Apple Fruit

The apple tree (mallus pumila, commonly and erroneously called malus domestica) is a deciduous tree in the rose Family best known for it's sweet, pomaceous fruit, the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genus malus.The tree originated in central Asia, where it's wild ancestor malus sievesii is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousand of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists.Apple have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and European christian traditions.
       Kingdom - Plantae
       Claude - Angiosperms
         Clade - Eudicots
           Clade - Rosids
            Order - Rosales
             Family - Rosaceae
             Genus - Malus
               Species - M.pumila
Apple  trees are large if grown from seed.Generally apple cultivars are propagated by grafting onto root stocks, which control the size of the resulting tree. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apple, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Different cultivars are used for various taste and uses, including cooking, eating raw and cider production. Trees and fruits are prone to a number of fungal, bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means. In 2010, the fruits genome was sequenced as part of research on disease control and selective breeding in apple production.Worldwide production of apples in 2014 84.6 million tonnes, with China accounting for 48% of the total.
                    Botanical information
The apple is a decidous tree, generally standing  1.8 to 4.6 (6 to 15ft) tall in cultivation and up to 12m (30ft) in the wild when cultivated, the size , shape and branch density are determined rootstock selection and trimming method. The leaves are alternately arranged dark green-coloured simple ovals with serrated margins and slightly downy underside.
 Blossoms are produced in spring simultaneously with the budding  of the leaves, and are produced on spurs and some long shoots. The 3 to 4cm (1.2 to 1.6in) flowers are white with a pink tinge that gradually fades, five petaled, with an inflorescence consisting of a cyme with4-6 flowers. The  central flower  of the inflorescence is called "king bloom", it opens first and develop a larger fruit.