Across
- 3. Which nut is a member of the peach family? (6)
- 6. Cultivated winter squash that is actually a fruit (7)
- 7. What reproductive horticultural method creates the ‘Fruit Salad’ tree? (8)
- 9. Science of growing fruit (8)
- 11. Japanese cantaloupes which are the most expensive fruit in the world (6)
- 12. Which fruit do farmers hire helicopters for to air dry their trees? (5)
- 13. Which fruit vine can cause kidney failure in dogs? (5)
- 15. Milky fluid found in citrus fruits and cherries (5)
- 16. Toxic substance found in the leaves and stems of the tomato plant (8)
- 18. Which flower family are apples, peaches and raspberries all members of? (4)
- 21. Elongated edible fruit which is botanically classified as a berry (6)
- 22. Which tropical plant only provides one fruit per year? (9)
- 23. Which berry is noted for being the world’s most shiniest living thing? (6)
Down
- 1. Fruit that was banned in the US in the early 1900’s (12)
- 2. Old English term meaning ‘red-yellow’ used for describing an orange (10)
- 4. Hybrid tomato and tobacco plant (7)
- 5. – Race One, fungal disease that wiped out the ‘Gros Michel’ banana in the 1960’s (6)
- 8. How many chemicals are used to create an artificial strawberry taste? (5)
- 10. Which fruit makes sour foods taste sweet? (7)
- 12. Banana cultivar that are being wiped out by the ‘Race Four’ fungal disease (9)
- 14. Creamy high-fat fruit (7)
- 17. Which fruit will provide you with more energy than coffee? (5)
- 19. How many shades are involved in artificially ripened bananas? (5)
- 20. Large green-striped fruit that is classified as a berry (10)