It could be the The Bristlecone Pine Tree, which is the longest living trees in the world.
Probably a chestnut tree. try cracking that prickly layer open and see if there isn't a chestnut inside.
Sweet Gum has seed pods like you describe.
The tree that has large thorns and yellow, fuzzy fruit is called the Poncirus trifoliata. The species was introduced from China.
Actually, Yes, they do have thorns. Citrus trees sold at nursery centers are usually hybrids, and are bred not to have thorns. My son planted 10 fresh orange seeds 2 yrs ago, and they have thorns on them, so I suppose they reverted back to their original thorny state. Most citrus trees have thorns in the wild to keep animals away from the fruit.
Hawthorn.
yes thorns help protect plants from it's natural enemy's such as black berries have thorns to prevent them from being eating however this is in a perfect world and if there is a defense there will always be an offence to counter it
Mutations of fruit flies are when they fly around in your house and rot your fruit. YUCKY!
The cactus has flat green "paddles" covered in long thorns. The "paddles" can be eaten like a vegetable after pulling the thorns, peeling, and cooking. If you want dice. The fruit is round red or orange "pears" covered in short thorns. The "pears" can be eaten like a fruit after pulling the thorns and washing (peeling is usually unnecessary).
Brambles are blackberry bushes and the fruit can be eaten raw. The bramble is made up of long arching stems with prickly thorns. There is also a US version of the bramble that does not grow thorns.
Rambutan fruit, Lychee fruit, Rose Hips
Most fruit trees have thorns they must be planted from the fruit itself because the trees you purchase at a nursary are bred to not have thorns. the tree uses its thorns to protect its fruit from other animals. the only wild fruit tree that does not have thorns is the fig tree.
It is a type of fruit
Yes. It is not necessary to peel prickly pear fruit for freezing, blending, or extracting juice.
prickly pear
cactus
The Lychee The chestnut
Yes, the fruit can be frozen after peeling.
The word 'tuna' is Spanish for the fruit of a plant. That's why it's used to describe the fruit of the prickly pear cactus [Opuntiaspp]. The word for 'tuna fish' in Spanish is 'atun'.
All cacti are flowering plants and do produce fruit (e.g. prickly pears, dragon fruit), however the cactus plant itself is sometimes used as a vegetable (e.g. prickly pear paddles).