Plants for Hardiness Zone 8
Zone 8 pairs mild winters with a long, hot growing season, which suits southern favorites like figs, muscadines and pecans perfectly. Winters here bottom out around 10° to 20°F, typical of coastal Georgia and the Carolinas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, central Texas, north Florida and the Pacific Northwest lowlands. Every one of the 431 plants below is rated for Zone 8, grown at our nursery in Cartersville, Georgia and shipped to your door.
Growing in Zone 8
What grows well in Zone 8
Figs, pomegranates, persimmons, jujubes and loquats love Zone 8, and low-chill peaches, plums, apples and Asian pears give a full orchard. Muscadine grapes and rabbiteye blueberries are the berry crops of the Deep South, pecans are the obvious nut tree, and olives and hardy bananas are within reach in a warm spot. Bamboo, flowering trees and southern shade trees fill out the yard.
Planting tips for Zone 8
Plant from fall through late winter so trees establish before summer heat. Choose peach, apple and blueberry varieties by chill hours, which run low in Zone 8, and mulch to keep roots cool. Summer irrigation matters more here than winter protection.
