Introduce Yourself

[TropicalFruitSeeker]

Hey all!
Erik here up in PNW Zone 8b Vancouver Wa. Always enjoyed eating exotic fruits but being up here they're hard to come by and spendy with shipping. Figured for the rare fruits I'll just grow them myself as a long term goal of being able to try them someday. Pitangatuba, Savanna Cherry, African Peach, Jaboticaba, Marula, Toad Tree, Tejocote, Annona stenophylla all at different growth heights currently. Always searching for more exotic and random fruits to try.
The dream is to buy land and toss a green house or two on it and open an exotic u-pick farm here in Washington for others to enjoy.
Enjoy reading everyone else's posts about what they've got going!
Cheers,

[Batyr]

Hello everyone!

I am Boris from Russia. I live in zone 3b/4a, we have up to -40 here (funny, but this number means the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit degrees).

My main interest is growing mulberries here. So I'm making a collection to see which of them will easily withstand our winters and short summers. For now I have about 30 or 40 local samples, most of which are nameless, so I call them by the name of a person who sent it to me.

[Midwestfruitjungle]

Hello all! I am Thomas. I live in Indiana which is around zone 5b/6a. I am a biology pre-medicine student and don't have a lot of time, but passion finds a way. My dorm is littered with tropical fruit trees with some in the lobby, study rooms etc. I like to say I am diversifying my portfolio. I love guavas, plinias, eugenias and I have always wanted to try garcinias. I am hoping one day to construct a conservatory, but for now, container gardening will have to do. I have certainly lost a few plants (miracle fruit, papaya, several grafted mango, citrus and plenty more) to pests, diseases and unknown reasons, but that won't stop me from pushing the growing limit.

Here is a look at more dorm room:

[elouicious]

Always glad to see another zone pusher- Welcome!

Hopefully many tips and tricks for you to pick up on

[Aiman Abas]

hello. My name is Aiman from Malaysia. i am nursery manager dealing with durian plant only. i have mango other tropical tree also in orchard, from my relative. i live in village, no building more than 3 floors around 50km. that a of village i live. i love reading about fertilizer, chemical control, grafting, doing expriment. hope i can make friend from here with person same interest. thanks. btw, sorry my english is bad

[pdxambassador]

My name is Brian, and I'm new to gardening. Down here in Orlando FL we are lucky to get a lot of tropical garden options year round. And having spent time in SE Asia and visited Central America I fell in love with a variety of tropical fruits that I haven't seen in any US produce aisles, so am building a garden to try to replicate some of those experiences.

I've planted a alphonso mango, red lady papaya, Taiwan yardlong beans, Datil peppers, and some heat tolerant cukes, watermelons and tomatoes.

Other than a new passion for gardening, I love dating my wife, playing with my four kids, writing music, reading literature, and cooking.

[heru09]

Alright, greetings healthy always
Introducing, I'm Heru and I live in the tropics.
here are a lot of fruits that are so rare, that maybe all of your friends don't know about it. and might as well have known.

[Grapelover]

Hello, everyone!  My name is Jackson and I'm from the US. I moved to China 13 years ago and have made it my home. I'm currently living in the mid-Southwest with my lovely wife and three sons. My hobbies are growing sundry wild grapes, dead languages (proto-Germanic and PIE), and pure mathematics, which I'm not at all good at.

I look forward to plundering your stores of wild grapes for my collection. 

[agreendream]

What a GREAT surprise to find this place!
I will be really keen to join in, share and learn!

I am Christopher (Chris is fine), living in the UK right now though about to move to Thailand, Koh Phangan.
So, my next big growing project will be there and I am really excited to get started!!

Many thanks!
Chris

[jtickle740]

My name is Justin and I am a high school coach/ teacher.

I spend all of my free time in the yard trying to perfect my garden and grow copious amounts of Dragon Fruit.

I am a huge fan of composting and free mulch.

[berryman]

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[berryman]

Hello Folks!

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[simonbbty]

I will be really keen to join in, share and learn!

I am S Cole ,From Ca USA right now though about to move to UK.
So, my next big growing project will be there and I am really excited to get started!!

Many thanks!
Simon Cole

[Martinez Point]

Hi Everyone,

New member here, living in Thousand Oaks, CA.  I used to live in Ecuador for work (rainforest conservation) and over the years I found myself missing the delicious variety of fruit more and more.  I recently moved to a new house with a good amount of space to plant trees, so my journey has begun.  I have around 40 trees in the ground at this point, with a bit of potential to expand if I ever want to.

I haven't even read through this forum yet, but figured it's time to say hello and take the jump.

Thanks in advance for whatever wacky questions I may pose... 

best,

Dave

[Eric Estrada]

My Name is Eric Estrada (yes like the washed up actor:) I live in Southern California and have been fond of rare fruit about 4 years. I’m currently growing black pomegranate, saturn peaches, all sorts of dragon fruit, finger limes and a bunch of citrus. You can usually find me on the citrus pages they’re my fave. I’d love to trade seeds or scions just ask:)

[Slee2089]

Hello everyone, I am an amateur fruit tree grower in the Orlando Central Florida area. I have a few unique trees that grow well in Florida. I find myself growing more interested in growing and caring for these trees, however sometimes the information on-line can be overwhelming and sometimes misleading. I am hoping this forum will help me with growing and caring for my specific fruit trees.

Thanks
WP Lee