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There are over 7,500 varieties of apples worldwide. The United States grows 2,500 apple varieties, but just 100 of them are grown commercially. Six states (Washington, New York, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania and Virginia) produce the majority of apple types. Top 5 Popular Apple Varieties in U.S. (click on name of any apple variety for further details on uses)
But the occurrence of a particularly delicious apple in such wild conditions is made all the more remarkable when considering how apples reproduce. Seeds from an apple do not grow into the same variety as their parent. Rather, varieties are the result of cross-pollination, which are then preserved in agriculture not by planting, but by grafting part of the existing tree to grow anew. The genetic origins of McIntosh's apple tree remain a mystery, but it is clear that it was one of a kind. Realizing that he'd found a revolutionary variety, the farmer set about to grafting more and more trees from the original in an attempt to keep up with local, then regional demand. Nowadays, McIntosh red apples (or simply 'Macs) are among the most popular varieties in the world -- but incredibly, it is from that one tree, discovered by accident 200 years ago, that all McIntosh apples are ...