Types of FruitPome - most of the fruit is formed from the receptacle (under the flower) eg pear, apple Drupe - has fleshy fruit and a single seed with a hard endocarp eg peaches, coconut and olives Berry - has many seeds eg tomatoes, peppers and cucumber but not strawberries! Aggregate fruit - develop from one flower with many pistils eg strawberries. Legumes - split along two sides eg beans, peas Capsules - are dry fruit that have several carpels eg orchids Nuts - have one seed and a hard pericarp eg acorns Grains - have the fruit and seed joined closely together eg wheat, rice, barley. Multiple fruits - come from several different flowers joined together eg pineapples. DrupesMore soonOur Garden Progress
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