Cherry, but not strawberry

TREE

Think of what grows from a pit and can bear fruit, but isn’t a bush or vine.

This clue plays on the double meaning of "cherry." While "cherry" usually refers to the fruit, it can also mean the cherry tree itself—unlike "strawberry," which is only a plant, not a tree. The word "but" signals the contrast, hinting that the answer isn’t the fruit but the thing that produces it. So, the answer is "TREE," since a cherry grows on one but a strawberry doesn’t.