A fruit for every season?

[ipsedixit]

What fruit -- to you -- symbolizes each of the four seasons?

While I fully understand that with refrigeration and globalization, we can have bananas year-round and apples whenever, and watermelon in the dead of winter, there are certain fruits that either become popular or hit their peak depending on what month(s) we are in the calendar year.

So, with that said, what fruit brings to mind each of the four seasons?

For me:

Winter: Persimmons
Spring: Cherries (with strawberries a close second)
Summer: Watermelon
Fall: Apples

[caseyjo]

Winter- Oranges
Spring- Strawberries
Summer- Tomatoes
Autumn- Apples

[TheHuntress]

Winter: Blood Oranges
Spring: Mangoes
Summer: Raspberries
Autumn: Pears

[kinnickinnik]

Winter: Oranges
Spring: Rhubarb
Summer: peaches, or cherries (I eagerly await the sour ones each year)
Fall: Apples

[Veggo]

w- honey bells
s- strawberries
s- tomatos
f- pomegranates

[John E.]

Winter: citrus
Spring: rhubarb
Summer: (August) peaches
Autumn: apples

Of course we eat many different types of fruit all year 'round, my list is for symbolism only.

[meatn3]

Winter: Kumquats
Spring: Loquats and Mulberries
Summer: Peaches
Autumn: Pomegranates

[Uncle Bob]

Winter.. ..Louisiana & Texas Citrus........
Spring... ..Stromberries.(Strawberries)
Summer....Elberta Peaches and Vine Ripe Tomatoes
Fall..... .Kieffer pears Ripe off the tree...

[macca]

Winter: Oranges
Spring: Strawberries
Summer: Peaches
Fall: Apples

[Gio]

Winter: Clementine
Spring: Rhubarb
Summer: Green Gage Plum tied with Apricot
Autumn: Apple

[magiesmom]

winter: Blood oranges
Spring: strawberries
Summer : raspberries, rainier cherries
Fall: apples

[Rilke]

Winter: Oranges
Spring: Strawberries
Summer: Rainier cherries, blueberries
Autumn: Pears

[gordeaux]

DITTO -
Cept I need melons too for summer.

[Harters]

Winter - Satsuma
Spring - Rhubarb
Summer - Raspberry
Autumn - Apple