Thinning fruits on trees leads to better harvest The benefits of removing some fruit now from trees include better tasting produce and possibly fewer pests. The Library of Congress Read more on Seattle Times

I’ve seen the expressions “leftover fruits” and “thinned fruits” but, within the contexts I saw them, I understand they mean the “fruits which remain on the tree or plant”. I would like to know how to refer to the fruits that are removed from the trees and are usually discarded.