What is Apple?
{{about|the fruit|the company|Apple Inc|other uses|Apple (disambiguation)}} [[File:Granny smith.jpg|thumb|[[Granny Smith]] green apples]] An '''apple''' is the edible [[fruit]] of a number of trees, known for its juicy green or red fruit. The tree ('''''[[Malus]] spp.''''') is grown worldwide. The fruit is low-cost, popular, and common all over the earth. Applewood is a type of wood that comes from this tree. The apple tree comes from southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and northwestern part of China.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-01-21|title=Apple|url=http://www.uga.edu/fruit/apple.html|access-date=2021-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121045236/http://www.uga.edu/fruit/apple.html|archive-date=2008-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hutton|first=Mercedes|title=The birthplace of the modern apple|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181120-the-birthplace-of-the-modern-apple|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.bbc.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618114911/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181120-the-birthplace-of-the-modern-apple|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.practicaespanol.com/en/the-first-apple-of-the-world-was-born-in-kazakhstan/ |title=The first apple of the world was born in Kazakhstan |access-date=2021-03-20 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507134532/https://www.practicaespanol.com/en/the-first-apple-of-the-world-was-born-in-kazakhstan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe. They were brought to [[North America]] by European settlers. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures. Apples are generally grown by [[grafting]], although wild apples grow readily from [[seed]]. Apple trees are large if grown from seed, but small if grafted onto [[roots]] (rootstock). There are more than 10000 known [[cultivars|variants]] of apples, with a range of desired characteristics. Different variants are br