Paul Thomson (botanist)
Paul Thomson (June 29, 1916 – May 31, 2008) was an American exotic fruit enthusiast, self-taught botanist, fruit farmer and the co-founder of the California Rare Fruit Growers Association, a group of amateur horticulturists which now has more than 3,000 members in approximately 35 countries. Thomson is credited with helping to expand the farming of exotic fruits in California - everything from cherimoyas to longans to pitahayas.
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