expression, godan verb (-ru)
bear fruit; produce a crop
Used for plants, trees, or crops producing fruit or harvest. Often in agricultural or gardening contexts.
この木は毎年たくさん実がなる。
This tree bears a lot of fruit every year.
今年はトマトがよく実がなった。
The tomatoes produced a good crop this year.
Standard kanji spelling for 'to bear fruit'.
Alternate kanji spelling using 生る, which can also be read なる meaning 'to bear fruit'.
実る is a single verb meaning 'to ripen' or 'to bear fruit', while 実がなる is a phrase literally meaning 'fruit becomes' and is more descriptive.
Phrase composed of 実 (fruit) + が (subject marker) + なる (to become, to grow). The verb なる here is often written with the kanji 生る when referring to fruit production.