Fruit tree
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[[Image:Plum tree with fruit.jpg|thumb|250px|A plum tree]]
[[Image:Almond tree.jpg|thumb|250px|Flowering almond tree]]
A '''fruit tree''' is a [[tree]] bearing [[fruit]] — the structures formed by the ripened [[ovary (plants)|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.
==Examples of tree fruit==
* [[Apple (Fruit)|Apple]]
* [[Almond]]
* [[Indian gooseberry|Amla]] (Indian Gooseberry)
* [[Apricot]]
* [[Avocado]]
* [[Bael]]
* [[Banana]]
* [[Cashew]]
* [[Cherry]]
* [[Citrus]] ([[Orange (fruit)|Orange]], [[Lemon]], [[Lime (fruit)|Lime]], etc.)
* [[Coconut]]
* [[Durian]]
* [[Grape]]
* [[Guava]]
* [[Jujube]]
* [[Mango]]
* [[Medlar]]
* [[Morello cherry]]
* [[Olive]]
* [[Pawpaw]]
* [[Pear]]
* [[Peach]] and [[Nectarine]]
* [[Persimmon]]
* [[Plum]]
* [[Sapodilla]] (Chikoo)
* [[Sugar-apple]] (Sharifa)
* [[Tamarillo]]
* [[Walnut]]
==See also==
* [[Fruit tree forms]]
* [[Fruit tree pollination]]
* [[Fruit tree propagation]]
* [[List of fruits]]
* [[Orchard]]
* [[Pruning fruit trees]]
* [[Drupe]]
==External links==
* [http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/ Pennsylvania tree fruit production guide; a guide on how to set-up an orchard in practice]
* [http://plantstreesflowers.sihanoukville-cambodia.com/fruits/fruits.html Fruit trees in Cambodia]
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