Charred apples have been found in prehistoric dwellings in Switzerland. Most apple blossoms are pink when they open but gradually fade to white. Some apple trees will grown over forty feet high and live over a hundred years. Most apples can be grown farther north than most other fruits because they blossom late in spring, minimizing frost damage. It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple.
Apples are the second most valuable fruit grown in the United States.
Oranges are first. The largest U. S. apple crop was 277.3 million cartons in 1998. In 1999 the People's Republic of China led the world in apple production followed by the United States. The Lady or Api apple is one of the oldest varieties in existence. Newton Pippin apples were the first apples exported from America in 1768, some were sent to Benjamin Franklin in London.