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Not exactly a tree, but I'd say pepino.
It's in the same family as tomatoes and potatoes, and grows similarly. The fruits taste like in between pear and cantaloupe, and it's perennial.
I've eaten that fruit. Do those plants have any trouble with Fusarium wilt or other fungal infections? What are the temperatures where you grow them? In this part of the world, they're only grown at high elevations that are too cold for durian.
I don't know, it's my first year growing them. I grow them hydroponically in pots on my south facing balcony in Germany, and over the winter I'll take them inside.
Ah, okay. They wouldn't really be exposed to soil fungus that way. Would be interesting to see how well they handle the summer heat there.