​Tropical Fruit can be a great addition to your diet and if home grown can assist with family food expenses. Tropical fruit can be grown in your own back yard. Choosing tropical fruit that produce in May and June include rose apple, banana, carambola, fig, guava, jackfruit, lychee, mango, papaya, passion fruit and pineapple. Choosing the right fruit tree, shrub or vine is dependent upon where in your home yard they will be growing. Characteristics of your yard as how much sun, shade, moisture you have will determine which tropical fruits will do best. Getting the best variety of the tropical fruits available is important, being sure to choose an improved variety that has been properly grown. For information on tropical fruits recommended for South Florida, see University of Florida publication ‘Dooryard Fruit Varieties’

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg248 or call the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer hotline 233-1750.