An apple is a fruit. It grows on an apple tree. Apple trees grow in more parts of the world than any other fruit tree. They have been in existence for about two million years. The first American colonists brought apple seeds and seedlings with them from England. As the colonists moved westward, they brought apple seeds and seedlings with them. Some settlers found that Native American Indians had already brought apple seeds west and had apple trees growing near their villages. Many times during the early 1800's, John Chapman traveled throughout the wilderness of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana planting apple seeds. Also, he gave seeds and seedlings to the settlers there. He became known as Johnny Appleseed.
Some apples are grown at home, but most are grown commercially. Each year, about 250 million bushels of apples are grown in the United States, and about 28 million bushels are grown in Canada.
An apple is a firm, crispy fleshy fruit with a hard center called a core. The core has five seed chambers. In springtime, flowers called blossoms begin to bloom on the apple trees. Each blossom has to be pollinated in order for an apple to grow. The blossoms are usually pollinated by insects or by the wind. After a while the blossoms begin to die and apples start to grow.
Throughout the warm summer the little apples grow bigger and bigger. During the late summer or early fall the apples ripen. When the trees are loaded with ripe apples, it is harvest time. Workers pick the apples by hand. Some are shipped to stores. Some are used to make apple juice, apple cider, apple jelly, applesauce and lots of other apple products. Some are sold in baskets at roadside stands.
During the fall, it is fun to go apple picking. Also, there are country fairs. Awards are given to the best looking apples, the best tasting apple pies and the most delicious applesauce. There is apple cider, too.
During Halloween, there are caramel apples and candy apples. Some people bob for apples. When winter arrives, the apple tree branches become bare. The trees will become dormant until the next spring when the trees will produce a new crop of apples.
Apples have many tastes, ranging from sweet to tart. All apples are different shades of yellow, green and red, or a mix of those colors. An apple tree will not grow apples until it is about five to eight years old. Each spring the tree branches are trimmed. This is called pruning. Most apple trees grow to be about 20 feet tall. The soil around the trees should be fertilized. The pruning and fertilizing help produce lots of good apples. There are thousands of varieties, or kinds, of apples. They are nutritious and delicious.
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