Drought Tolerant Fruit Trees Database

If you’ve read our Learn article on Drought Tolerant Plants, you probably know already how much we at the Orchard of Flavours love (and need!) plants which are:

  • tough and super resilient

  • adapted to the new and harsher climate conditions of the South of Europe

  • good to eat!

Punica granatum - Pomegranate fruit

Punica granatum (Pomegranate) fruit

Moringa oleifera - tree

Moringa oleifera tree with mature pods

Argania spinosa - Argan fruit

Argania spinosa (Argan tree) fruit

We have good news.. it’s quite a long list!

When we listed all the drought tolerant fruit trees at Pomar dos Sabores, we discovered a surprising amount which you can see below in our complete database.

Among others, you’ll find: ACCA SELLOWIANA, ALOE VERA, ARBUTUS UNEDO, ARGANIA SPINOSA, BUTIA CAPITATA, CARISSA MACROCARPA, CASIMIROA EDULIS, CEIBA PENTANDRA, CHRYSOPOGON ZIZANIOIDES, ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA, EUGENIA UNIFLORA, HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES, INGA EDULIS, MORINGA OLEIFERA, MUSA "Lep Chang Kut", PERESKIA ACULEATA, POUTERIA LUCUMA, PRUNUS DULCIS, PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM, PSIDIUM GUAJAVA, PUNICA GRANATUM, SCHINUS MOLLE, SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS, SYZYGIUM AUSTRALE, SYZYGIUM CUMINI, SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM, UGNI MOLINAE, ZANTHOXYLUM BEECHEYANUM, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA, ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA

Here you can find detailed information about all the drought tolerant species in our database.

Explore the "DROUGHT TOLERANT FRUIT TREES" view on Airtable.

This article was compiled by Miguel COTTON, Jackson KNIGHTS & Miguel PEREIRA. If you have any questions, suggestions or if you would like professional consultancy for your own project, do not hesitate to contact us. miguel@orchardofflavours.com