Apple The Fruit

Myths, Facts About Apples & Fun Apple Trivia!

Here's a few interesting fun facts about apple the fruit, myths, and trivia too!

Do you know what the science of apple growing is called? How long can an apple tree live? Who was Johnny Appleseed?

Pomology is the science of apple growing. Apples, the hardiest and most widely cultivated of all tree fruits, are members of the Rose family.

Folk hero Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) did indeed spread the cultivation of apples in the United States. He knew enough about apples, however, so that he didn't distribute seeds, because apples do not grow true from seeds. Instead, he established nurseries in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio.

The game of apple-bobbing began as a Celtic New Year tradition for trying to determine one's future spouse.

In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage; catching it was acceptance.

Apples are 'self-incompatible' - you need two trees growing near each other to have successful pollination. Apple trees take four to six years to produce their first fruit and they can live for hundreds of years.

Interesting facts about apple the fruit...did you know?? There are more than 10,000 varieties of apples grown all over the world!

We did the math - If you ate one apple variety each day, it would take 27.3 years to eat one of every type of apple grown in the world! (provided we did the math right - that is!)

88% of the thousands of varieties of apples that were grown in the early 1900s, no longer exist. If you grew 100 apple trees from the seeds of the same tree, the new apple trees would all be different.

The apples from one tree can fill about 20 boxes each year. An apple harvester picks about 12,000 apples per day!

In recipes calling for white wine, you can substitute apple juice. Two pounds (approx. 1 kg) of apples make one delicious 9-inch apple pie.

To keep potatoes fresh and prevent sprouting, put an apple in the bag.

How can you tell when apples are ripe? Cut open an apple. Brown seeds (not pale), and white flesh indicate a ripe apple for most varieties.

This is what we know about apple the fruit! We'll be adding more fun facts and trivia as we find it!

We hope to see you soon!

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