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List of native and naturalised cultivated fruits of the British Isles The British Isles emerged from the last glacial maximum with very little flora. Flora spread from refuges in areas of Europe which had retained climates suitable for such species (these areas today forming Europe's centres of plant diversity). Much of it came from Iberia, with others from the Balkans and other areas of Europe which escaped glaciation.

Boreal species spread north but were partially superseded by more temperate species. The British Isles are notable for lacking certain species that exist up to the coast of nearby France. In most cases they have been introduced and have naturalised, some may have spread with birds though. In these cases the species arrived too late to cross the land bridge to Great Britain which would have by then become submerged.

This page refers to fruits commonly eaten and cultivated by humans. Fruit of no value to humans is not included.

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Native top fruit
Top fruit refers to fruit trees.

Native soft fruit
This generally includes smaller plants that don't form trees.

A useful website for researching flora (in Swedish)