Editing Fruit tree (section)

{{Short description|Tree which bears fruit}}
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[[Image:Plum tree with fruit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A plum tree with developing fruit]]
[[File:Mandarin Orange Tree.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Mandarin Orange tree with fruit]]
[[Image:Almond tree.jpg|thumb|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 plant]]s produce fruit, which are the ripened [[ovary (plants)|ovaries]] of [[flower]]s containing one or more [[seeds]]. In [[horticulture|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 (fruit)|nut]]-bearing trees, such as [[walnut]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-05 |title=Growing Fruit Trees in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina: A Guide for Abundant Harvests |url=https://foresttofood.com/2023/06/05/growing-fruit-trees-in-the-piedmont-region-of-north-carolina-a-guide-for-abundant-harvests/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Harvesting Nature's Bounty, One Step at a Time |language=en}}</ref>

The scientific study and the cultivation of fruits is called [[pomology]], which divides fruits into groups based on plant [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] and [[anatomy]]. Some of those groups are [[pome]] fruits, which include apples and pears, and [[stone fruit]]s, which include peaches/nectarines, almonds, [[apricot]]s, plums and cherries.<ref name=Editors2003>{{Citation| last = Singha | first = Suman| year = 2003| title = Concise encyclopedia of temperate tree fruit| pages = 3–5| isbn = 978-1-56022-941-4| publisher = Food Products Press| location = New York}}</ref>