Gala apple
Title | Info |
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Common name | Apple |
Scientific name | Malus x domestica |
Taxonomic group | Rosaceae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Economic botany | Food plants |
Food plants | Fruits |
Date | 1998 |
Apple. The apple genus developed in western Asia; by Roman times there were at least 22 cultivated varieties. Today there are more than 6,500 known horticultural varieties, and apples make up 60% of the world?s temperate fruit tree production.