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what are some tropical fruits for zone 8?

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Veitalise:
I live in Zone 8 and want to know what kind of tropical fruit are good to plant :). if you know some, let me know. Also if you have some seeds that fit my zone I might have interest in them ;D.

growinginphoenix:
I think it depends on how much you want to protect your plants in the winter and how long and/or wet your winters are. I'm not in zone 8 so I'm not certain. Without any protection the most tropical thing might be citrus, but I think most of the ones that take the cold are not great eating by most standards.

Moving away from tropical perhaps Jujube, Che, American pawpaw, loquat, or maybe yangmei are some that may or may not survive the winter and be unusual in your area. I have no idea.

BloomAndSprout:
Feijoa

SoCal2warm:
There are some "cold hardy" citrus varieties for zone 8, if that counts as "tropical fruit". I'm in zone 8a in Olympia, WA (U.S.) and am growing Changsha mandarin, Yuzu, and Dunstan citrumelo without protection. They are not covered.

Some might consider figs to be kind of "tropical", or at least subtropical. There is almost a whole world of figs, many interesting varieties, different flavors.

You can also research the field of banana breeding. Back several years ago I was trying to cross Musa sikkimensis with one of the more cold tolerant edible bananas. Theoretically the resulting hybrid would be able to survive in the ground in zone 8, but would need a temporary greenhouse covering in early spring (but not winter) to give it a good start. The plant would most likely die to the ground most years in zone 8, but would regrow each year. 
That might be far too much work and investigation for you, however.

While not exactly tropical, there are some more "unusual" fruit, such as quince. Maybe Russian varieties of pomegranate, especially if you have enough heat during the summer.

BloomAndSprout:
Yeah good suggestion, Parfianka pomegranate is usually the most recommended one

Jujubes can be considered such too.

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