I´m in 50 years old and, since I don´t have a big house, nor a good amount of soil to plant my fruit trees in the ground, I started my hobby seeking for fruit shrubs that could be kept in pots. Later, I learnt that grafted trees and rooted branches could be kept in pots too, and later I learnt that you can keep even other fruit trees in pots. My collection started just with brazilian fruit trees, but.... later I found the fruits from others countries and the descriptions of their beauty and flavor. Later, I discovered..., oh dude, it´s an history without an end!!
I have more than 100 fruit trees in pots, and I must say "excuse me" to them when entering in my house. I´m completely out of space for new fruit trees, but.... I simply can´t stop my interest and desire to have them. I´m so addicted that I keep an improvised nursery in my living room!!
So, now I´m planting a few trees in selected squares near of my house and also sharing seedlings and seeds with my friends. I´m in love with the idea of a green roof...
I also have ornamental and edible plants sharing the pots with my fruit trees, and almost 30 orchids here and there.
It is too much satisfaction seeing your trees to grow and grab a fruit from them. Is delicious to cook your own vegetables and see flowers and birds popping all around.
Well I don´t have plans to stop, unless I don´t have enough money to keep the hobby going on. And since my wife has the same hobby, will be hard for us to stop.
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