orchard

Everyday

An orchard is a piece of land with many fruit trees, like apple, pear, cherry or orange trees, often planted in rows. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a place with trees in rows; trees and fruit are counted; arrays of rows × trees. In everyday life: fruit picking on a farm in autumn. In science: bees pollinate the blossom so the fruit can grow. In stories: an old orchard where children play or hide.

Examples

• The orchard has 8 rows of 12 apple trees. tree →
• Each tree in the orchard gives 50 apples. tree →
• They picked 200 apples in the orchard. tree →
• In spring the orchard is full of white blossom. tree →
• Bees buzz from flower to flower in the cherry orchard. tree →
• We went to an orchard to pick our own pears. tree →
• The farmer sells juice from his orchard. tree →
• The orange orchards in Florida are huge. tree →
• So he continued his journey, and after walking a long way he reached an orchard. tree →

Note

A place, not a number. Rows of trees: total = rows × trees per row. Trap: count trees and fruit separately. Spelling: orchard (not «orchid», which is a flower). Countable: an orchard, two orchards.