I feel like many trendy/new varieties turn out to be a bit disappointing (most pluerries come to mind…), so I’d love to hear about ones you’ve tried that lived up to (or exceeded) expectations.
Anything’s fair game – trees, bushes, vines, etc.
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So far the new thornless blackberries are doing a pretty good job
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Nadia Cherry Plum has been a winner for me. Not because it’s like a huge cherry, but last year it was by far my most productive fruit tree of high quality fruit that friends were universally happy to get and eat.
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In the Asian gardening groups, i saw everyone write about the Mahachanok mangos one year. People were also paying premiums for the fruit too.
3 years later, i decided to buy a box from the Florida sellers in the groups and i understand the rave lol.
Since then, I’ve started listening and researching earlier than a few years out.
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I agree, although my expectations were low. Most folks I know saw thornless blackberries as a really low quality fruit, inferior in all ways to wild except lack of thorns.
Coming from that vantage point I was thrilled to learn that they can be vigorous, tasty, productive, larger fruit than wild, etc. The sweetness has been less than the best wilds, but I would say it’s a superior fruit to the “average” wild berry
Ok, just realized I may have strayed outside the “trendy” category. Sorry…but still plant thornless blackberry. 
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Ooh! Which zone are you in? And how would you describe the flavor?
I’d love to hear about which thornless varieties you’ve found to be the sweetest.
I don’t know how trendy it is but I’m really enjoying growing yacon.
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Unfortunately the variety I have most experience with I got from a neighbor. I don’t remember if she told me the name. She died tragically last year though. I am planting a trial patch with multiple named varieties though so I should have a better answer in a couple years. Tripplecrown and Chester were planted this year, several more will go in this spring.
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Zone 8. Flavor is pretty good sweet/tart japanese plum with flesh you can cut with a knife. Some years has some cherry flavor.
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