31+ Pome Fruit Examples: Detailed Explanations And Images

This article will give you a description of different pome fruit examples.

Pome fruit belongs to the rose family – Rosaceae, and subfamily – Amygdaloideae. Pome fruit is one of the three primary types of fleshy fruit.

• Apples
• Alice apples
• Ambrosia apples
• Cox’s orange pippin apples
• Crips pink apples
• Egremont Russel apples
• Granny Smith apples
• Golden delicious apples
• Fuji apples
• Honeycrisp apples
• Gloster apples
• Gala apples
• Arkansas black apples
• Pears
• D’Anjou pears
• Asian pears
• Bartlet pears
• Bosc pears
• Comice pears
• Forella pears
• Red pears
• Seckel pear
• Yali pears
• Medlar
• Rowans
• Loquat
• Quince
• Californian Holly
• Serviceberries
• Chokeberries
• Hawthorns
• Tejocote

The morphological identity of a pome fruit is an absence of a central stone; instead, it has several seeds grouped in a chamber in between, which can be easily seen on cutting the fruit from the middle. The edible part of the fruit is its fleshy hypanthium. Hypanthium is made from the fused carpels and some accessory tissue of the flower.

The word pome goes back to the 14th century when it was adopted from an old French word –”pomme”, which was used widely to refer to apple-like fruits.

1. Apples

Apple or Malus domesticus is cultivated worldwide with more species richness in Europe and Central Asia. It was brought to these countries by north America, and now it has become a staple fruit there. Apple also holds mythological and historical significance. A famous saying goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” It explains the fruit’s medicinal value attributed to its nutritious juice, which is commercially sold as apple cider vinegar.

2. Alice apples

It is found in Washington; pink blush colour over a creamy yellow background.

3. Ambrosia apples

It was first discovered in Columbia and Canada, primarily glossy red with yellow patches.

4. Cox’s orange pippin apples

Classic English apple. The richness and complexity of flavour make it the most widely cultivated form of an apple. Orange-red colouring

5. Crips pink apples

Its trade name is pink lady, is an ellipsoidal apple mainly traded in Australia. Distinct blush colour mixed with green.

6. Egremont Russel apples

Dry, dull yellow-skinned classic English apple famous from the Victorian era. Known for its sharp and sweet taste.

7. Granny Smith apples

Famously known as green apple, sometimes referred to as sour apple due to its sharp sour taste. It originated in Australia and has been propagated worldwide now.

8. Golden delicious apples

It is a large apple fruit with yellowish-green shiny skin, thus called “golden delicious”. They are mainly used to make applesauce.

9. Fuji apples

These large round apples are mainly cultivated across Fujisaki, Japan. Desirable for breeders and traders for extended shelf life.

10. Honeycrisp apples

It was initially made in a Horticulture research centre as a hybrid of Macoun and Honeygold. They are sweeter, crispier and retain their pigment for long. Also, possessing a longer shelf life has made it a commercial success.

11. Gloster apples

It possesses an attractive conic shape. Mostly loved for its crisp, fleshy fruit.

12. Gala apples

is non-uniform in colour and texture and has a milder taste than other varieties. 

13. Arkansas black apples

The speciality of Benton country, Alaska. Rare fruit with black colour and mix taste of apple, cherry, vanilla and cinnamon.

14. Pears

Belongs to the genus Pyrus of the family Rosaceae, this fruit originated in central Asia and is famously known as Nashpati or Indian pear. It has a unique shape and is used in literature as “pear-shaped”. Just like an apple, it is a fleshy fruit with more sharpness in the texture and a sweet juicy taste.

15. D’anjou pears

Also called Beurr d’ Anjou, it originated in France.

16. Asian pears

One of the most widely cultivated pears. Known for its crisp texture and higher water and juicy content.

17. Bartlet pears

Most widely used pear. They are used as a fruit, snack, jam, and marinating beef. It has a strikingly green colour, which develops a bit yellowish tinge on ripening.

18. Bosc pears

As the name suggests, it originated in Belgium. Although it has medium sweetness and a smaller core, they are a typical household due to its lower price and excellent shelf life.

19. Comice pears

It is a large pear with creamy-white and juicy flesh. Skin is greenish-yellow with patches of red. It is loved widely in desserts and thus referred to as dessert pear.

20. Forella pears

Its name comes from its skin texture of freckles of red and green. Its name means trout. Due to their small size, they are also referred to as tiny pears. The flesh is relatively rigid and has less flavour or juice. 

21. Red pears

It is a strikingly distinguished type of pear due to its dark red skin. They are a closer sibling of d’Anjous.

22. Seckel pears

One of the most miniature commercially available pears. Discovered in Philadelphia, they vary in colour ranging from green to yellow and orange-red.

23. Yali pears

It is known for its highest water content. Eating it feels like eating a glass of juice. Its crisp and sweet taste adds to the flavour. Although it has creamy-dull skin, it is one of the popular crops in china, where it is mainly eaten raw.

24. Medlar

Ancient fruit has been cultivated since the time of ancient Greece. It holds significance in the ancient Greek era’s social and historical stories. The fruit’s skin is dull and brown, which still has some remains of the carpels from the flower. However, the fruit is soft in the middle, turning brownish on ripening, giving a rotten look.

25. Rowans or mountain ashes

It is native to most of Europe, Siberia, and North Africa. Berry like fruit with a bitter taste. They are primarily used in cooking, jam, wine and liquor. The leaves of the tree are also used to make a special herb beer.

26. Loquat or Japanese plum

It originated from the southern parts of China but was later traded into Japan and became endemic there. However, it contains cyanide in heavy amounts but is widely used in Japan to make sake, a Japanese beer. The fruit possesses medicinal properties and is used in the form of syrups. 

27. Quince

It is of Caucasian origin with a yellow exterior and a dry and sweet interior. The fruit is loved for its aroma. Due to its remarkable resemblance with the apple, it has been mistranslated in many texts. 

28. Californian holly

Also called Christmas berry. It is a berry-like pome fruit. It was profused and red in its texture. It is an essential fruit in the coastal region of India, where it is eaten fresh or made into juice. The dried form of the fruit is also used widely and sold commercially. 

29. Serviceberry

Also called Western juneberry, a small shrub growing in Alaska and Canada. Although they resemble blueberries, they are pretty different in terms of taste. It consists of an almond-like flavour. Eaten fresh or made into jams and pies.

30. Chokeberries or Aronia

Antioxidant-rich, this pome fruit is found mainly in northern America. Its antioxidant property makes it a significant component in tea and other beverages. It is a great flavouring agent. One of its variants, Black chokeberries, is titled a superfruit.

31. Hawthorns

Famously known as thornapples, Mainly found in Asia and Europe, this family is a close relative of loquats. The varieties include Chinese hawthorns, oriental hawthorn, Siberian hawthorn, Indian hawthorn etc.

32. Tejocote

It is a close relative of the hawthorn family native to Mexico and some parts of Guatemala. It tastes and looks like a dried apple. However, it is used widely commercially and medicinally. During Christmas, it served as a famous hot dish – ponche.

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