The apple is the round, edible fruit of the apple tree, most commonly the domestic apple, the most widely grown species in the genus Malus and cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, still grows, and apples spread across Eurasia for thousands of years before reaching North America with European colonists. More than 7,500 cultivars exist today, bred for eating raw, cooking and juice or cider production. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific NameMalus domestica (domestic apple) 1 Domestication Region Era
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Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) is one of the most widespread fungal diseases of apple worldwide.
The brown marmorated stink bug is a major invasive pest of apple orchards in the eastern United States.
The codling moth is the classic worm-in-the-apple pest, the single most damaging insect pest of apple orchards historically.
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a major bacterial disease of apple and other pome fruit.
The spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth), while primarily a forest defoliator, is also a documented pest of apple orchards among its many hosts.
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An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.).
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domestic apple (Malus domestica)
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An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.).
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The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found.
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The apple is the round, edible fruit of the apple tree, most commonly the domestic apple, the most widely grown species in the genus Malus and cultivated worldwide.
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The apple is thought to have been domesticated 4,000-10,000 years ago in the Tian Shan mountains, and then to have travelled along the Silk Road to Europe.
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