Featured Galleries: Fruits and Seeds

Upon hearing the word "fruit," your first thought may be of apples or oranges. While these fruits are delicious and beautiful, the fruits and seeds that plants produce take many forms from the oak's acorn to the Kentucky coffeetree's legume. Explore this gallery to view the colors, textures, and shapes of a variety of fruits and seeds.

Euonymus americanus L. (strawberry-bush), macro close-up of fruit

Quercus dentata (Daimyo oak), acorn caps detail

Quercus 'K.B. Crystal' (K. B. Crystal Oak), fruit, immature

Quercus alba (white oak) and Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak), acorns detail

Acer rubrum (red maple), fruit

Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake (snowberry), fruit

Aesculus hippocastanum L. (horse-chestnut), close-up of fruit

Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye), fruit, immature

Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye), fruit, mature

Cephalanthus occidentalis L. (buttonbush), ripe fruit

Asclepias L. (milkweed), fruit

Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed), seed

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Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’ (Issai purple beautyberry), close-up of fruit

Malus 'Adirondack' (Adirondack Crabapple), fruit, immature

Malus 'Mandarin Magic' (Mandarin Magic Crabapple), fruit, mature

Malus 'Pumpkin Pie' (Pumpkin Pie Crabapple), fruit, mature

Malus sargentii (Sargent's Crabapple), fruit, immature

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal (pawpaw), fruits, seeds

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Sieb. & Zucc. (katsura tree), fruit

Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch (Kentucky coffeetree), fruit (pod) opened with seeds showing

Sambucus canadensis (common elderberry), fruit cluster, drupes, stems

Pyrus phaeocarpa (Dusky Pear), fruit, mature

Corylus americana (American Hazelnut), fruit, mature

Rhus glabra L. (smooth sumac), close-up of fruit, panicle of drupes

Albizia julibrissin (Silk-tree), fruit, mature

Ulmus rubra (Slippery Elm), fruit, mature

Cornus kousa var. chinensis A. Osborn (Chinese kousa dogwood), close-up of fruit

Cornus obliqua (Blue-fruited Dogwood), fruit, mature

Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood), fruit, mature

Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory) , fruit, immature

Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory) , seed

Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia), infructescence

Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia), seed

Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. (American chestnut), fruit (nut)

Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo), seed, mature

Sorbus aucuparia (European Mountain-ash), fruit, mature

Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet-gum), leaves, fruit

Tilia americana var. heterophylla 'Continental Appeal' (PP 3770) (Continental Appeal White Basswood), fruit, mature

Juglans nigra (Black Walnut), fruit, mature

Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. (golden rain tree), fruit open to show seeds