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A '''fruit tree''' is a [[tree]] bearing [[fruit]] — the structures formed by the ripened [[ovary]] of a [[flower]] containing one or more seeds. However, because all trees of [[flowering plant]]s produce fruit (essentially all trees except [[tree fern]]s and [[gymnosperm]]s), the term in [[horticulture|horticultural]] usage applies to trees providing fruit as 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 (fruit)|nut]] bearing trees, like [[walnut]]s .
[[File:Jan Steen on tree, National Fruit Collection (acc. 1955-009).jpg|thumb]]
===Temperate fruits===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit Fruits] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate temperate] climates are almost always borne on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree trees] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_plant woody] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub shrubs] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana lianas]. They will not grow adequately in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics tropics], as they need a period of cold (a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_requirement chilling requirement]) each year before they will flower. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_%28fruit%29 apple], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear pear], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry cherry], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum plum] are the most widely grown and eaten, owing to their adaptability. Many other fruits are important regionally but do not figure prominently in commerce. Many sorts of small fruit on this list are gathered from the wild, just as they were in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic Neolithic]times.


====The pome fruits====
A '''fruit tree''' is a [[tree]] bearing [[fruit]] — the structures formed by the ripened ovary of a [[flower]] containing one or more seeds. However, because all trees of flowering plants produce fruit (essentially all trees except tree ferns and gymnosperms), the term in [[Horticulture|horticultural]] usage applies to trees providing fruit as 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, like walnuts.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#apple Apple] and crabapple (''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malus Malus]'')
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#chokeberry Chokeberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#hawthorn Hawthorn]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#loquat Loquat]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#medlar Medlar]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pear Pear]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#quince Quince]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#rosehip Rose hip]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#rowan Rowan]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sorbus Service tree]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#serviceberry Serviceberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#shipova Shipova]
====The stone fruits, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupe drupes] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus genus] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus Prunus]''====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#apricot Apricot]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cherry Cherry], sweet, black, sour, and wild species
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#chokecherry Chokecherry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#greengage Greengage]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#peach Peach] varieties and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectarine nectarine]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#plum Plum]
*Hybrids of the preceding species, such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumcot,_Apriplum,_Pluot,_or_Aprium plumcot/apriplum, pluot, aprium], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacotum peacotum]
====Other temperate fruits====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#boquila Boquila]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#goumi Goumi]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#keule Keule]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lardizabala Lardizabala]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#maqui Maqui]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#peumo Peumo]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#grape Grape], Vitis labrusca
====Berries====
In non-technical usage, '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry berry]''' means any small fruit that can be eaten whole and lacks objectionable seeds. The '''bramble fruits''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_fruit compound fruits] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus genus] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus Rubus]'' (blackberries), are some of the most popular of these that are not true berries:
=====[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus Rubus]=====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raspberries_%28Rubus_Idaeus%29.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raspberries_%28Rubus_Idaeus%29.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry Raspberries]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#blackberry Blackberry], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry dewberry], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boysenberry boysenberry], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olallieberry olallieberry], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayberry tayberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cloudberry Cloudberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#loganberry Loganberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#raspberry Raspberry] species
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#salmonberry Salmonberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#thimbleberry Thimbleberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#wineberry Wineberry]
=====True berries=====
The true berries are dominated by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_%28biology%29 family] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericaceae Ericaceae], many of which are hardy in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subarctic subarctic]:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#bearberry Bearberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#bilberry Bilberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#blueberry Blueberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#crowberry Crowberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cranberry Cranberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#falberry Falberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#huckleberry Huckleberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lingonberry Lingonberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#strawberry Strawberry]
=====Other berries=====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#currant Currant]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#elderberry Elderberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#gooseberry Gooseberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#hackberry Hackberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#honeysuckle Honeysuckle]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-honeysuckle_6-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cite_note-honeysuckle-6 [6]]</sup>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mulberry Mulberry], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#red_mulberry red] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#white_mulberry white mulberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mayapple Mayapple]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#nannyberry Nannyberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#oregon_grape Oregon grape]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sea_buckthorn Sea-buckthorn]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#ugni Ugni]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#wolfberry Wolfberry]
===Mediterranean and subtropical fruits===
Fruits in this category are not hardy to extreme cold, as the preceding temperate fruits are, yet tolerate some frost and may have a modest chilling requirement. Notable among these are natives of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean Mediterranean]:
====Mediterranean natives====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_up_grapes.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_up_grapes.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape Grapes]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mulberry Black mulberry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cornelian_cherry Cornelian cherry]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#date Date]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#fig Fig]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#grape Grapes], Vitis vinifera and raisins
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#jujube Jujube]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pomegranate Pomegranate]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sycamore_fig Sycamore fig]
====Citrus====
In the important genus ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus Citrus]'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutaceae Rutaceae]), some members are tropical, tolerating no frost. All common species of commerce are somewhat hardy:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lemon-edit1.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lemon-edit1.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon Lemon]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#blood_orange Blood Orange]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#citron Citron]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#clementine Clementine]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#grapefruit Grapefruit]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#kumquat Kumquat]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lemon Lemon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lime Lime], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#key_lime Key], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#persian_lime Persian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#kaffir_lime Kaffir lime]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mandarin Mandarin]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#naartjie Naartjie]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#orange Orange] (sweet or sour)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pomelo Pomelo]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sweet_lemon Sweet Lemon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#kabosu Kabosu]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#oroblanco Oroblanco]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#tangerine Tangerine]
*Hybrids of the preceding species, such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangelo Orangelo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangelo Tangelo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_%28fruit%29 Rangpur (fruit)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugli_fruit Ugli fruit]
====Other subtropical fruits====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#avocado Avocado]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#carob Carob]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#feijoa Feijoa]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#guava Guava]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#longan Longan]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lucuma Lúcuma]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lychee Lychee]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#passion_fruit Passion fruit]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#peanut Peanut]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pond_apple Pond-apple]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#strawberry_guava Strawberry guava]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#tamarillo Tamarillo]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#yangmei Yangmei]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#nere Néré]


==See also==
=== Temperate fruits ===
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit Fruits] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate temperate] climates are almost always borne on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree trees] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_plant woody] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub shrubs] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana lianas]. They will not grow adequately in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics tropics], as they need a period of cold (a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_requirement chilling requirement]) each year before they will flower. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_%28fruit%29 apple], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear pear], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry cherry], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum plum] are the most widely grown and eaten, owing to their adaptability. Many other fruits are important regionally but do not figure prominently in commerce. Many sorts of small fruit on this list are gathered from the wild, just as they were in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic Neolithic]times.
 
==== The pome fruits ====
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#apple Apple] and crabapple (''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malus Malus]'')
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#chokeberry Chokeberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#hawthorn Hawthorn]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#loquat Loquat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#medlar Medlar]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pear Pear]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#quince Quince]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#rosehip Rose hip]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#rowan Rowan]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sorbus Service tree]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#serviceberry Serviceberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#shipova Shipova]
 
==== The stone fruits, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupe drupes] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus genus] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus Prunus]'' ====
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#apricot Apricot]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cherry Cherry], sweet, black, sour, and wild species
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#chokecherry Chokecherry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#greengage Greengage]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#peach Peach] varieties and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectarine nectarine]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#plum Plum]
* Hybrids of the preceding species, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumcot,_Apriplum,_Pluot,_or_Aprium plumcot/apriplum, pluot, aprium], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacotum peacotum]
 
==== Other temperate fruits ====
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#boquila Boquila]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#goumi Goumi]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#keule Keule]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lardizabala Lardizabala]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#maqui Maqui]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#peumo Peumo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#grape Grape], Vitis labrusca
 
==== Berries ====
 
In non-technical usage, '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry berry]''' means any small fruit that can be eaten whole and lacks objectionable seeds. The '''bramble fruits''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_fruit compound fruits] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus genus] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus Rubus]'' (blackberries), are some of the most popular of these that are not true berries:
 
===== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus Rubus] =====
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raspberries_%28Rubus_Idaeus%29.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raspberries_%28Rubus_Idaeus%29.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry Raspberries]*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#blackberry Blackberry], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry dewberry], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boysenberry boysenberry], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olallieberry olallieberry], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayberry tayberry]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cloudberry Cloudberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#loganberry Loganberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#raspberry Raspberry] species
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#salmonberry Salmonberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#thimbleberry Thimbleberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#wineberry Wineberry]
 
===== True berries =====
 
The true berries are dominated by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_%28biology%29 family] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericaceae Ericaceae], many of which are hardy in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subarctic subarctic]:
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#bearberry Bearberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#bilberry Bilberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#blueberry Blueberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#crowberry Crowberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cranberry Cranberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#falberry Falberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#huckleberry Huckleberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lingonberry Lingonberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#strawberry Strawberry]
 
===== Other berries =====
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#currant Currant]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#elderberry Elderberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#gooseberry Gooseberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#hackberry Hackberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#honeysuckle Honeysuckle]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-honeysuckle_6-1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cite_note-honeysuckle-6 [6]]</sup>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mulberry Mulberry], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#red_mulberry red] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#white_mulberry white mulberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mayapple Mayapple]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#nannyberry Nannyberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#oregon_grape Oregon grape]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sea_buckthorn Sea-buckthorn]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#ugni Ugni]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#wolfberry Wolfberry]
 
=== Mediterranean and subtropical fruits ===
 
Fruits in this category are not hardy to extreme cold, as the preceding temperate fruits are, yet tolerate some frost and may have a modest chilling requirement. Notable among these are natives of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean Mediterranean]:
 
==== Mediterranean natives ====
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_up_grapes.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_up_grapes.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape Grapes]*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mulberry Black mulberry]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#cornelian_cherry Cornelian cherry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#date Date]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#fig Fig]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#grape Grapes], Vitis vinifera and raisins
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#jujube Jujube]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pomegranate Pomegranate]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sycamore_fig Sycamore fig]
 
==== Citrus ====
 
In the important genus ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus Citrus]'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutaceae Rutaceae]), some members are tropical, tolerating no frost. All common species of commerce are somewhat hardy:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lemon-edit1.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lemon-edit1.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon Lemon]*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#blood_orange Blood Orange]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#citron Citron]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#clementine Clementine]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#grapefruit Grapefruit]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#kumquat Kumquat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lemon Lemon]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lime Lime], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#key_lime Key], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#persian_lime Persian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#kaffir_lime Kaffir lime]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#mandarin Mandarin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#naartjie Naartjie]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#orange Orange] (sweet or sour)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pomelo Pomelo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#sweet_lemon Sweet Lemon]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#kabosu Kabosu]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#oroblanco Oroblanco]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#tangerine Tangerine]
* Hybrids of the preceding species, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangelo Orangelo], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangelo Tangelo], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_%28fruit%29 Rangpur (fruit)] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugli_fruit Ugli fruit]
 
==== Other subtropical fruits ====
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#avocado Avocado]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#carob Carob]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#feijoa Feijoa]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#guava Guava]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#longan Longan]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lucuma Lúcuma]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#lychee Lychee]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#passion_fruit Passion fruit]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#peanut Peanut]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#pond_apple Pond-apple]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#strawberry_guava Strawberry guava]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#tamarillo Tamarillo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#yangmei Yangmei]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits#nere Néré]
 
== See also ==


* [[Forest garden]]
* [[Forest garden]]
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* [[Fruit tree pollination]]
* [[Fruit tree pollination]]
* [[Fruit tree propagation]]
* [[Fruit tree propagation]]
* [[Orchard]]s
* Orchards
* [[Pruning]]
* Pruning
 
== External Links ==
 
* [https://permies.com/f/212/fruit-trees Fruit trees forum]at [https://permies.com Permies.com]
* [https://permies.com/f/435/peaches Peaches]forum at [https://permies.com Permies.com]
* [https://permies.com/f/434/pears Pears forums]at [https://permies.com Permies]
* [https://permies.com/f/432/apples Apples forums]at [https://permies.com Permies.com]
* [https://permies.com/f/423/kiwis Kiwi forum] at [https://permies.com Permies.com]


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A fruit tree is a tree bearing fruit — the structures formed by the ripened ovary of a flower containing one or more seeds. However, because all trees of flowering plants produce fruit (essentially all trees except tree ferns and gymnosperms), the term in horticultural usage applies to trees providing fruit as 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, like walnuts.

Temperate fruits[edit | edit source]

Fruits of temperate climates are almost always borne on trees or woody shrubs or lianas. They will not grow adequately in the tropics, as they need a period of cold (a chilling requirement) each year before they will flower. The apple, pear, cherry, and plum are the most widely grown and eaten, owing to their adaptability. Many other fruits are important regionally but do not figure prominently in commerce. Many sorts of small fruit on this list are gathered from the wild, just as they were in Neolithictimes.

The pome fruits[edit | edit source]

The stone fruits, drupes of genus Prunus[edit | edit source]

Other temperate fruits[edit | edit source]

Berries[edit | edit source]

In non-technical usage, berry means any small fruit that can be eaten whole and lacks objectionable seeds. The bramble fruits, compound fruits of genus Rubus (blackberries), are some of the most popular of these that are not true berries:

Rubus[edit | edit source]

[1][2]Raspberries*Blackberry, including dewberry, boysenberry, olallieberry, and tayberry

True berries[edit | edit source]

The true berries are dominated by the family Ericaceae, many of which are hardy in the subarctic:

Other berries[edit | edit source]

Mediterranean and subtropical fruits[edit | edit source]

Fruits in this category are not hardy to extreme cold, as the preceding temperate fruits are, yet tolerate some frost and may have a modest chilling requirement. Notable among these are natives of the Mediterranean:

Mediterranean natives[edit | edit source]

[3][4]Grapes*Black mulberry

Citrus[edit | edit source]

In the important genus Citrus (Rutaceae), some members are tropical, tolerating no frost. All common species of commerce are somewhat hardy: [5][6]Lemon*Blood Orange

Other subtropical fruits[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

External Links[edit | edit source]

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