Bearing habit of fruit trees: Mode of arrangement of flower, flower buds, inflorescence and fruits is called bearing habit of fruit trees.
There are mainly 4 types of bearing habit present in fruit trees. They are:
1. Terminal bearing habit: develop on terminal part of spur. Example: mango, litchi, pineapple, apple, peach, olive etc.
2. Lateral bearing habit: develop on lateral part of spur. Example: date palm, citrus, coconut, grape, avocado, tamarind etc.
3. Mixed bearing habit: develop on both terminal & lateral part of spur. Example: guava, apple, pear, hog plum, etc.
4. Adventitious bearing habit: Develop on other parts other than spur. Example: jack fruit, averrhoa, lotcon etc.