|Apple tree|other uses|Apple tree (disambiguation) |name = Apple
|image = Red Apple.jpg |image_caption = A typical apple |regnum
= Plantae |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms |unranked_classis =
Eudicots |unranked_ordo = Rosids |ordo = Rosales |familia =
Rosaceae |subfamilia = Maloideae or Spiraeoideae |tribus =
Maleae |genus = Malus |species = M. domestica |binomial = Malus
domestica |binomial_authority = Borkh. The apple is the
pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in
the rose family (Rosaceae). It is one of the most widely
cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many
members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apples grow on
small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring and produce
fruit in the fall. The tree originated in Western Asia, where
its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today. Apples
have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and
were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples have
been present in the mythology and