National Apple Betty Day! Five Food Finds about Apples: • The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family (Rosaceae). • It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. • Apples grow on small, deciduous trees. • The tree originated in Western 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.
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