Fruit Plants A to Z

 

 

Apple

 

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  • Adam and Eve to Sir Isaac Newton, they have inspired us for centuries
  • come in many types: sweet, sour, tart etc..
  • good in harsh climate

 

Apricot

 
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  • sweet tangy flavor.
  • Eat them fresh, dried, jams

 

Avocado

 
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  • monounsaturated fat
  • best eaten raw

 

Bananas

 
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  • rich in potassium, riboflavin, niacin, fiber
  • high energy value
  • low-salt, low-fat, cholesterol-free
  • Hundreds of different varieties

 

Blueberries

 
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  • have cancer-fighting antioxidants
  • need acidic soil

 

Cantaloupe

 
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  • melon family, grow faster than watermelon or honeydew
  • Harvest when they have sweet aroma and yield slightly to thumb

 

Cherries

 
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  • sweet and tart
  • Sweet are deep red, orange, black
  • Tart are bright red
  • eaten fresh, dried, pies, jams

 

Custard Apple

 
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  • thick scaly skin and soft smooth flesh with seeds
  • pick before fully ripe, allow 4 days for firm fruit to ripe
  • good source of vitamin C, fiber, magnesium, potassium

 

Dates

 
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  • extremely nutritious, been around for thousands of years
  • iron, natural sugars and much much more
  • There are many varieties, native to middle east

 

Dewberry

 
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  • wild berry grows throughout North America, similar to raspberries
  • grow on bushes, sweet but tart flavor
  • Eat fresh, dried, jams, candied, pies

 

Durian

 
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  • disgusting smell
  • eaten fresh, chilled, discarding seeds
  • rich custardy flesh
  • eaten fresh,ice cream,shakes, jam, cakes

 

Elephant Fruit

 
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  • small brown fruit covered in a hard green husk
  • native to Asia

 

Fig

 
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  • One of the oldest cultivated fruits that can be dated 5,000 B.C.
  • native to Middle East
  • eaten fresh, dried, powder, coffee substitute

 

Guava

 
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  • eaten raw
  • high in vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber

 

Grapes

 
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  • contain resveratrol
  • easy to grow, pick type that is best suited for your climate
  • Eat fresh, dried, juice

 

Honeydew

 
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  • Sweet flavor
  • ripe when rind feels fuzzy

 

Horned Melon

 
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  • Native to Africa, South America, Asia
  • frows on vine, ripe when shell is yellowish-orange with horns
  • The flesh is green and seedy and tastes like a banana.

 

Jabuticaba

 
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  • Native to Brazil ( Brazilian grape tree)
  • very sweet
  • trunk produces large deep purple fruit
  • eaten fresh, dried, wine

 

Jackfruit

 
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  • unripe seeds and flesh has a vegetables
  • ripe fruit eaten fresh as well, slightly different taste

 

Kiwi

 
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  • native to China then New Zealand
  • named after New Zealand official bird
  • sweet tangy flesh, skin no eaten

 

Kumquat

 
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  • The golden orange of china
  • eaten fresh, dried, cooking, syrup, marmalade
  • contains lots of vitamins and minerals

 

Lychee

 
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  • subtropical fruit
  • reddish shell, juicy sweet white flesh
  • eaten fresh, dried, jams

 

Mangosteen

 
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  • doesn’t resemble or taste like mango
  • flavor is described as indescribable
  • shape of an apple, brownish-purple fruit

 

Mammee Apple

 
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  • Found in South America, Hawaii, Africa, Asia
  • sweet flavor, eaten fresh
  • large orange fruit, thick rind

 

Mango

 
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  • stringy membranes, pine-like taste, you either love it or hate the flavor
  • eaten fresh, jams, cooking, smoothies, sauces

 

Nectarine

 
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  • sweet juicy flesh, colors vary from white to yellow and orange
  • eaten fresh, pies, ice cream, jams
  • Colors ranges from silvery white or yellowy orange to pinkish red.
  • white flesh ones are the best and most expensive
  • flavor described as cross between peach/ plum, but are smooth-skinned peach

 

Noni

 
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  • native to Asia
  • strong stench when ripe
  • known as the vomit fruit/ cheese fruit
  • very nutritious

 

Olive

 
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  • YES it is a fruit, very healthy
  • processed in salt in countless ways around the world
  • native to Middle East, southern Europe
  • has been cultivated for thousands of years

 

Passion fruit

 
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  • purple is the most popular one, teh size of a chicken egg
  • eaten fresh, salads, drinks, ice cream, sorbets, desserts
  • fragrant, sweet, slightly tart flesh

 

Papaya

 
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  • large orange-red or yellow tropical fruit
  • flesh is creamy juicy and sweet
  • very healthy full of vitamins and minerals
  • large black seed that is edible, crushed as spice
  • eaten fresh, dried, desserts, ice bream, smoothies

 

Paw Paw

 
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  • sweet flavor, taste like a cross between banana/ mango
  • native of eastern United States
  • yellow-green skin, soft orange flesh, creamy custard consistency

 

Peach

 
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  • flesh is juicy, sweet and aromatic
  • eaten fresh, dried, jams, desserts, canned,ice cream, smoothies
  • trees only produce fruit for 10/15 years
  • grow well in regions with mild winters

 

Pear

 
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  • contain vitamin A, C, potassium, riboflavin
  • deteriorate quickly
  • flesh can range from soft/sweet/juicy to firm, mild apple flavor to grainy/ gritty
  • wide variety around the world
  • colors: green, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow
  • eaten fresh, jams, ice cream, smoothies, desserts, cooking
  • contain fiber, antioxidants, minerals, vitamins

 

Persimmons

 
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  • native to Japan, but frown arounf the world
  • resembling a tomato (berries)
  • skin is smooth and changes from yellow to red when ripe
  • eaten fresh, desserts, salads, baking, jam
  • flesh is soft tangy with fibrous texture
  • Some other name: divine fruit, wheat of Zeus, Gods pear, Jove’s fire
  • two types: astringent and non-astringent
  • Before ripening they have a chalky bitter taste

 

Pineapple

 
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  • flesh is sweet juicy and sometimes tart
  • eaten fresh, dried, jams, dessert, cooking, juice, ice cream, smoothies
  • enzyme bromelain-helps digestion, wounds, pain
  • cultivated from crown cutting
  • native to South America, Brazil, Paraguay

  • rich source manganese, vitamin C, bromelain, but no essential nutrients

 

Plums

 
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  • high in antioxidants
  • ripe is plump and firm
  • eaten fresh, dried, canned, jam, desserts, smoothies, ice cream
  • native to East European, Caucasian mountains, Asia
  • flavor range from sweet to tart
  • hardy trees

 

Pomegranates

 
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  • skin is thin but tough, deep red color, filled with edible, tangy sweet seeds, crimson pulp
  • red/purple in color
  • seeds eaten fresh, salads, juice, smoothies, ice cream, desserts
  • native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  • cultivated since ancient times
  • drought tolerant, tolerant moderate frost

 

Pomelo

 
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  • native to Asia
  • Similar to grapefruit
  • flesh yellow to pink, flesh is sweet

 

Rambutan

 
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  • native to Southeast Asia
  • shell is bright magenta, with protruding green tentacles
  • flesh is white, sweet acidic flavor

 

Quince

 
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  • wooly outer shell, astringent flesh
  • flavor resembles pear/apple
  • eaten fresh, cooking, jams, desserts, smoothies

 

Raspberry

 
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  • Tart sweet flesh , and juicy, raspberries are delicious eaten fresh or cooked.
  • eaten fresh, dried, jams, juice, meads, wines, ice cream, sauces, smoothies
  • grows in cold climates

 

Sapodillas

 
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  • tropical fruit
  • skin is brown and rough, flesh taste like sweet vanilla/banana custard
  • unripe flesh is bitter
  • native to southern Mexico, Central America
  • grows tropical environments, dying easily if temps drop below freezing
  • takes 5-8 yrs to bear fruit, yield fruit 2 x year,

 

Star Apple

 
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  • green to purple in color
  • skin is smooth, flesh is translucent white, has seeds that form a star
  • tropical tree, grows fast
  • native to Greater Antilles, West Indies
  • eaten fresh scooped from skin
  • has many names: caimito, purple star apple, abiaba, estrella, milk fruit (milky juices inside), aguay.
  • skin and rind are high in latex, not edible
  • benefits: diabetes, rheumatism, anti-oxidant properties, antitussive

 

Star Fruit

 
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  • native to Southeast Asia, South Pacific, East Asia
  • resembles a star
  • eaten fresh, cooking, preserves, relishes, drinks

 

Strawberry

 
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  • easy to grow anywhere
  • red color, sweet flavor
  • eaten fresh, dried, jams, desserts, ice cream, drinks
  • Is a fruit not a berry
  • should be harvested every other day to maintain top quality

 

Tomatillo

 
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  • Is a fruit
  • expensive to buy, very easy to grow
  • needs plenty of space to grow,like you would tomatoes
  • Harvest when papery husk begins to dry

 

Ugli fruit

 
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  • citrus hybrid, cross between tangerine/grapefruit
  • high in vitamins and minerals
  • tropical tree

 

Xylocarp

 
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  • hard woody fruit
  • native to Vietnam, South Asia
  • used in traditional cart making
  • seeds are edible
  • medicinal plant

 

Watermelon

 
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  • pick when ground spot in cream or yellow
  • scrambling/ trailing vine
  • native to southern Africa
  • grown in tropical/ subtropical
  • special kind of berry, hard rind and no internal division
  • flesh is sweet juicy,deep red or pink in color, black seeds
  • eaten fresh, fried, pickled
  • rind is edible, after cooking
  • can produce fruit within 100 days

 

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