USDA Zone 8
Fruit Varieties for Zone 8
10°F to 20°F (-12°C to -7°C) · Deep South, West Coast, Gulf Coast, parts of Texas and Arizona
80
Varieties
8
Zone
400–600
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)
Anna
Apple🌡️ 200 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Arbequina
Olive🌡️ 250 chill hours
🍎 September to November
Arctic Star
Nectarine🌡️ 500 chill hours
🍎 June to July
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
Blenheim (Royal)
Apricot🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Bosc
Pear🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Braeburn
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Brown Turkey
Fig🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 July to October (two crops)
Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape (Wine)🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 Late September to November
Carlos
Grape (Muscadine)🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 August to September
Carpathian
Walnut🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Chandler
Walnut🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
Chicago Hardy
Fig🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 August to October
Concord
Grape🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Contender
Peach🌡️ 1050 chill hours
🍎 Mid-August
Cosmic Crisp
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 October
D'Anjou
Pear🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Desirable
Pecan🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Dorsett Golden
Apple🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 June to July
Elberta
Peach🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late July to August
Eversweet
Pomegranate🌡️ 150 chill hours
🍎 August to October
Fall Gold
Raspberry🌡️ 500 chill hours
🍎 June to July (floricane) and August to frost (primocane)
Fantasia
Nectarine🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 August
Flame Seedless
Grape🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 July to August
Florida King
Peach🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 May to June
Fuji
Apple🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 October to November
Fuyu
Persimmon (Asian)🌡️ 200 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
Hachiya
Persimmon (Asian)🌡️ 200 chill hours
🍎 November to December
Hall's Hardy
Almond🌡️ 600 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Harcot
Apricot🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late July
Hayward (Fuzzy Kiwi)
Kiwi🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late October to November
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
Issai (Hardy Kiwi)
Kiwi🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Jonagold
Apple🌡️ 700 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
Kieffer
Pear🌡️ 350 chill hours
🍎 October
Lang
Jujube🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Lapins
Cherry (Sweet)🌡️ 400 chill hours
🍎 Late June to July
Li
Jujube🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 September to October
Liberty
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 Late September to October
Mericrest
Nectarine🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 August
Methley
Plum🌡️ 150 chill hours
🍎 May to June
Mission
Olive🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 September to February
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
Pakistan
Mulberry🌡️ 200 chill hours
🍎 May to July
Pawnee
Pecan🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 Mid-September to early October
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
Thompson Seedless
Grape🌡️ 100 chill hours
🍎 August to September
Triple Crown
Blackberry🌡️ 300 chill hours
🍎 July to August
Tulameen
Raspberry🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 July to August
Winesap
Apple🌡️ 800 chill hours
🍎 October
Wonderful
Pomegranate🌡️ 150 chill hours
🍎 September to October
About Zone 8
Zone 8 is the transition zone where chill hours become a real concern. Many popular varieties like Honeycrisp (800h) and Elberta (800h) won't fruit reliably here. Focus on medium and low-chill varieties.
For detailed growing advice, chill hour analysis, and variety comparisons, see the complete Zone 8 fruit tree guide .
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