Unusual Fruit and Fruit Trees to Grow

I'm curious about the fruit called Plumcots. I think it's a cross between apricots and plums. They are delicious, but I just wondered how difficult they are to grow, or what are the possibilities? I'm living in zone 8, I think it is, in the Pacific NW.

Hi there, I planted a Bing and a Tartarian cherry trees last year. I just learned yesterday from a tree expert that I will need to spray my cherry trees multiple times if I expect to get fruit. The alternative is to treat them as ornamentals, only spray them once, early, with dormant spray, and let the birds have all the fruit. Too bad the nursery never told me that. I had to learn it from an orchard tree specialist. So my question is, do all these fruit plants listed above need to be sprayed?

Please, before planting any of these awesome shrubs and trees, do some homework. Many non-native plants are invasive (japanese and other honeysuckles just to name one). We have many native trees and shrubs that also provide beautiful flowers and fruit. These should be what gets planted in your yard.

Another "forgotten" fruit is the guava. It used to be grown commercially here in Florida and there was a large factory near where I grew up that made guava jelly. Guavas are used extensively in Cuban pastries. Guavas can be eaten directly off of the tree, but are best used for jelly. There are a number of different varieties that bear fruit ranging from the size of an avocado down to the size of a marble. Guava trees are very attractive and there are ornamental varieties that are used in landscaping, but bear little if any fruit.