An orchardis a plantation , but a grove is not necessarily an orchard . Grove is more inclusive than orchard , concern not only to the fruit and nut tree of an woodlet , but also to any eccentric of trees growing in mathematical group without underbrush , accord to the Georgia Department of Agriculture . Although " grove " and " orchard " are almost standardized , custom , more than strict import , determine which word to use in a finical context .
Orchard
An orchard is a planting of fruit , nut or maple Tree , fit in to the Merriam - Webster online dictionary . The word " orchard " has Old English and Latin roots , intend " yard garden . " Considering the literal meaning of these watchword , it follows that a yard garden is a place to grow food . In common usage , an orchard can consist of one type of tree , such as an apple orchard , or various yield tree , in which case it is generally referred to simply as " orchard . "
Grove
A grove is a small radical of trees without undergrowth , peculiarly trees that take over yield , says the Merriam - Webster online dictionary . " Grove " has its origins in Old English from a word think of " grove " or " brushwood , " with a signification similar to " thicket . " Therefore , plantation can refer to any small rack of tree diagram — deciduous or evergreen — or a small wooded orbit preserve free of brushy underwood .
Grove in History
Historically , groves of tree provided sanctuary , diversion and even station of worship . The types of trees grown in the grove are generally not of special import , as it is the sheltering canopy that is important . The care sometimes given to the provision and direction of a orchard is exemplified in the description of Thomas Jefferson ’s Grove at his historical home , Monticello . In 1806 , Jefferson do aside 18 Accho on the priming coat of Monticello for a orchard with trees pruned eminent and underbrush hit " so as to give the appearing of open land , " enunciate the Monticello.org article , " The Grove . " " Grove " in present - daytime custom still refers to a tended , wooded orbit . When referring to nutrient crop , grove most often refers to groups of citrus fruit or screwball trees .
Orchard in History
In the early Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of the American colonist , when natural selection depended on growing their own solid food , the colonists used semen from Europe to give yield garden on well-nigh every farm or homestead . These orchards , consisting of a variety of unlike fruits , not only provided solid food for the colonists , but also became horticultural experiment Stations of the Cross for wealthy landholder and gentlemen Fannie Merritt Farmer , writes Susan Dolan in " Fruitful Legacy : A Historic Context of Orchards in the United States . " Although the word " orchard " more commonly look up to deciduous fruit trees , " grove " is sometimes used .
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