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APPLE FUN FACTS


We know that you are quite familiar with the phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” but what else do you know about the humble apple?

To help you appreciate just how incredible the fruit that has been dubbed “nature’s perfect snack,” is, we wanted to share some amazing apple facts with you.

  • Apple trees take 4-5 years to produce their first fruit. A standard size apple tree starts bearing fruit 8-10 years after it is planted. A dwarf tree starts bearing fruit in 3-5 years.
  • Apples will ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated.
  • It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.
  • There are more than 2,500 varieties of apples grown in the United States, and they come in all shades of red, green and yellow.
  • The science of apple growing is called pomology.
  • Bobbing for apples? 25% of an apples volume is air, which is why they float.
  • Pilgrims planted the first U.S. apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • Most apple blossoms are pink when they open but gradually transform into white.
  • It takes the energy of 50 leaves to produce one apple.
  • One of George Washington’s hobbies was pruning his apple trees.
  • Most apples are still picked by hand.
  • Apples come in all sizes from just a bit bigger than a cherry to about the same size as a grapefruit.
  • The largest apple ever picked weighed in at 3 pounds 2 ounces.
  • Johnny Appleseed (real name John Chapman) was yes, a real person, and yes, he planted apple trees all over parts of the United States, and he wasn’t poor. Back then, land could be claimed if you created a permanent homestead, and one of the ways to do that was to plant 50 trees to start an orchard. Chapman planted trees, and then later would sell “his” land to people.
  • Apples contain 0 grams of fat or sodium and have no cholesterol.
  •  At 4 grams per average size apple, they are an excellent source of fiber.
  • Apples are members of the rose family.
  • Thanks to their high levels of boron, apples can help improve your memory, mental alertness, and electrical activity of the brain.
  • The average person eats 65 apples a year.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking

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