2026 Spring Fruit Guide: What’s In Season Now?

Spring is the season for green and growing things, and that includes delicious fruits. Whether you’re snacking on sun-warmed strawberries straight from the plant or inhaling the sweet perfume of peach blossoms on your walk to work, you can always tell when the season arrives. This year, the spring equinox falls on Friday, March 20, and our Spring Fruit Guide is here to help you savor it.

In the guide, we’ll walk you through which fresh fruits to look for in your office fruit deliveries from the start of spring through the first day of summer. We’ll also share the stories of the farmers growing those fruits for us, so you know who to credit for your favorites. Do yourself a favor this spring and try as many seasonal bites as you can—that’s how you’ll get the most health benefits, from fiber and protein to antioxidants.

Without further ado, let’s dig into spring’s bounty. We can’t wait to deliver it to you!

Citrus

The 2026 citrus season is winding down, so enjoy it while it lasts! Fruits like navel oranges, pummelos, blood oranges, Cara Caras, and sweet Star Ruby grapefruits are dwindling as the weather warms up. But spring is also prime time for Gold Nugget mandarins and sweet, seedless Ojai Pixie tangerines.

Ojai Pixies are beloved for their sweet but complex flavor with just a hint of tang. They grow exclusively on small farms in California’s Ojai Valley, and we source them from a farmer co-op called Ojai Pixie Packers. Our friends at Friend’s Ranches are part of that cooperative. They told us that this season’s Pixie crop is smaller than usual and a little on the green side because of the warm weather in the orchard. (Pixies need cold temperatures, below 50℉, to “color up” and turn orange.) Luckily, the color doesn’t change the flavor of the fruit! You can read more about this year’s Pixie crop or order them by the case for your office here while supplies last—likely through May.

As spring comes to a close, we’ll also say sayonara to navel oranges (a winter staple) and welcome Valencia oranges to replace them. These sweet citrus morsels are great for eating and juicing. Curious about the difference between the two varieties? Read “Navels vs. Valencias” to find out all about these fruits.

Berries

2026 is turning out to be another great year for berries! California strawberries arrived early in Salinas and Watsonville to please berry lovers everywhere. As the season continues, the harvest will shift across the state, and our buyers will follow it to bring you the very best fruit. This year, we plan to source strawberries for our fruit mixes from our friends at JSM Organics in Aromas, California.

In addition to delicious strawberries, keep your eyes peeled for fresh California blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries during the spring season. Blueberries are already here in limited supply, and we’re expecting blackberries as early as April. In other parts of the country, we likely won’t see local berries until the summer.

If you feel like getting creative in the break room after you finish reading the Spring Fruit Guide, try making a Strawberry Dream Granola Cereal Bowl for your workday breakfast or afternoon snack. It’s simple to throw together with fresh berries and granola from your office snack box.

Avocados

California avocados started arriving in March and will continue through the fall. We’re particularly excited about spring Fuerte avocados—a rich, creamy variety that’s beloved by growers and connoisseurs alike. The Fuerte (which means “strong” in Spanish) got its name after a bud transplanted from Atlixco, Mexico, to Altadena, California, survived the Great Freeze of 1913, which destroyed much of Southern California’s fruit crops. We think you’ll have strong feelings about this gem of an avocado once you taste it.

We’ll also include the Fuerte’s better-known sibling—the velvety, delicious Hass avocado—in some of our mixes starting in April. Avocados are healthy and delicious, and if you’re worried about their impact on the planet, choose American-grown avocados to reduce transportation emissions, and check out these four tips for enjoying avocados sustainably.

Stone Fruits

Our Spring Fruit Guide wouldn’t be complete without a discussion of the delicious and much-anticipated stone fruit. Cherries from farms like The Flavor Tree Fruit Company and Ferrari Farms will kick off the stone fruit season in California in late April or early May, followed by early-season peaches, apricots, and nectarines. We’re looking forward to sourcing spring sensations like the Zee Fire yellow nectarine from our farmer friend Blake Carlson of Rocking Chair Farm Markets. It’s his all-time favorite stone fruit!

Fun fact: If you have a hard time separating your peach from the pit, that doesn’t mean it’s underripe. It might just be a “cling” peach. Learn the difference between cling, freestone, and semi-cling peaches here.

Customers in the Midwest and Northeast should start seeing California stone fruit in their boxes from The FruitGuys in May, with local harvests from family farms like Kauffman Orchards in Pennsylvania and Mick Klüg Farms in Michigan starting up by late June or early July.

When your first peaches arrive, making Cucumber-Peach Salad for your workday lunch is a great way to enjoy them.

Apples and Pears

The FruitGuys is lucky to partner with local apple growers across the US, like Frecon Farms in Pennsylvania, Lehman’s Orchard near Chicago, and Mick Klüg Farms in Michigan, who can supply our customers throughout the spring. Their cutting-edge cold storage technology keeps their apples crisp and sweet almost all year round.

This spring’s Washington apples may include distinctive varieties like the firm and juicy Cosmic Crisp®, the tart and refreshing Pink Lady®, and the crunchy, tangy Opal®. You can also keep an eye out for popular Fuji, Braeburn, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith varieties in our mixes. Curious about which apples are the sweetest? Check our apple flavor chart.

Some apple varieties are in short supply this year, but it has been an excellent season for pears, especially Washington Boscs, red pears, and D’Anjous. They’ll contribute their velvety texture and subtle spice notes to our spring mixes.

Exciting Seasonal Bites

Berries and cherries are spring classics, but our buyers are also fruit explorers seeking out more unusual seasonal bites for our mixes. In April, you might see sweet-tart kumquats (tiny citrus fruits that you can eat whole, like grapes) or tropical guavas (one of the most protein-rich fruits) in our mixes. Both of these beauties are local to California.

That’s it for our Spring Fruit Guide! Enjoy the season’s bounty, and check out this week’s mixes to see exactly what we’re tucking into your region’s fruit boxes this week.