Fruit bearing Trees that blossom

[fruitcake]

What fruit bearing trees blossom or flower before they bear their fruit? AND do these trees lose their blossoms before they can bear fruit ?

[woofgang]

All fruit bearing trees blossom before they bear fruit. The flowers are needed to make the fruit, just like any other seed propagated plant, the flower gets pollinated and makes seeds, in fruit, the seeds are coated with a tasty pulp exterior covered by a skin.

[apricot]

Orange trees can have fruit and blossom at the same time but on different branches.