USDA Zone 5
Fruit Varieties for Zone 5
-20°F to -10°F (-29°C to -23°C) · Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, southern New England, parts of the Pacific Northwest
62
Varieties
5
Zone
1,000–1,200
Chill Hours
All-in-One
Almond🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
American Persimmon
Persimmon (Native)🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 October to November (after frost)
Arkansas Black
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late October to November
Bartlett
Pear🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 August to September
Belle of Georgia
Peach🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late July to August
Bing
Cherry (Sweet)🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Bluecrop
Blueberry🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late June to early August
Bosc
Pear🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Braeburn
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Carpathian
Walnut🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Chandler
Walnut🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
Concord
Grape🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Contender
Peach🌡️ 1050 chill hours
🍎 Mid-August
Cortland
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late September
Cosmic Crisp
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 October
D'Anjou
Pear🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Duke
Blueberry🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late May to early July
Elberta
Peach🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late July to August
Empire
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Mid-September
Fall Gold
Raspberry🌡️ 500 chill hours
🍎 June to July (floricane) and August to frost (primocane)
Fantasia
Nectarine🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 August
Fuji
Apple🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Gala
Apple🌡️ 500 chill hours
🍎 Late August to September
Golden Delicious
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Granny Smith
Apple🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Gravenstein
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 August
Hall's Hardy
Almond🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Harcot
Apricot🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late July
Heritage
Raspberry🌡️ 250 chill hours
🍎 July (floricane) and August to frost (primocane)
Honeycrisp
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Hosui
Asian Pear🌡️ 450 chill hours
🍎 August to September
Illinois Everbearing
Mulberry🌡️ 200 chill hours
🍎 July to September
Jersey
Blueberry🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 August
Jonagold
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
Kieffer
Pear🌡️ 350 chill hours
🍎 October
Lapins
Cherry (Sweet)🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 Late June to July
Liberty
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
McIntosh
Apple🌡️ 900 chill hours
🍎 Early September
Mericrest
Nectarine🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 August
Methley
Plum🌡️ 150 chill hours
🍎 May to June
Misty
Blueberry🌡️ 150 chill hours
🍎 April to June
Montmorency
Cherry (Tart)🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late June to July
Moorpark
Apricot🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 July to August
Natchez
Blackberry🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 Early June to July
O'Henry
Peach🌡️ 750 chill hours
🍎 August to September
Ouachita
Blackberry🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 Mid-June to July
Pawpaw (Shenandoah)
Pawpaw🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Pawpaw (Sunflower)
Pawpaw🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Pineapple Quince
Quince🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Pink Lady (Cripps)
Apple🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 Late October to November
Rainier
Cherry (Sweet)🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Red Delicious
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Redhaven
Peach🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Mid-July
Reliance
Peach🌡️ 1000 chill hours
🍎 Early August
Santa Rosa
Plum🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Shinseiki
Asian Pear🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 August
Stanley
Plum (European)🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 September
Stella
Cherry (Sweet)🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Sunshine Blue
Blueberry🌡️ 150 chill hours
🍎 May to August
Triple Crown
Blackberry🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 July to August
Tulameen
Raspberry🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 July to August
Winesap
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 October
About Zone 5
Zone 5 is the sweet spot for fruit growing — cold enough for high-chill varieties like Honeycrisp and Elberta, warm enough for a decent growing season. Most temperate fruit trees thrive here.
For detailed growing advice, chill hour analysis, and variety comparisons, see the complete Zone 5 fruit tree guide .
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