Is there a specific term for fruit-tree-growers?

That’s like what UC Berkeley weenies call Stanford alums.

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I prefer nut-nut.

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Rosefiend, you made me look up “cromulent.” Thanks! :smiley:

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I like to tell people I am a pomologist. Then I decide whether or not to explain.

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Not bad!

Maybe “Glutton for Punishment” ???

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My husband just called me an apple head, like those big-headed chihuahuas.

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When our language lacks a “cromulent” term it is often invented. Since you (and I) are particularly taken by Apple (and Pear, and Persimmon - in my case) fruit, I think maybe we should call ourselves a “pomiferdist”. Apple, Pear, Persimmon (and the like) are “pome” fruits. “Pomifera” means “fruit bearing”. Likewise “pomiferous” is an adjective also meaning “fruit bearing”. Ipso facto, I think we should call ourselves Pomiferdists’.

I call myself the nick-name my brothers bestowed upon me for my wider frame, so “wide load” was applied then shortened to just “Load”. After dieting and exercising enough they relent and call me “Load Lighter”. When I have been in shape for an extended time they are generous and call me “Loadlight”.

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Given that we crop up everywhere, including where we often shouldn’t, I’m satisfied with being called a “sucker.” :wink:

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“ Sucker” gets my award for most humorous reply.

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Orchardist

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