Apple (fruit)


An apple is a sweet, edible fruit produced by an apple tree or Malus domestica. Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus.

Apple
Apple to flower




Kingdom Plantae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae
Genus Malus
Species M. domestica
The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe and were brought to North America by European colonists.

Green apple


Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and European Christian tradition.

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