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Fruit naked, without husks or capsules

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Fruit round and green, 2x to 5x in diameter, made of many small units that are packed tightly together Fruit round and green, 2" to 5" in diameter, made of many small units that are packed tightly together

Osage Orange
Fruit oblong, large, fleshy and green, looking somewhat like a banana Fruit oblong, large, fleshy and green, looking somewhat like a banana

Pawpaw
Single fruits 1/8" to 1/4" in diameter, with 50 or more closely packed into an upright mass

Staghorn Sumac

Dwarf Sumac

NOTE: Read both fact pages to separate these similar trees.
Fruit rounder or only slightly oblong, may be clustered but not packed tightly together; various sizes, but not at all like a banana Fruit rounder or only slightly oblong, may be clustered but not packed tightly together; various sizes, but not at all like a banana
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