what is the difference between a grove and an orchard?

Answer 1

i'm not sure of the scientific definitions, you should google botany.com for that. this is how i differentiate. a grove produces hard shell nuts like almonds, pecan or coco.
an orchard produces soft shell fruits such as apple, pear or plum.. but why do they call a bunch of orange trees a grove?

Answer 2

A grove occurs naturally, like a grove of oak trees in the middle of the woods. An orchard is planted... man-made, if you will.

Answer 3

By definition they are the same, however I usually think of a grove as small and/or unorganized while an orchard is a large organized group of trees.

Answer 4

A grove is either: A small wood or stand of trees lacking dense undergrowth or it is A group of trees planted and cultivated for the production of fruit or nuts.

An orchard is: An area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees or The trees cultivated in such an area.

Answer 5

I believe that an orchard of fruit trees is one kind of grove, but a grove can also be a stand of non-fruit trees as well.

So and orchard is a kind of grove, but all groves are not orchards.

according to dictionary.com:

"grove /groʊv/
–noun
1. a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.
2. a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, esp. citrus trees: a grove of lemon trees."

"or·chard /ˈɔrtʃərd/
–noun
1. an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
2. a group or collection of such trees."

Answer 6

its like apples and oranges