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I have a permanent greenhouse, its construction was well documented on the citrus section of this forum some years ago as I was building it - https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=32173.0

I really like the ability to plant large trees that won't play nicely in containers directly in the dirt.  However, I am happy to keep anything that will fruit in a container that way as it is nice to be able to bring everything out in the warmer months so I can clean up the greenhouse and fight the scale insects.  No matter what I do they become a problem in the winter when it is crowded, but spring & summer give me a chance to reset things and get them back to a minimum. 

I am growing basically everything now, with representatives from all the common fruiting plant groups discussed here with few exceptions.  I try a bunch and see how they do, then pick the best and get rid of the others or condemn them to being bonsai plants.  I had a ton of in-ground citrus but now I have reduced to just a few in-ground and the in-ground spots are mostly occupied by various artocarpus types and annonas.  Many of the tropicals I got as small seedlings or plants a few years ago started to bloom last year but only a few have fruited so far.  I'm expecting more this year. 

Do you have any kumquats?  Other than the four common types

I have never heard of or seen this type.   I'd be interested in trying it, but there are so many excellent cultivars at this point I think any new advantage may be best adapting to the local climate.

I have had many mandarins from south america, europe, middle east, africa that were all nice, and also ones that were very poor.  I don't see many mandarins for sale (in grocery stores near me) from Florida, though. 

Meanwhile, if I can get great tasting mandarins to grow in Pennsylvania, it makes me question the whole idea.  Kishu, Dekopan, and Shasta Gold are all consistently excellent for me 

What's wrong with a greenhouse?  Then all your problems go away 

I've got tons of Surinam cherries. They all suck so far. But no fruits of the dark variety yet, so hopeful. The hedges have that nasty petrol taste.

I have both a red and a dark seedling Surinam, not named varieties.  Both taste the same to me.  However, if I pick them when they come loose at the slightest touch or have already just fallen the resinous taste is far less.  They are very fragile at this point though

Pawpaw survives zone 6 at least

I assume this is the same type called Meiwa in US?  Fortunella crassifolia?

maprang?  I'm interested in these also.  I've ordered a few seedlings over the years and they always die very soon after.  I'm thinking a soil or nutrient issue, want to try many different soils until something works

I have a bunch of grafted fukushu and I don't recall any thorns

Are yours normally indoors when they bloom?  Are you getting seedless fruit?

I noticed that the one in my greenhouse would often make entire crops of totally seedless fruit, while the ones that spent time outdoors were very seedy.

Owari is very similar to Kishu, it was one of my favorite mandarins but mine died for some unknown reason.  I haven't bothered to replace it because the Kishus are close enough

yeah I have a fruiting atemoya in a 20gal and I feel it has plenty of room

I'm interested in this also, ever since I saw this thread:  https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=5353.0

In my greenhouse I am basically doing an artocarpus trial now, and so far everything is doing really well.  They did poorly in containers for me but once I moved them into the greenhouse dirt they started taking off. 

It looks like polynesian produce stand doesn't have them now.  I guess I will try to remember to check back in a couple months

EDIT - I just noticed PPS's prices are insane.  Nearly $200 shipped for a kwai muk seedling?  Under the Similar Items on same page... kwai muk seedling for less than twenty bucks shipped from 9waters.