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Bloom and fruit calendar

Try what flowers in May, what fruits in October or a planting of white oak, flowering dogwood and downy serviceberry.

The calendar shows, month by month, when each of the 423 trees and shrubs we grow is in flower and when its fruit, nuts or acorns ripen. Narrow the grid to the trees and shrubs that suit your zone, sun and soil, then pick the ones you are planting. The months come from each one's own page, or the Woody Plant Seed Manual where a page gives none. The 45 common natives we do not grow have a group of rows of their own under them, with the months their sources give. The calendar marks the months your planting leaves with nothing in flower or fruit, and names the trees that suit the site and would fill them. Bees want flowers from March to November and birds want fruit from June to March.

This device remembers the zone you choose, for the other tools too. The months are the same in every zone, and many span a tree's range from south to north. By Hopkins' rule, as Alabama Extension gives it, spring comes about four days later for each degree of latitude north. In a cold zone, expect spring flowers late in each span.
Sets the zone above from the 2023 USDA listing. The lookup runs in your browser, so the ZIP code is not sent.
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279 of the 423 trees and shrubs are in fruit in October

Their months are below. Add trees to your planting to see the gaps it leaves.

October: 279 trees and shrubs are in fruit.

Skip the grid: reading the calendar, or the common questions.

B on honey: in flower. P on green: a conifer shedding pollen. F on rose: fruit, nuts or acorns.
TreeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Nov
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Alabama Snow-wreath
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, dry fruit May–Oct
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Allegheny Chinquapin
Small tree, flowers May–Jul, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
American Basswood (Linden)
Large tree, flowers Jun, nutlets Sep–Oct
BFF
American Beautyberry
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, berries Aug–Dec
BBFFFFF
American Beech
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
American Bittersweet
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Jan
FBBFFFF
American Chestnut
Small tree, flowers Jun–Jul, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
American Crabapple
Small tree, flowers May, crabapples Aug–Dec
BFFFFF
American Hazelnut
Shrub, flowers Feb–Apr, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
American Holly, select line
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Feb
FFBBFFFF
American Hornbeam (Musclewood)
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, nutlets Oct
BBF
American Mountain Ash
Small tree, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Mar
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American Persimmon
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, persimmons Sep–Nov
BBFFF
American Snowbell
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, dry fruit Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
American Wisteria
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Arkansas Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Atlantic White Cedar
Medium tree, sheds pollen Mar–Apr, cones Sep–Oct
PPFF
Bald Cypress
Large tree, sheds pollen Mar–Apr, cones Oct–Dec
PPFFF
Balsam Fir
Medium tree, sheds pollen May–Jun, cones Aug–Oct
PPFFF
Beach Plum
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, plums Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Bear Oak (Scrub Oak)
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Bigleaf Witch Hazel
Shrub, flowers Dec–Feb, capsules Sep–Nov
BBFFFB
Bitternut Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Black Chokeberry
Shrub, flowers May, berries Aug–Feb
FFBFFFFF
Black Gum (Tupelo)
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
BBFF
Black Hickory
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Black Locust
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Sep–Oct
BBFF
Black Maple
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, winged seeds Sep–Oct
BBFF
Black Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Black Walnut
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Blackhaw Viburnum
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
BBFF
Blackjack Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Bladdernut
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, pods Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Blue Ash
Large tree, flowers Mar–Apr, winged seeds Jun–Oct
BBFFFFF
Blue Ridge St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Jun–Oct
BFBFBFFF
Blueberry Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, haws Aug–Nov
BBFFFF
Bluejack Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Bluff Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Oct–Nov
BBBFF
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, buckeyes Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Boynton Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Bracted Arrowwood
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Jul–Oct
BBFFFF
Buckthorn Bully
Small tree, flowers Jun–Aug, berries Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Bur Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Aug–Nov
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Butternut
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Buttonbush
Shrub, flowers Jun–Sep, nutlets Sep–Feb
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Cabbage Palmetto
Medium tree, flowers Jun–Aug, berries Oct–Jan
FBBBFFF
Carolina Bog Laurel
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Carolina Buckthorn
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
BBFF
Carolina Jessamine
Shrub, flowers Feb–Apr, capsules Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Carolina Laurelcherry
Small tree, flowers Feb–Apr, cherries Sep–Feb
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Carolina St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, capsules Sep–Jan
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Catawba Rhododendron
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Jul–Oct
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Catberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Oct
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Cedar Elm
Large tree, flowers Aug–Sep, winged seeds Sep–Oct
BBFF
Chapman Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Chapman's Rhododendron
Shrub, flowers Mar–Apr, capsules Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Chapman's St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Sep–Jan
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Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line
Large tree, flowers Feb–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Chestnut Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Chinese Chestnut
Medium tree, flowers Jun–Jul, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Chinquapin Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Cinnamon Clethra
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Clammy Locust
Small tree, flowers Mar–Jun, pods Sep–Nov
BBBBFFF
Climbing Fetterbush
Shrub, flowers Dec–May, capsules Oct–Nov
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, hips Aug–Oct
BBBBFFF
Coastal Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Cockspur Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, haws Sep–Jan
FBBFFFF
Common Hackberry
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Sep–Mar
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Common Hoptree (Wafer Ash)
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, winged seeds Jul–Nov
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Common Juniper
Shrub, sheds pollen Apr–May, berrylike cones Aug–Oct
PPFFF
Creeping Juniper
Shrub, sheds pollen Apr–May, berrylike cones Aug–Feb
FFPPFFFFF
Crossvine
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, pods Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Cumberland Azalea
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, capsules Jul–Oct
BBFFFF
Dahoon
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Oct–Mar
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Delta Post Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Devil's Walking Stick
Small tree, flowers Jul–Aug, berries Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Devilwood
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, fleshy fruit Aug–Mar
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Downy Arrowwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Jul–Oct
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Durand Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Oct
BBBF
Dwarf Chinquapin Oak
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Dwarf Hackberry
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Aug–Dec
BBFFFFF
Dwarf Live Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Dwarf Palmetto
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Dwarf Tupelo
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Feb
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Dwarf Witch Alder
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Eastern Hemlock
Large tree, sheds pollen Apr–Jun, cones Sep–Oct
PPPFF
Eastern Red Cedar
Medium tree, sheds pollen Feb–May, berrylike cones Sep–Mar
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Eastern Wahoo
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Eve's Necklace
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, pods Aug–Nov
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Evergreen Bayberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Feb
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Farkleberry
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Sep–Jan
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Fevertree
Small tree, flowers May–Aug, capsules Sep–Nov
BBBBFFF
Florida Anise
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, pods Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Florida Bully
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Florida Leucothoe
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Florida Maple
Medium tree, flowers Mar–Apr, winged seeds Jun–Oct
BBFFFFF
Florida Torreya
Small tree, sheds pollen Mar–Apr, seeds Aug–Nov
PPFFFF
Florida Yew
Small tree, sheds pollen Jan–Mar, arils Aug–Oct
PPPFFF
Flowering Dogwood
Small tree, flowers Apr, berries Sep–Oct
BFF
Fragrant Sumac
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Jun–Mar
FFBFBBFFFFFFF
Franklin Tree
Small tree, flowers Jul–Oct, capsules Oct–Nov
BBBBFF
Fraser Fir
Medium tree, sheds pollen May–Jun, cones Sep–Oct
PPFF
Georgia Bully
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Georgia Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Georgia Plume
Small tree, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Golden St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, capsules Sep–Jan
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Grape Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
BBFF
Gray Birch
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Sep–Oct
BBFF
Gray Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Green Alder
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, cones Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Green Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, haws Sep–Jan
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Groundsel Bush
Shrub, flowers Aug–Oct, seeds Oct–Dec
BBBFFF
Gum Bumelia
Small tree, flowers Jun–Jul, berries Sep–Dec
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Hairy Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, berries Sep–Oct
BBFF
Hairy Laurel
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Harbison's Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers May, haws Sep–Nov
BFFF
Heartleaf Paper Birch
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, cones Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Honeycup
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Hop Hornbeam
Medium tree, flowers Mar–Jun, nutlets Aug–Oct
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Inkberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Mar
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Kalm's St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Jul–Aug, capsules Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Kentucky Coffeetree
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Sep–Oct
BBFF
Labrador Tea
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBBFFF
Large Cranberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Laurel Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar, acorns Oct–Nov
BFF
Little Walnut
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Littlehip Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, haws Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Littleleaf Buckbrush
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBBFFF
Live Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Lloyd's St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Jun–Sep, capsules Jun–Oct
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Loblolly Bay
Medium tree, flowers Jun–Sep, capsules Sep–Dec
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Long-stalked Holly
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Feb
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Longleaf Pine
Large tree, sheds pollen Feb–Apr, cones Sep–Nov
PPPFFF
Maleberry
Shrub, flowers Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BFF
Maple-leaf Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Dec
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May White Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Mexican Plum
Small tree, flowers Mar–Apr, plums Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Michaux's Sumac
Shrub, flowers Apr–Aug, berries Aug–Oct
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Minnie-bush
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Mockernut Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Mountain Doghobble
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Oct–Nov
BBBFF
Mountain Fetterbush
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, capsules Oct–Nov
BBBFF
Mountain Laurel
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Mountain Maple
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, winged seeds Sep–Oct
BBFF
Mountain Sweetbells
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Mountain Witch Alder
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Muscadine
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Needle Palm
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, fleshy fruit Sep–Nov
BBBBFFF
New Jersey Tea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Ninebark
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Jul–Dec
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Northern Bayberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, berries Aug–Apr
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Northern Catalpa
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Oct
BBF
Northern Pecan
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Northern Pin Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Aug–Dec
BBFFFFF
Northern Red Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Northern Snowberry
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, berries Aug–Dec
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Nutmeg Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Nuttall Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–Apr, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Oconee Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Odorless Bayberry
Shrub, flowers Jan–Apr, berries Jul–Oct
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Ogeechee Tupelo
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, fleshy fruit Jul–Dec
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Oglethorpe Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr, acorns Oct–Nov
BFF
Ohio Buckeye
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, buckeyes Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Overcup Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Ozark Chinquapin
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, nuts Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Ozark Witch Hazel
Shrub, flowers Jan–Mar, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Parsley Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Mar–Apr, haws Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Pawpaw
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, pawpaws Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Pear Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, haws Sep–Oct
BBFF
Piedmont Azalea
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Piedmont Rhododendron
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Pignut Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Pin Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Pinkshell Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Plateau Live Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Plumleaf Azalea
Shrub, flowers Jul–Aug, capsules Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Pond Cypress
Medium tree, sheds pollen Mar–Apr, cones Oct–Dec
PPFFF
Pond Pine
Medium tree, sheds pollen Mar–Apr, cones Sep–Oct
PPFF
Pondberry
Shrub, flowers Feb–Apr, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Pondspice
Shrub, flowers Mar–Apr, berries May–Oct
BBFFFFFF
Possumhaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Mar
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Possumhaw Viburnum
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Post Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Prairie Crabapple
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, crabapples Sep–Oct
BBFF
Prairie Rose
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, hips Aug–Oct
BBBBFFF
Prickly Rose
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, hips Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Pygmy Fringetree
Shrub, flowers Mar–Apr, fleshy fruit Aug–Jan
FBBFFFFF
Red Buckeye
Small tree, flowers Mar–Jun, buckeyes Sep–Oct
BBBBFF
Red Chokeberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Sep–Jan
FBBFFFF
Red Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Red Hills Azalea
Shrub, flowers May, capsules Sep–Nov
BFFF
Red Osier Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Oct
BBFFFF
Red Pine
Large tree, sheds pollen May–Jun, cones Aug–Oct
PPFFF
Red Spruce
Large tree, sheds pollen Apr–May, cones Sep–Oct
PPFF
Redbay
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Dec
BBBFFFFF
Rhodora
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Riverbank Grape
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Oct
BBFFFF
Rosebay Rhododendron
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Roseshell Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Roughleaf Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Roundleaf Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Runner Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–Apr, acorns Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Rusty Blackhaw
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Sand Hickory
Large tree, flowers Mar–Apr, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Sand Live Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Sand Myrtle
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBBFF
Sand Pine
Small tree, sheds pollen Nov–Mar, cones Sep–Nov
PPPFFPFP
Sand Post Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Sandhill Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Sarvis Holly
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Aug–Apr
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Saw Palmetto
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jul, berries Sep–Oct
BBBBBFF
Schwerin's Indigobush
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Jun–Oct
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Scrub Hickory
Small tree, flowers Mar–Apr, nuts Sep–Nov
BBFFF
September Elm
Large tree, flowers Sep, winged seeds Oct–Nov
BFF
Shagbark Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Sheep Laurel
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, capsules Jul–Oct
BBFFFF
Shellbark Hickory (Kingnut)
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Shingle Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Showy Mountain Ash
Small tree, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Mar
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Shumard Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–Apr, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Silky Camellia
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Silverleaf Hydrangea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Oct–Nov
BBBFF
Slimleaf Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, pawpaws Jun–Oct
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Smooth Alder (Swamp Alder)
Shrub, flowers Mar–Apr, cones Sep–Feb
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Smooth Winterberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Sep–Feb
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Smooth-bark St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers May–Oct, capsules Sep–Jan
FBBBBBFBFFF
Sourwood
Medium tree, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Southern Bush-honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, capsules Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Southern Catalpa
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Oct–Dec
BBFFF
Southern Magnolia
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cones Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Southern Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, pawpaws Jul–Oct
BBBBFFFF
Southern Red Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Southern Shagbark Hickory
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Spruce Pine
Large tree, sheds pollen Feb–Mar, cones Oct–Nov
PPFF
Squashberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Staggerbush
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Staghorn Sumac
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Sep–Mar
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Strawberry Bush
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Striped Maple
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, winged seeds Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Sugarberry
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Jan
FBBBFFFF
Swamp Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Jul–Oct
BBBFFFF
Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Swamp Doghobble
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Swamp Laurel Oak
Large tree, flowers Feb–Mar, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Swamp Tupelo
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Dec
BBBFFFFF
Swamp White Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Sweet Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Jul–Oct
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Sweet Gale
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, nutlets Oct
BBBF
Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)
Shrub, flowers Jul–Aug, capsules Sep–Feb
FFBBFFFF
Sweetshrub
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, pods Sep–Oct
BBBBFF
Table Mountain Pine
Small tree, sheds pollen Mar–Apr, cones Sep–Oct
PPFF
Texas Red Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–Jun, acorns Sep–Nov
BBBBFFF
Three-flower Hawthorn
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, haws Sep–Nov
BBBFFF
Titi
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Dec
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Tough Bully
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Trumpet Creeper
Shrub, flowers Jun–Sep, pods Sep–Nov
BBBBFFF
Turkey Oak
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBFF
Two-wing Silverbell
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, winged fruit Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Upland Swamp Privet
Shrub, flowers Jun–Aug, berries Sep–Oct
BBBFF
Virginia Creeper
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, berries Aug–Feb
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Virginia Sweetspire
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Aug–Feb
FFBBFFFFF
Walter's Viburnum
Shrub, flowers Feb–Apr, berries Aug–Oct
BBBFFF
Washington Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Jun, haws Sep–Feb
FFBFFFF
Water Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Nov
BBFFF
Water Locust
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Aug–Dec
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Water Tupelo
Large tree, flowers Mar–Apr, fleshy fruit Sep–Dec
BBFFFF
Western Soapberry
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Feb
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White Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
BBBFF
White Wicky
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Willow Oak
Large tree, flowers Feb–May, acorns Aug–Oct
BBBBFFF
Winterberry Holly
Shrub, flowers Jun–Jul, berries Aug–Mar
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Witch Hazel
Shrub, flowers Oct–Dec, capsules Sep–Oct
FBFBB
Woolly Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, pawpaws Jun–Oct
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Yaupon
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Sep–Feb
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Yellow Anise
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, pods Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Yellow Birch
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Aug–Oct
BBFFF
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F covers the months the fruit ripens and falls, and the months it hangs on where birds or mammals still eat it. Months are as the plant pages give them, with the bees article's or the Woody Plant Seed Manual's where a page gives none. Many span a tree's range from south to north, and a Georgia spring runs weeks ahead of a Maine one.

Reading the calendar

Each tree's months come from its own page, with the bees article's bloom calendar or the Woody Plant Seed Manual's flowering and fruiting dates where a page gives none. A tree's flowers matter to bees for a week or two; its fruit can matter to birds for a season, since the fruits marked as hanging on, winterberry's and the hawthorn's among them, feed birds in the winter gaps that count most. A dry pod, capsule or winged seed is marked only while it ripens, unless its page says birds or mammals eat it later. A conifer has no flowers, and its pollen months are marked P and left out of the flowers counted for bees. The 45 common natives we do not grow, in the grid's last group, take their months from Silvics of North America, the Woody Plant Seed Manual and the Fire Effects Information System; they stand outside the counts and the sign-up, and a planting may pick them.

A planting is checked for the months from March to November with nothing of it in flower and the months from June to March with nothing in fruit. Those are the months bees want flowers and birds want fruit. The trees and shrubs offered for a gap suit the site set above, and those that cover the most bare months come first, six at most. A planting that flowers from March to November and fruits from June to the following spring is the aim, and the gap finder above says what yours is missing.

The months do not change with the zone you set. Alabama Extension's page on Hopkins' bioclimatic law gives the rule of thumb. "Other things being equal, this variation is at the rate of four days for each degree of latitude, five degrees of longitude, and 400 feet of altitude." Spring comes later the farther north and the higher up you are, so a cold zone sees spring flowers late in each span.

The bees article has the bloom calendar in words, with what each flower gives; the birds article has the fruit. The bundles that were built for this are Honey Tree Trio, Native Edible Orchard and Bird & Berry Hedgerow.

Month by month

Common questions

When does flowering dogwood bloom?

Flowering dogwood flowers in April, and its berries are in season in September and October. Spring comes later the farther north and the higher up you are, so a cold zone sees its flowers late.

What trees bloom in the fall?

Among the trees and shrubs we grow, Franklin tree flowers from July to October, and witch hazel, a shrub, from October to December. Buttonbush and seaside alder, both shrubs, still flower in September.

What trees bloom in summer?

Among the trees we grow, American basswood flowers in June, sourwood from June to August and devil's walking stick in July and August. Sweet pepperbush, a shrub, flowers in July and August.

Do trees bloom later in colder zones?

Yes, by Hopkins' rule, as Alabama Extension gives it: spring comes about four days later for each degree of latitude north and each 400 feet of altitude. The calendar's months are the same in every zone, so a cold zone sees spring flowers late in each span.

How can I have something in bloom all season?

Choose trees and shrubs whose months together cover March to November, when bees want flowers, and June to March, when birds want fruit. The calendar marks the months a planting leaves bare and names the trees that suit the site and would fill them.

The table as a file

The files and the citation below name this table Bloom and fruit calendar: the months every species flowers and fruits. Download it as CSV or JSON: 423 rows, one for one tree or shrub the nursery grows, with the columns below. It is one of the reference tables on the open data page. The figures are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license: use them with a credit to bluewhaletrees.com and a link to this page. Updated 2026-10-28.

What each column means

  • slug: the plant page's address word: the page is https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ followed by the slug and a slash
  • name: the common name the page uses
  • bloom_first: the first month in flower, 1 to 12
  • bloom_last: the last month in flower, 1 to 12
  • fruit_first: the first month the fruit, nuts or seed ripen, 1 to 12
  • fruit_last: the last month, 1 to 12
  • kind: what ripens: acorns, nuts, berries, seed, cones and so on
  • pollen: true for a conifer, whose bloom months are when it sheds pollen
  • note: the calendar's own note on the plant, with the regions where the months differ

How the table is made

The months are the plant page's own, read from the sources its page names, across the plant's native range. A southern plant flowers earlier than the table's first month in the far South and later in the North. The files are written from the calendar records and checked against them at every release.

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<a href="https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/">Bloom and fruit calendar: the months every species flowers and fruits</a>, Blue Whale Trees, updated October 28, 2026.

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Blue Whale Trees. (2026, October 28). Bloom and fruit calendar: the months every species flowers and fruits. https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/

The address carries the bloom and fruit calendar's inputs, so a link opens it filled in, and Copy link on a result writes one: plants (the slugs of the plants in the planting, joined by commas), zone (a whole number from 2 to 10), sun (full, part or shade), moisture (dry, average or wet), month (a month from 1 to 12), kind (bloom, fruit, or both joined by a comma). For example, /tools/calendar/?plants=american-persimmon,pawpaw&zone=6&kind=bloom,fruit.