Riddle

It produces a flower but it is not its fruit; it produces branches which are its fruit.

Choose an answer

A.Wheat
B.Bamboo
C.Rice
D.Sweet corn
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 9 letters, starting with "S".

Answer

Sweet corn

Why this is the answer

A corn plant grows a tassel (flower) at its top, which is not the harvested part; instead, the ears growing along its stalk ("branches") are its useful "fruit."

This riddle is filed under Hard/Difficult Riddles and rated Hard.