Recommended plant height for tropical fruit trees, University of Florida

From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida

Recommended plant height for tropical fruit trees

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Common Name ▾	Scientific Name	Recommended Maintenance Tree Height (ft)
Abiu	Pouteria caimito	8–12
Atemoya	Annona cherimola × A. squamosa	8–12
Avocado	Persea americana	10–15
Banana	Musa hybrids	Control suckers
Black sapote	Diospyros digyna	12–15
Caimito (star apple)	Chyrsophyllum cainito	8–12
Canistel (egg fruit)	Pouteria campechiana	10–12
Carambola	Averrhoa carambola	6–12
Cashew	Anacardium occidentale	10–12
Citrus	Citrus spp.	10–14
Cocoa	Theobroma cacao	6–8
Coffee	Coffea arabica, C. canephora	5–15
Custard Apple	Annona reticulata	8–12
Guava	Psidium guajava	3–12
Jaboticaba	Myrciaria cauliflora, Plinia cauliflora	8–12
Jackfruit	Artocarpus heterophyllus	8–14
Longan	Dimocarpus longan	10–15
Loquat	Eriobotrya japonica	6–12
Lychee	Litchi chinensis	10–15
Macadamia	Macadamia integrifolia and M. tetraphylla	12–14
Mamey sapote	Pouteria sapota	12–15
Mamoncillo	Melicoccus bijugatus	12–15
Mango	Mangifera indica	6–15
Pineapple	Ananas comosus	---
Pitaya	Hylocereus undatus and hybrids	---
Pomegranate	Punica granatum	9–12
Sapodilla	Manilkara zapota	12–15
Soursop	Annona muricata	8–12
Spondias	Spondias spp.	8–12
Sugar apple	Annona squamosa	8–12
Tea	Camellia sinensis	5–6
White sapote	Casimiroa edulis and C. tetrameria	10–15

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Bibliography

Sarkhosh, Jeff, et al. "Hand Pruning and Training of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Trees." Horticultural Sciences Dept., UF/IFAS Extension, HS1372, Original pub. Sept. 2020, EDIS, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1372. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.

Published 8 Jan. 2021 LR