Table 1–Classification of common fruit crops by temperature requirements.1
Tropical	Subtropical	Temperate
		Mild winter	Severe winter
coconut banana cacao mango pineapple papaya coffee date fig avocado citrus olive pomegranate
		almond blackberry grape (European) persimmon (Japanese) quince peach cherry apricot (blossoms tender) strawberry (very hardy with snow cover) blueberry (very hardy with snow cover) raspberry cranberry pear plum grape (American) currant apple
Sensitive to low temperatures	Slightly frost tolerant	Tender	Winter-hardy
Not cold requiring		Cold requiring
1Variation in tolerance depends to a large extent on species, variety, plant part, and stage of growth.

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