Temperate fruits and other fruits

This is the starting page for temperate fruits and other fruits. With other fruits I mean those that are note included in my database and website about tropical fruits Most of these fruits originate in regions with a temperate climate, but some are also found in the cooler areas in the tropics (hills, mountains). Click on the links or on the photos below. For each fruit there is a separate page with an introduction, some basic information, a number of photos, and sometimes one or more recipes. Some pages are not complete yet, this is a work in progress.

Don't forget to eat more fruits because they are an important source of vitamins and minerals and form part of a healthy diet.

Have a look at some fruity proverbs and quotes.

Proverbs & Quotes

Here are a few proverbs and quotes about fruits. See also my complete collection of fruit proverbs and quotes.

• Forbidden fruit is sweetest.
• Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
• The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit.
• A tree is known by its fruit.
• A good tree brings forth good fruit.
• He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
• To eat the bitter fruit of one's own doings.
• Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet.
• The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
• It is only the fruit-laden tree that receives the shower of stones from passersby.
• Pick your friends like you pick your fruit.
• If you would enjoy the fruit, pluck not the flower.