"fruitwood" meaning in English

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          "text": "Cem Akin, Leah Rottke (2011 August 1) The Home Orchard Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Fruit Trees Anywhere, Quarry Books, →ISBN, pages 45–: “...let's talk about the qualities of fruitwood (also known as a scion when grafted onto a rootstock), or the portion of the tree above the graft union.”"
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          "text": "Warren C. Micke (1996) Almond Production Manual, UCANR Publications, →ISBN, pages 127–: “In mature trees, water sprouts become replacement fruitwood as old wood is removed.”"
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