Freeze Tolerance & Cold Sensitivity of Fruit Trees

I live in an area that sometimes gets a freeze, but in the last 3 winters I have only had to protect my plants on two overnight occasions. (Thanks global warming? eek, what a thought)

These are my personal notes for the plants I own and my own guide organized by temperature so that I know which plants to protect depending on the forecasted temperature.  The names for these hard to find numbers are numerous: Cold hardiness/tolerance/damage and Freeze hardiness, tolerance, or damage.

*Please note, there are many variables that effect whether a plant will survive a freeze.  An older tree can often survive a hard freeze of short duration.  If you live near a large body of water you will have a buffer effect that will create your own microclimate to protect your plants.  Plantings closer to your warm house will generally survive.  I scavanged the internet for most of these numbers which are only guidelines, please don’t be upset if you lose a plant in a freeze.  New growth is more susceptible to damage than mature growth.

Freeze & Cold Tolerances of Subtropical Fruit trees

Any of the subtropical fruit trees above that dip below the high limit (old or young) will likely loose their fruit in a freeze.  Some fruit, like citrus, have improved taste in a near freeze.

I hope this guide helps, leave a comment below if you have a suggestion for the table!  Find out how I protect my fruit trees during a freeze.