apple trees

Bear fruit annually

Apple trees are fruit-bearing trees of the genus Malus, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit.

They require cold winters to produce well and typically live 50-80 years.

Orchards plant them in rows for easy harvesting: The apple trees were heavy with fruit this year.

A single tree is an apple tree.

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Opposites
botanical/agricultural contrast

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Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G