fruit crates

Orchard shipping containers

Fruit crates are wooden or plastic containers used to transport and store fresh produce.

The slatted wooden versions became iconic in American agriculture and are now sought after for rustic décor and DIY furniture: She stacked old fruit crates to make a bookshelf.

The term sometimes appears in nostalgic contexts evoking farm stands and orchards.

Related

harvest · stacked · apples · oranges · apple picking · shipping · shipping label · pallets · bushel · produce · market · splinters · stamped · labels · rustic · flea market finds · warehouse · loading

Opposites
container material

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container purpose/contents

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container permanence

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Enclosed containers for exhibiting

jewelry boxes · hope chests · armoires · built-in shelving

Family

fruit, crate, fruits, crates, fruited, fruiting, fruitful, fruitless, fruity

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