Apple

An apple is a sweet, edible fruit with a rounded shape and a firm, white flesh. It grows on the apple tree (Malus domestica) and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits globally. Apples are known for their versatility, being enjoyed raw, cooked, dried, or juiced, and are also used to make cider.

Approximately 750,000 years ago: early Paleolithic food gatherers in (modern) Kazakhstan, central Asia, discovered sour crab apples growing wild in the forest. Approximately 8,000 years ago: Neolithic farmers in (modern) Asia cultivated wild apples. c. 1300 BC: Egyptians began planting orchards along the Nile Delta. Applele