Fruit tree 98341 218686444 2008-06-11T19:01:33Z Blanchardb 5311630 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 218686032 by [[Special:Contributions/71.248.174.119|71.248.174.119]] ([[User talk:71.248.174.119|talk]]) {{for|the box set album|Fruit Tree (Nick Drake album)}} [[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] [[Category:Fruit]] [[Category:Trees]] [[ca:Arbre fruiter]] [[de:Obstbaum]] [[es:Árbol frutal]] [[fr:Arbre fruitier]] [[fur:Arbui di pome]] [[pt:Árvore frutífera]] [[qu:Mallki]] [[simple:Fruit tree]] [[vi:Cây ăn quả]]