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Deciduous fruit

Fruit from trees that drop their leaves in winter, such as apples, pears and stone fruit

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Plain meaning
Fruit from trees that drop their leaves in winter, such as apples, pears and stone fruit
How to use it
Check the land's winter chill before planting deciduous fruit.
South African benchmark
South African deciduous fruit is centred in the Western Cape.
Country notes
Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands are the main deciduous fruit area in the four local markets.
Go and read
M5-U1, M5-U6
Calculate it
T-M5-02 Orchard Establishment Cost
Library sources
LIB-A026, LIB-A028, LIB-A029, LIB-P-Apple, LIB-P-Pear
See also
Chill units, Cultivar licence
Deciduous Fruit and Table Grapes: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedDeciduous Fruit and Table Grapes: how the business runsSold bycartons per hectare1Plant trees2Grow to bearing3Pick4Cold store5Export or local marketZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Deciduous Fruit and Table Grapes Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M5 Deciduous Fruit and Table Grapes.