Black Sapote Canistel Lychee Longan Moringa Jaboticaba	Shrubby Trees Barbados Cherry Grumichama Otaheite Gooseberry Cattley Guava Sugar Apple Pitomba Surinam Cherry Australian Beach Cherry