Apples and Pears

What is a pome fruit? A pome is a fruit produced by flowering plants of the apple subtribe (or Malinae) of the rose family (or Rosaceae). The most noticeable characteristic of all pome fruits is the fusing of its seed-producing parts (the carpels) into a fibrous core. Apples and pears are the most notable pome fruits, but quinces, loquats, medlars, and crab apples are also pome fruit...