5 Interesting Facts About Apples

The apple, they are miracle workers in today's world. They prevent diseases and keep us healthy. Here are 5 facts about apples.

1.) Rose Relatives

An apple, and a rose? They look completely different, one grows on a tree, and another is an elegant flower. But in fact, they are related.

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2.) Pomology, is that some kind of disease?

It is an odd term, but the science of growing apples. Pomologist study the history and growth of apples, giving us the information on what kind of species an apple is, and what it contains. Pomology isn't all apples though, it includes many other fruits.

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3.) Self-Productive!

Apple trees can self-breed and cross-breed! This allows them to spread very quickly, making an abundance of trees! Cross-breeding also allows the trees to create a new species. This gives us a sweet, new apple to eat.

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4.) U.S. Farming We commercially sell about 1,000 different apples. This provokes people to discover and eat more apples. Apples are high in potassium and only 126 calories! Eating apples will be a great addition to a healthy lifestyle.

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5.) It's over 9,000!

Yes, the apple's species count is over 10,000 different types of apples! There are more than 2,500 different apples grown in the USA. ( Oh and the heading of the fact is a dragon ball reference, it's OK if you didn't get it).

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Apples are essential to any healthy lifestyle, and they are delicious and try them cold for a crispy, refreshing, and healthy snack.

Credit to:

“Apple.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apple.

“Best Apple Orchard Winners: 2015 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards.” 10Best, www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-apple-orchard/.

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