In article , whiteMemphis
writes
I don't understand how a fruit tree, say an apple might end up getting
pollinated by as many different types of apple trees in the area close
enough for bee travel or wind and yet all the apples will be the same, even
with all the possible different types of pollen that could have been
involved in fertilization. I suppose I should have concentrated more in
botany class.

The fruit of an apple (or any other plant) is composed of maternal
tissue, and displays the maternal phenotype. It's only the seed (maybe
only the embryo) that has a different genotype, and might be expect to
display a varying phenotype.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley