Apple Facts

  • There are 7,500 different apple varieties worldwide, and 2,500 grow in the U.S.
  • Apples are grown commercially in 36 states. The top apple-growing states are Washington, New York, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania and Virginia
  • The state fruit of New York is the apple
  • The state flower of Michigan is the apple blossom
  • Apples can be as small as a cherry or as large as a grapefruit
  • Apple trees don't grow from seeds — they are grafted or budded
  • Apple trees can live to be 100 years old
  • Most apples have only five seeds, but some may have as many as 10 and others may have no seeds at all
  • Sixty-one percent of apples are eaten fresh and 39 percent are processed into juice and sauce
  • Red Delicious is the most widely grown apple followed by Golden Delicious
  • Apples come in all shades of reds, greens, yellows.
  • Two pounds of apples make one 9-inch pie.
  • 100 varieties of apples are grown commercially in the United States.
  • A medium apple is about 80 calories.
  • Apples are a great source of the fiber pectin. One apple has five grams of fiber.
  • The pilgrims planted the first United States apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • The science of apple growing is called pomology.
  • 25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float.
  • The largest apple picked weighed three pounds.