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- Origin: Southeastern Europe
- Number of Varieties: Over 3,000
- Family: Rose
- Season: August through October
- Varieties: Bartlett, Anjou, Bosc, Comice
- Fun Fact: The Pear’s nickname is “Butter Fruit” for its soft, butter-like texture.
- Origin: Africa
- Number of Varieties: Over 1,200
- Family: Cucurbits
- Season: May through September
- Varieties: Carolina Cross, Yellow Crimson, Orangelo, Moon & Stars, Cream of Saskatchewan
- Fun Fact: Watermelons can be classified as both a fruit and vegetable.
- Origin: Asia
- Number of Varieties: 10,000
- Family: Vitaceae
- Season: August through October
- Varieties: Concord, Cotton Candy, Moon Dops, Crimson, Thompson Seedless, Autumn Royal
- Fun Fact: Raisins are dried grapes
- Origin: South America
- Number of Varieties: Over 30
- Family: Bromeliaceae
- Season: May-August
- Varieties: Queen, Red Spanish, Smooth Cayenne, Pernambuco, Kona Sugarloaf
- Fun Fact: Replant the cut off top of a pineapple and it will grow into a new pineapple plant.
- Origin: Southeast Asia
- Number of Varieties: 1,000
- Family: Musaceae
- Season: Year-round
- Varieties: Cavendish, Red Banana, Lady Finger, Blue Java, Plantain, Manzano
- Fun Fact: Some scientists believe bananas may be the world's first fruit.
- Origin: Asia
- Number of Varieties: Over 7500
- Family: Rosaceae
- Season: Year-round
- Varieties: Cripps Pink, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Mcintosh and Red Delicious
- Fun Fact: Apples make up half of the world's deciduous fruit tree production.
- Origin: North America
- Number of Varieties: 600
- Season: March through August
- Varieties: Royal Sovereign, Sonata, Fenella, Symphony, Buddy
- Fun Fact: A Strawberry has an average of 200 seeds on it.