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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
Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs

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