2. APRICOT
The apricot is a small tree, 8–12 m (26–39 ft)
tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm (16 in) in
diameter and a dense, spreading canopy.
The leaves are ovate, 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in) long
and 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) wide, with a rounded
base, a pointed tip and a finely serrated
margin. The flowers are 2–4.5 cm (0.8–1.8 in)
in diameter, with five white to pinkish petals;
they are produced singly or in pairs in early
spring before the leaves. The fruit is
a drupe similar to a small peach, 1.5–2.5 cm
(0.6–1.0 in) diameter (larger in some
modern cultivars), from yellow to orange,
often tinged red on the side most exposed to
the sun; its surface can be smooth
(botanically described as: glabrous) or
velvety with very short hairs
(botanically: pubescent). The flesh is usually
firm and not very juicy. Its taste can range
from sweet to tart. The single seed is
enclosed in a hard, stony shell, often called a
"stone", with a grainy, smooth texture except
for three ridges running down one side.
3. APPLE
The apple tree (Malus domestica) is
a deciduous tree in the rose
family best known for its
sweet, pomaceous fruit, theapple. It
is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree,
and is the most widely grown species
in the genus Malus. The tree
originated in Central Asia, where its
wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still
found today. Apples have been
grown for thousands of years in Asia
and Europe, and were brought to
North America by European
colonists. Apples
have religious and mythologicalsignifi
cance in many cultures,
including Norse, Greek and
European Christian traditions.
4. GRAPES
Grapes are a type of fruit that
grow in clusters of 15 to 300, and
can be crimson, black, dark blue,
yellow, green, orange and pink.
"White" grapes are actually green
in color, and are evolutionarily
derived from the purple
grape. Mutations in two
regulatory genes of white grapes
turn off production
of anthocyanins, which are
responsible for the color of purple
grapes.[6] Anthocyanins and
other pigment chemicals of the
larger family of polyphenols in
purple grapes are responsible for
the varying shades of purple in
red wines.[7][8] Grapes are
typically an ellipsoid shape
resembling aprolate spheroid.
5. POMEGRANATE
A shrub or small tree
growing 6 to 10 m high, the
pomegranate has multiple
spiny branches, and is
extremely long-lived, with
some specimens in France
surviving for 200 years.[2] P.
granatum leaves are
opposite or subopposite,
glossy, narrow oblong,
entire, 3–7 cm long and
2 cm broad.
The flowers are bright red
and 3 cm in diameter, with
three to seven
petals.[2] Some fruitless
varieties are grown for the
flowers alone
