- 2nd Place: Chinese Chestnut Sterculia monosperma, Ken Love, Captain Cook, Hi
- 2nd Place: Nutmeg_and_Mace, Oscar Jaitt, Pahoa, Hi
- 3rd Place 1997 Carambola Lourdes Snyder
- 3rd Place 1997 Chocolate Persimmon Cicely C Chin
- 3rd Place 1997 Jamacian Red Banana Noel Ramos
- 3rd Place 1997 Monstera Deliciosa Alan Smith
- 3rd Place Winner African Breadnut Submitted by: Carlos Velazco of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 3rd Place Winner Che Chinese Mulberry Submitted by: Benjamin Kuo of Newbury Park, California
- 3rd Place Winner Chrysobalanus icaco - Chrysobalanaceae - Guajeru or Cocoplum Submitted by: Anestor Mezzomo of Florianópolis B
- 3rd Place Winner Yellow Pitahaya Submitted by: Adam Wolf of Los Angeles, California
- 3rd Place Winner: A Perfect Pair, Jeff Mills, Woodland, CA
- 3rd Place Winner: Blooming in Pot, Richard Sar, Bellflower, CA