The Apple Tree is one the most widely cultivated fruit trees in the world. This tree is a small deciduous tree that has been cultivated for thousands of years.
The Apple Tree is a member of the rose family and is propagated by grafting. The genome of the Apple Tree was decoded in 2010, and it was found to have over 55,000 genes, the highest of any plant so far. The human genome contains only 30,000 genes.
Apples are used in a great variety of desserts and drinks as well as eaten raw. There are over 7,500 cultivars of the apple. A cultivar is an apple that has specific characteristics that are propagated through grafting to maintain them.
The Apple Tree is unique among all the trees listed in that it plays a role in history unlike any other. The history of the apple runs from Alexander the Great, to Greek mythology, to the Garden of Eden.
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