Albero da frutto means ‘fruit tree’, although for some fruits, once you learn their name, you also know the name of its tree:
La mela, il melo - Apple, apple tree
La pera, il pero - Pear, pear tree
La castagna, il castagno - Chestnut, chestnut tree
L’albicocca, l’albicocco - Apricot, apricot tree
L’arancia, l’arancio - Orange, orange tree
La pesca, il pesco - Peach, peach tree
La ciliegia, il ciliegio - Cherry, cherry tree
It’s not valid for all fruits that grow on trees, unfortunately, so if in doubt you could say albero di ... for example albero di limoni for ‘lemon tree’, or albero di mango for 'mango tree'.
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