Fruit tree

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A plum tree with developing fruit

Mandarin Orange tree with fruit

An almond tree in bloom

A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by animals and humans. All trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term "fruit tree" is limited to those that provide fruit for human food. Types of fruits are described and defined elsewhere (see Fruit), but would include "fruit" in a culinary sense, as well as some nut-bearing trees, such as walnuts.^[1]

Pomology is the scientific study and cultivation of fruit, which divides fruits into groups based on plant morphology and anatomy. Some of those groups are pome fruits, which include apples and pears, and stone fruits, which include peaches/nectarines, almonds, apricots, plums and cherries.^[2]

Examples

• Abiu
• Almond
• Amla (Indian gooseberry)
• Apple
• Apricot
• Avocado
• Bael
• Ber (Indian plum)
• Carambola (starfruit)
• Cashew
• Cherry
• Citrus (orange, lemon, lime, etc.)
• Coconut
• Crab apple
• Damson
• Durian
• dragon fruit
• Elderberry
• Fig
• Grapefruit
• Guava
• Jackfruit
• Jujube
• Lemon
• Lime
• Loquat
• Lychee
• Mango
• Medlar
• Morello cherry
• Mulberry
• Olive
• Pawpaw, both the tropical Carica papaya and the North American Asimina triloba
• Peach and nectarine
• Pear
• Pecan
• Persimmon
• Pistachio
• Plum
• Pomelo
• Quince
• Pomegranate
• Rambutan
• Sapodilla
• Soursop
• Sugar-apple
• Sweet chestnut
• Tamarillo
• Ugli fruit
• Walnut
• Water Apple
• Orange

See also

• Trees portal

• Fruit tree forms
• Fruit tree pollination
• Fruit tree propagation
• List of fruits
• Multipurpose tree
• Orchard
• Pruning fruit trees
• Drupe

References

1. "Growing Fruit Trees in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina: A Guide for Abundant Harvests". Harvesting Nature's Bounty, One Step at a Time. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
2. Singha, Suman (2003), Concise encyclopedia of temperate tree fruit, New York: Food Products Press, pp. 3–5, ISBN 978-1-56022-941-4

Further reading

• Goldschmidt, Eliezer E. (March 2013). "The Evolution of Fruit Tree Productivity: A Review". Economic Botany. 67 (1): 51–62. Bibcode:2013EcBot..67...51G. doi:10.1007/s12231-012-9219-y. PMC 3606516. PMID 23538880.

External links

• Pennsylvania tree fruit production guide; a guide on how to set up an orchard in practice
• The fruit tree planting foundation
• Fruit tree pruning
• Index of apple cultivars