*Apples have existed since the length of recorded history and
believed to have been known as far back as ancient Rome.
*The oldest apple variety still grown today, The Lady of Api, is
dated back to the first century A.D.
*Newton used the fall of the apple to illustrate the pull of
gravity.
*Apples are not native to the United States, but were brought here
by early European settlers. The first orchard was planted in 1625
by William Blackstone on Boston’s Beacon Hill. This orchard still
exists.
*The native apple of the United States is the “crabapple”.
*John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) traveled throughout planting
orchards in his lifetime. He obtained his apple seeds from
orchards that processed apple cider.
*The Red Delicious is the most popular variety of apples grown in
the United States.
*There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples grown world wide,
but only 2,500 grown in the United States.
*Peoples Republic of China is the largest producers of apples,
followed by the United States. Washington State produces the
largest amount of apples in the United States.
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