果园通常是生长乔木或灌木，收获水果以及坚果的人工农业用地。实际上果园很接近于种植水果的花园，如果按照某种分布模式在花园中种植果树，除了收获水果、坚果之外还可以获得美学上的享受。有些果园允许顾客自己采摘水果，在享受美味的同时还可以欣赏田园风光，享受从事农业活动的乐趣。

果园的形状、大小各异，根据所处地形、地貌、环境气候以及种植的果树品种而变化。即便是很小的一片果园，也有可能生产出许多果实，有些偏远地区的家庭通过种植果树来改善家庭收入。人类种植果树的历史非常悠久，最早的一批农业先驱就已经开始学会驯化果树了。他们学习载重优秀的品种，开发出嫁接以及移栽等技术。世界上许多地方都能看到古代遗留下来的果园遗迹。有些果园的果树已经长达几百岁了，仍然还在开花结果。

An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit, vegetable, and nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose. A fruit garden is generally synonymous with an orchard, although it is set on a smaller non-commercial scale and may emphasize berry shrubs in preference to fruit trees. Most temperate-zone orchards are laid out in a regular grid, with a grazed or mown grass or bare soil base that makes maintenance and fruit gathering easy.