Fruit

A fruit is food produced by a tree or bush plant. Over time a fully grown tree will generate fruit which will grow in size over time to a specific size. For example, an Apple Tree will generate apples over time. After a fruit is fully grown it will fall down to the ground after a while, though tapping the shovel on the tree will knock any fruit off immediately. Fruit that is not fully grown will be visibly different from a fruit that is fully grown when on the tree in Viva Piñata and Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, and fruit are not fully grown and knocked off the tree will come out rotten and will break almost immediately after being knocked off the tree in all games. For example, an Apple will appear green when not fully grown. Also, fruit automatically turn rotten over time, or manually made rotten by tapping it with a shovel. Turning foods rotten is required to meet the requirements of some piñata species who may need to eat the rotten food.

When the Taffly eats a fruit, it produces a certain color of fertilizer. This fertilizer can then be used to fertilize growing plants. In Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise, this is the only way to obtain fertilizer, as no stores sell it.

List of Fruit

Fruit/Berry	Journal Information	Level	Value	Grown By
Acorn	Acorns are the fruit* of the oak tree. There are several animals who find them delicious, and a full sized oak tree can grow acorns at an astonishing rate.*	10	110	Oak Tree
Apple	Round and red, a succulent apple is food for a lot of creatures. Apple trees are easy to grow, so you should soon have plenty of apples to share.	2	6	Apple Tree
Banana	Of all the fruits, the banana is the least aerodynamic. It's easy to throw an apple or a fircone, but the banana never seems to hit its target. Errr... I suppose that isn't particularly useful information, is it?	7	56	Banana Tree
Blackberry	This sweet, juicy, dark fruit* comes from the bramble. If it weren't for the useful blackberry, the bramble might be considered a weed.*	3	12	Blackberry bush
Blue Gem	I still find it hard to believe that these sparkling blue beauties grow on a tree.	8	72	Gem Tree
Blueberry	My cousin once picked a tin bath full of blueberries. Then he tripped on his shoelace and fell into the bath. He was stained blue from head to toe! His friends thought he was cold and brought him scarves and gloves for his birthday. The moral of this tale is TIE YOUR SHOELACES!	5	30	Blueberry Bush
Coconut	This huge nut is very, very hard. Some buccaneers set sail without cannonballs and used coconuts instead. Their ships were lighter and more maneuverable, and if they were lost at sea, they could eat the nuts and survive for a week. Not really.	9	90	Palm Tree
Fir Cone	Fir trees can grow in snowy conditions. They produce cones, so even animals that live in freezing conditions have a source of food.	4	20	Fir Tree
Gooseberry	Gooseberries are quite sour, and people usually have to cook them (and add some sugar) to make them taste better. However some Pinatas like to eat them just as they are... weirdoes.	4	20	Gooseberry Bush
Green Gem	The green gem is greener than the greenest greenery in all of Piñata Island's green land.	8	72	Gem Tree
Hazelnut	Hazelnuts are nuts, from the Hazel tree. Sometimes the truth is duller than you could possibly imagine.	3	12	Hazel Tree
Holly Berry	People don't eat holly berries. I'm not sure why, but they probably make you sick. Here's some free advice - never eat stuff you aren't 100% sure of. On the positive side, there are several Piñatas that enjoy holly berries!	2	6	Holly bush
Monkeynut	These nuts grow in very brittle shells, almost as if they want to be eaten. You might be suspicious that something given up so easily isn't very good, but these are delicious!	6	42	Monkeynut Tree
Nightshade Berry	This dark purple berry* is really quite poisonous. It wouldn't be so bad if it were really horrible looking, but it looks nice! You should never eat anything unless you know it's safe!*	6	42	Nightshade bush
Orange	While oranges are growing, they seem to absorb the sunshine and turn it into juice. They taste amazing and are a good start to the morning, unless you start to peel them and a spot of that juice goes into your eye. That could ruin the morning for you, so I recommend wearing sturdy goggles before breakfast.	5	40	Orange Tree
Purple Gem	With its dark, alluring qualities, the purple gem is truly a fascinating sight.	8	72	Gem Tree
Red Gem	An amazing phenomenon, the red gem is a welcoming crimson sight for any hardworking gardener!	8	72	Gem Tree
Yellow Gem	Be careful when handling this beauty - the yellow gem is as bright as the mid-summer sun!	8	72	Gem Tree