Fruit is the collective term for the edible fruits and seeds of perennial crop plants. The encyclopedias of Zedler [2] and Krünitz [3]; [4] distinguish between juicy fleshed pome fruits (apples, pears, quinces, loquats) and stone fruits (cherries, plums, apricots, peaches), berries, and the seeds of nuts (“shell fruits”) (hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts). Several cultivars, such as m…