Malus Domestica (Apple)

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                    today we are Talk about Malus Domestica.
 Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus.

Apple trees are large if grown from seed. Generally, apple cultivars are propagated by grafting onto rootstocks, which control the size of the resulting tree. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Different cultivars are bred for various tastes and use, including cooking, eating raw and cider production. Trees and fruit are prone to a number of fungal, bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means. In 2010, the fruit's genome was sequenced as part of research on disease control and selective breeding in apple production.

Worldwide production of apples in 2018 was 86 million tonnes, with China accounting for nearly half of the total 

An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. 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. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and European Christian tradition.

   The Apple tree is the oldest cultivated tree in Europe, in a wild state, to the temperate and cold parts of the northern hemisphere, though Apples are now cultivated at the Cape, in Australia, and in New Zealand. The Apple species cannot be grown within the tropics or north of the Arctic Circle. The wild Apple has its branches frequently armed with thorns. The unripe fruits of the wild Apple are used in the manufacture of verjuice, now mainly made in France, which, now days, when the drink is fermented and sweetened is the only way people drink it., but in the sixteenth century the fruit was in more esteem than it now is. Christmas was then the season that apples were served as hot ale to drink.

Common Name: Apple Tree

Scientific Name:   Pyrus Malus

Family Name:   Pyrus Malus Apple

Continent of Origin: Europe and Western Asia

Most Distinguishing Morphological Features of This Plant: Has fruit that most people know, the apple. Small yellow colored fruit that comes in around the spring and fall time.

Plant Growth Habit:     Small Tree  

Height at Maturity:     Between 3 – 10 Feet  

Apple varieties, of which there are thousands, fall into three broad classes:-(1) cider varieties; (2) cooking varieties; and (3) dessert varieties, which differ widely but tend to emphasize colour, size, aroma, smoothness, and perhaps crispness and tang. Many varieties are relatively high in sugar, only mildly acidic, and very low in tannin. Apples provide vitamins A and C, are high in carbohydrates, and are an excellent source of dietary fibre. Apples are eaten fresh or cooked in a variety of ways and are frequently used as a pastry filling, apple pie being perhaps the archetypal American dessert. Especially in Europe, fried apples characteristically accompany certain dishes of sausage or pork.

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