Ocala Food Forest
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Permaculture and Florida Wilds
Located in Florida USDA Zone 9
Plant Information Page
All of the plants listed on this page are Permaculture plants growing on the Ocala Food Forest property and are still in their early years of development. The Food Forest was started in the summer of 2020, and while many of these plants are still maturing, they are expected to come into full production in the near future. Go here if you are looking for garden vegetables
Only plants that have survived Florida’s heat, humidity, storms, and occasional freezes for more than two years are added to this list. If you live in or near Ocala, Florida (Planting Zone 9), these are some of the most reliable, proven plants to consider for your own food forest. As individual plant pages are completed, links and images will be added to each card below. Some cards may appear without links until their pages are published. The Ocala Food Forest Plant List can be explored in two easy ways: use the green dropdown bars to quickly scan plants by name, or scroll through the image cards below and click any plant to visit its full information page.
Aloe (Aloe Vera)
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/06/2020)
African Potato Mint (Plectranthus rotundifolius)
(planted 1 gallon pot 09/08/2020)
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana)
(Already established in yard)
Apple (Malus Domestica ‘Anna’) Anna
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/07/2021)
Apple (Malus Domestica ‘Dorset’) Golden Dorset
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/07/2021)
Avocado (Persea Americana) Hass
(planted 1 gallon pot 03/12/2022)
Banana (Musa Acuminata) Dwarf Cavendish
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/03/2023)
Banana (Musa Acuminata) Namwah/Ice Cream
Banana (Musa Acuminata) Veinte Cohol
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/06/2020)
Bay Leaf Tree (Laurus Nobilis)
(planted 5 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Blackberry (Rubus Fruticosus) Sweetie Pie -Thornless
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Arandano’) Arandano
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Climax’) Climax
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis)
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/06/2020)
Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium Semprvirens)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2020)
Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Corkystem Passionvine (Passiflora Suberosa)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus Costaricensis) Red
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/05/2021)
Duranta (Duranta Erecta) Sapphire Shower
(planted 1 gallon pot 05/04/2024)
Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus Multiflora) Goumi Berry
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Elderberry (Sambucus Simpsonii)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2020)
Everglades Tomato (Solanum Pimpinellifolium)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Feijoa (Feijoa Sellowiana)
(From seed 2022)
Fig (Ficus Carica ‘Brown Turkey’) Brown Turkey
(New cuttings in 1 gallon pot, planting soon)
Fig (Ficus Carica ‘Kadota’) Kadota
(New cuttings in 1 gallon pot, planting soon)
Firebush (Hamelia Patens)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2020)
Garlic Vine (mansoa hymenaea)
Goji Berry (Lyceum Barbarum) Wolfberry
(planted 1 gallon pot 09/08/2020)
Grape Vine (Vitis Vinifera) Einset Seedless
(planted 1 gallon pot 05/18/2020)
Grape Vine (Vitis rotundifolia) Welder Muschadine
(planted 1 gallon pot 08/01/2022)
Grumichama (Eugenia Brasiliensis)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Hibiscus (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) Roselle/Florida Cranberry
(planted 1 gallon pot 03/12/2022)
Joboticaba Tree (Plinia cauliflora) Scarlet
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/13/2020)
Joboticaba Tree (Plinia cauliflora) Red
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/13/2020)
Lemon (Citrus xMeyeri) Meyer
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Lemon (Citrus xLemon (L.) Osbek
(New cuttings in 1 gallon pot, planting soon)
Lime (Citrus xAurantifolia) Key
(planted 1 gallon pot 08/10/2025)
Lime (Citrus xLatifolia) Persian
(planted 1 gallon pot 08/10/2025)
Little Blueberry (Vaccinium Darrowii)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Longevity Spinach (Gynura Procumbens)
(planted 1 gallon pot 09/13/2020)
Loquat (Eriobotrya Japonica) Champagne
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/05/2021)
Malabar Spinach (Basella alba)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Mango Ataulfo (Mangifera Indica) Yellow
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia Diversifolia)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Mint (Mentha x Piperita) 'Chocolate'
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Mint (Mentha Spicata) 'Spearmint'
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum)
(planted 1 gallon pot 03/12/2022)
In large pot so it can be placed into the green house during the winter.
Moringa Tree (Moringa Oleifera)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Mulberry (Morus Alba) Everbearing
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/05/2021)
Olive Tree (Olea Europaea) Arbequina - Black Olive
(planted 1 gallon pot 03/12/2022)
Orange (Citrus sinensis 'Hamlin') Hamlin
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Papaya (Carica Papaya) Sunset
(From seed 2022)
Parlor Maple (Abutilon Striatum)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis) Purple Possum
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/06/2023)
Peach (Prunus Persica) Tropical Beauty
(planted 1 gallon pot 09/08/2020)
Pepper Leaf (Piper Sarmentosum)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Perennial Peanut (Arachis Glabrata) Orange
(first planting 1 gallon pot 07/06/2020)
Persimmon Tree (Caqui Guayabota) Saijo
(planted 1 gallon pot 03/12/2022)
Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Rubra) Sweet Pitcher Plant
(1 gallon pot 04/07/2021)
Plum (Prunus salicina ‘Gulf’) Gulf Rose
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/07/2021)
Plum (Prunus salicina) Scarlet Beauty
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/07/2021)
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Wonderful
(planted 1 gallon pot 05/07/2024)
Pomegranate (Punia Granatum) Dwarf
(From seed 2022)
Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis Spectabilis)
River Oats (Chasmanthium Latifolium)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Salvia (Salvia Elegans) Pineapple Sage
Red Salvia (Salvia Coccinea) Tropical Sage
Shampoo Ginger (Zingiber Zerumbet)
(Already established in yard)
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia Violacea) Purple
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia Violacea) White
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Starfruit (Averrhoa Carambola) Fwang Tung
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/25/2020)
Starfruit (Averrhoa Carambola) Kari
(planted 1 gallon pot 07/06/2020)
Stokes Aster (Stokesia Laevis)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
St. John’s Wart (Hypericum Tenuifolium)
(From seed 2022)
Sugar Cane (Saccharum Oficinarum)
(planted 1 gallon pot 03/12/2022)
Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa Strigiliosa)
(first planting 1 gallon pot 07/06/2020)
Surinam Cherry (Eugenia Uniflora) Red
(planted 1 gallon pot 09/08/2020)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago Odora)
Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) Murcott
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2021)
Tickseed (Coreopsis Leavenworthii) State Wildflower
(From seed 2022)
Toilet Paper Plant (Plectranthus Barbatus)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/01/2020)
Dry Twinflower (Dyschoriste Oblongifolia)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)
Swamp Twinflower (Dyschoriste Humistrata)
(planted 1 gallon pot 04/20/2024)