Apple varieties range in size from a little larger than a cherry to as large as a grapefruit. The apple variety 'Delicious' is the most widely grown in the United States. In Europe, France, Italy and Germany are the leading apple producing countries. The apple tree originated in an area between the Caspin and the Black Sea. Apples were the favorite fruit of ancient Greeks and Romans.
Apples are a member of the rose family.
Apples harvested from an average tree can fill 20 boxes that weigh 42 pounds each. Americans eat 19.6 pounds of fresh apples every year. 25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float. The largest apple picked weighed three pounds.