Orchards in Florida

Greishop Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard)

Dade City, FL

Greishop Orchard is another of the Florida Sweeties peach sites around Dade City, part of a small network of Pasco County growers who open their trees for u-pick each spring. Florida's peach season lands months before Georgia's, thanks to low-chill varieties bred for the state's mild winters.

High Springs Orchard & Bakery, LLC

High Springs, FL

High Springs Orchard & Bakery grows orchard fruit and bakes goods for sale in High Springs, a small Alachua County town known for its spring-fed rivers and small farm stands along SR 45.

Ken's Orchard

Jonesville, FL

Ken's Orchard sits on Northwest 170th Street in Jonesville, the rolling farmland west of Gainesville where pasture and small orchard operations are more common than Florida's citrus belt farther south and east. No fruit variety, harvest season, or hours were verified.

Perfect Persimmons U-Pick Orchard

Monticello, FL

Perfect Persimmons, run by JNB Farms on Old Lloyd Road, has grown persimmons on this five-acre patch since 2015 (the business itself dates to 2009) and now carries more than 500 trees across three varieties — Fuyu, Hachiya, and Saijo. The orchard opens for a few weeks each fall once fruit ripens, typically mid-October, at $2.50 a pound u-pick or $3 pre-picked. Cash, check, or Venmo only — no cards. Check perfectpersimmons.com for the current season's exact dates.

Peterson's Groves & Nursery

Vero Beach, FL

Peterson Groves in Vero Beach has grown Indian River citrus — the "World's Finest" — on family land since 1913, with one of the county's oldest citrus packing houses. Visitors sample fresh-squeezed orange juice, meet farm animals, and shop a gift store of local honey, farm eggs, Florida taffy, and gator jerky, while gift fruit ships November through May: seedless navels, Ruby Red grapefruit, tangelos, and the famously juicy Honeybells that come with a bib.

Plantland Nursery & Orchards

Plantland Nursery & Orchards is a five-generation family farm near Anthony, established in the 1940s and still run without insecticides or herbicides. David Paredes grows Fuyu, Saijo, and Tanenashi persimmons, bronze and black muscadine grapes, peaches, and pears, plus seasonal mustard greens, collards, turnips, and snap peas. The stand opens Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8 AM to noon. Text your name to join the farm's yearly membership list, or call (352) 497-6271.

Romac Orchard -

Sanford, FL

Romac Orchard is a pick-your-own operation in Sanford run by owner Wil Cote, with limited public hours listed as Wednesday through Friday, 9am to 2pm. It appears in Seminole County agritourism and USDA local food directories as a working orchard rather than a retail storefront. Confirm current picking hours before visiting, since seasonal orchard schedules shift year to year.

Rusty Creek Orchard (a Florida Sweeties Orchard)

Dade City, FL

Rusty Creek Orchard is one of the Florida Sweeties peach operations scattered around Dade City, opening its rows for u-pick during the state's short spring peach window. Pasco County's sandy soil and mild winters suit the low-chill varieties bred for Florida growing conditions.

Schacht Groves

Vero Beach, FL

Schacht Groves is a family citrus operation in Vero Beach, Florida offering citrus gift baskets and local Florida gifts shipped through the season. On the farm side, visitors come for grove tours, u-pick citrus, and family-friendly events all season long.

Carlton Myers Nursery and Orchard

Trenton, FL

High Springs Orchard Bakery LLC

High Springs, FL

Orchard Pond

Tallahassee, FL