Home › Avocado › Grow in Tennessee

Can You Grow Avocado in Tennessee?

US · USDA Zone 6b · zones 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

Won't grow here

Avocados cannot survive frost — your winters will kill an outdoor tree.

Plant zones

9b–11b

Tennessee last frost

mid-March

Tennessee first frost

mid-November

Days to harvest

Perennial

About Avocado

Avocados need frost-free conditions year-round and take 3-5 years to bear fruit from seed.

Outdoors only in Zone 9b-11. In colder zones grow dwarf varieties in large containers indoors near a sunny window — they will not produce fruit reliably indoors but make beautiful houseplants. Very frost-sensitive.

Full avocado growing guide →

Gardening in Tennessee

Tennessee has a humid subtropical climate transitioning to continental in the east. Nashville is Zone 7a; the Appalachians are Zone 6a-6b. Long productive growing seasons.

See what grows well in Tennessee →

Frequently asked questions

Can you grow Avocado in Tennessee?

Avocados cannot survive frost — your winters will kill an outdoor tree.

What zone is Tennessee?

Tennessee spans USDA Zone 6b (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b).

When do you plant Avocados in Tennessee?

See the planting guide for Avocado — timing depends on your exact frost date.