apple-trees

Fruit orchard fixtures

Apple-trees is the plural of apple-tree, a deciduous tree cultivated for its fruit.

The hyphenated form is older and less common than the open compound apple trees, which now predominates in both American and British usage: The orchard's apple trees were heavy with fruit.

horticulture

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

espalier · pollination · crabapple · cultivar · blossom · budding · sapling · nursery · bare-root · whip

symbolism

Eden

Scriptural original paradise

Newton · gravity · Johnny Appleseed · Avalon · mythology · folklore · fertility · immortality · discord · William Tell

harvest

picking

Act of selecting

ripening · ladder · cider press · autumn · crop · storage · bruising · windfall · gleaning · basket

pests

fire blight

Bacterial infection of fruit trees

spray · fungicide · canker · rust · maggot · tent caterpillar · pesticide · neem · traps · disease resistance

landscape

shade

Darkness from blocked light

grove · hedgerow · spring blossoms · picturesque · rural · countryside · property · lawn · garden · scenic

Opposites
fruit type

apple-treescitrus trees

Plants yielding tangy fruit

citrus groves · orange trees · lemon trees · palm trees · coconut palms

plant category

apple-treesgrasses

Monocot blade plants

vegetables · root crops · wheat · corn stalks · shrubs

Family

apple, tree, apples, trees, apple-tree, applet

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G