Trees Part 2 - Fruit Trees with some fun facts

1. Trees:Fruit Trees (part2)

2. Apple Tree There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples

3. Pear Tree The ancient Kingdom of Dardania was named after the pear, meaning "Pearland."

4. Orange Tree Known In a number of languages as a "Chinese apple"

5. Cherry Tree The cultivated forms are of the species Wild Cherry and Sour Cherry

6. Plum Tree The Serbian plum is the third most produced in the world and the alcoholic drink slivovitzis the national drink of Serbia.

7. Apricot Tree Turkey is the leading apricot producer, followed by Iran.

8. Fig Tree Figs are one of the highest plant sources of calcium and fiber.

9. Peach Tree Cultivated peaches are divided into clingstones and freestones, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not.

10. Lemon Tree In South East Asia, Lemon was known for its antiseptic properties and was used as antidote for various poisons.

11. Lime Tree In cooking, lime is valued both for the acidity of its juice and the floral aroma of its zest.

12. Persimmon Tree Persimmon, known to the ancient Greeks as "the fruit of the gods"

13. Pomegranate Tree About 760 different local varieties of pomegranate have been recognized in Iran.

14. What is your favorite fruit?