• 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.