fruit-tree

Orchard's main occupant

A fruit-tree is a tree cultivated primarily for its edible fruit rather than timber, shade, or ornament: apple trees, cherry trees, pear trees.

The hyphenated form emphasizes the compound as a single concept, though fruit tree without the hyphen is more common in contemporary usage.

cultivation

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

  • groveSmall stand of trees
  • graftingJoining tissues to grow together
  • pruningCutting vegetation for health

rootstock · espalier · scion · propagation · irrigation · fertilization · pollination · tending · varietal · arboriculture

botany

deciduous

Sheds foliage seasonally

sapling · branches · trunk · bark · foliage · leaves · canopy · dormancy · rootstock · hardy

blossom

petals

Colored bloom segments

bees · fragrance · nectar · buds · pink · white · pollen · flowering · cross-pollination · ornamental

harvest

picking

Act of selecting

basket · ladder · plucking · gleaning · yield · crop · abundance · seasonal · ripeness · gathering

shade

canopy

Overhead protective covering

picnic · hammock · relaxation · tranquility · serenity · lush · foliage · garden · backyard · landscaping

Opposites
agricultural purpose

fruit-treeshade tree

Plant grown for canopy

ornamental tree · vegetable garden · Christmas tree · windbreak · street tree

botanical productivity

fruit-treedeadwood

Unproductive people or things

dead tree · ornamental · evergreen · conifer

plant type/garden category

fruit-treevegetable garden

Plot for edible plants

vegetable patch · root vegetable · cereal crop

Family

fruit, tree, fruits, trees, fruited, fruiting, fruitful, fruitless, fruity

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