An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production. O
Apple orchard lanes with apples fallen off the trees
Meadow orchard (Streuobstwiese) with view to the Lochenhörnle [de]
Apple orchards after snowfall in Sangla, India
A lemon orchard in the Upper Galilee in Israel
Pomology is a branch of botany that studies fruits and their cultivation. Someone who researches and practices the science of pomology is called a pomologist.
Illustration of the 'Willermoz' pear by Alexandre Bivort from Album de Pomologie (1848–1852)