Fruit Tree Identification

Name:

Date:

Instructions: From apple orchards to citrus groves, test your knowledge of fruit trees and the delicious bounty they produce!

1.
Which fruit tree is the most widely grown fruit tree in the world?
A
Orange
B
Apple
C
Banana
D
Mango
2.
What type of fruit tree produces drupes — fruits with a fleshy outer part surrounding a pit?
A
Pear tree
B
Peach tree
C
Apple tree
D
Fig tree
3.
Which citrus fruit tree has thorns on its branches and produces small, very sour fruits?
A
Tangerine tree
B
Lemon tree
C
Grapefruit tree
D
Orange tree
4.
The Bartlett is the most popular variety of which fruit tree?
A
Pear
B
Apple
C
Plum
D
Cherry
5.
Which fruit tree is known for requiring a second tree nearby for cross-pollination to produce fruit?
A
Pomegranate
B
Fig
C
Apple
D
Persimmon
6.
What fruit tree produces a large, spiky green fruit with sweet, creamy white flesh inside?
A
Breadfruit
B
Soursop
C
Jackfruit
D
Durian
7.
Which fruit tree is native to China and produces small, rough-skinned orange fruits?
A
Kumquat
B
Calamansi
C
Mandarin
D
Loquat
8.
The Bing variety is the most popular type of which fruit tree?
A
Plum
B
Apricot
C
Cherry
D
Peach
9.
Which fruit tree can live for over 1,000 years and is a symbol of peace?
A
Date palm
B
Walnut tree
C
Olive tree
D
Fig tree
10.
What fruit tree produces the largest edible fruit that can weigh up to 80 pounds?
A
Coconut palm
B
Durian
C
Jackfruit
D
Breadfruit
11.
Which fruit tree is deciduous and known for its beautiful pink blossoms in spring before fruiting?
A
Orange tree
B
Peach tree
C
Avocado tree
D
Mango tree
12.
The Meyer variety is a popular dwarf type of which citrus tree, ideal for home gardens?
A
Lemon tree
B
Orange tree
C
Grapefruit tree
D
Lime tree
13.
Which fruit tree is sometimes called the "alligator pear" tree?
A
Cherimoya tree
B
Guava tree
C
Papaya tree
D
Avocado tree
14.
What fruit tree produces small red fruits called "hips" after its flowers fade?
A
Crabapple
B
Rose
C
Elderberry
D
Hawthorn
15.
Which fruit tree is the source of the spice "mace" as well as the nut itself?
A
Brazil nut tree
B
Nutmeg tree
C
Almond tree
D
Cashew tree

Answer Key

Question 1

B. Apple

Question 2

B. Peach tree

Question 3

B. Lemon tree

Question 4

A. Pear

Question 5

C. Apple

Question 6

B. Soursop

Question 7

A. Kumquat

Question 8

C. Cherry

Question 9

C. Olive tree

Question 10

C. Jackfruit

Question 11

B. Peach tree

Question 12

A. Lemon tree

Question 13

D. Avocado tree

Question 14

B. Rose

Question 15

B. Nutmeg tree

Find more free puzzles and brain games at www.SeniorBrainGames.org