Apple is common name for certain related trees of the rose family, and for the pome fruit of the trees. The apple tree, a deciduous plant, grows mainly in the temperate areas of the world. The fruit is a firm fleshy structure derived from the receptacle of the flower. Apple leaves are broadly oval in shape and are somewhat woolly on the undersides. The flowers in bloom have a rounded appreance. Some apple blossoms are white, but majority of apple blosssoms have stripes or tints of rose. A few apple species bloom with bright red flowers. Apple wood is hard, durable, and very fine-grained.
Crab Apple Tree A spring-flowering deciduous tree, the crab apple is cultivated for its fruit, flowers, and foliage. The fruit may be used to make jellies. A number of varieties are available , ranging in size from 0.9 to 112 m (3 to 40 ft).
The physical characteristic of the fruit are subject to considerable variation. The skin color may range from green to a deep, blackish red. Shapes, also, are diverse and include oblate and oblong fruits and fruits of a size hardly larger than a cherry or as big as a medium-sized grapefruit.
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