History of an Apple

The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruit, and the most used by humans. Apples grow on small, deciduous trees. The tree originated in central Asia. Apples have been grow for thousands of years in Asia and Europe and were brought to North America by European colonists.

There are many cultivars of apples that are bred for various tastes and uses, including cooking, fresh eating and cider production. Alexander the Great is credited with finding dwarfed apples in Kazakhstan in Asia in 328 BC. Colonists brought apples to North American in the 17th century and Reverand William Blaxton planted the first apple orchard on the North American continent in Boston in 1625. In the 20th century, irrigation projects in Eastern Washington began and allowed the development of the multibillion-dollar fruit industry, of which the apple is the leading product.

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