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Drupe development
A six-image montage showing the development of a typical drupe, the nectarine (Prunus persica) over a 7½ month period:
  1. Bud formation (early winter)
  2. Leaves start to develop (early spring)
  3. Flowers are pollinated (early spring)
  4. After successful pollination, incipient fruit forms (mid-spring)
  5. Fruit is well developed and continues to grow (late spring)
  6. Fruit fully ripens (midsummer)
Photo credit: John O'Neill