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The apple is a tree and its pomaceous fruit, of the species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. It is a small deciduous tree reaching 5-12 m tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple oval with an acute tip and serrated margin, slightly downy below, 5-12 cm long and 3-6 cm broad on a 2-5 cm petiole. The flowers are produced in spring with the leaves, white, usually tinged pink at first, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with five petals. The fruit matures in Autumn, and is typically 5-8 cm diameter (rarely up to 15 cm).
Botanical origins
The wild ancestor of Malus domestica is Malus sieversii. It has no common name in English, but is known where it is native as "alma"; in fact, one major city in the region where it is thought to originate is called Alma-Ata, or "father of the apples". This tree is still found wild in the mountains of Central Asia in southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Xinjiang, China.
For many years, there was a debate about whether M. domestica evolved from chance hybridisation among various wild species. Recent DNA analysis by Barrie Juniper, Emeritus Fellow in the Department of Plant Sciences at Oxford University and others, has indicated, however, that the hybridisation theory is probably false. Instead, it appears that a single species still growing in the Ili Valley on the northern slopes of the Tien Shan mountains at the border of northwest China and the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan is the progenitor of the apples we eat today. Leaves taken from trees in this area were analyzed for DNA composition, which showed them all to belong to the species M. sieversii, with some genetic sequences common to M. domestica.
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[New Post] Was wird aus Apples Malware-Blocker? - via @twitoaster http://toast.tw/100fb7
MacWik (Mac Wiki) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:39:54 -0000
[New Post] Was wird aus Apples Malware-Blocker? - via @twitoaster http://toast.tw/100fb7
Playing Apples To Apples the green card was "Inspirational" and I played Adolf Hitler. Needless to say I won.
Pez241 (Aron Johnson) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:36:25 -0000
Playing Apples To Apples the green card was "Inspirational" and I played Adolf Hitler. Needless to say I won.
RT @nicolaperou: NB Sainsbury's: if apples freeze in transit don't put them on shelf. They're pretty disgusting when thawed. NB self: ne ...
bobski71 (Robert Wooding) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:33:26 -0000
RT @nicolaperou: NB Sainsbury's: if apples freeze in transit don't put them on shelf. They're pretty disgusting when thawed. NB self: ne ...
Was wird aus Apples Malware-Blocker? http://bit.ly/5GXhVT
mac_life (Mac Life) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:32:57 -0000
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Flaches Gerät: Apples Tablet-Computer kurz vor dem Start (welt-online.de) http://tinyurl.com/yhxwfm3 #printmedien
uvk_news (uvk_news) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:31:48 -0000
Flaches Gerät: Apples Tablet-Computer kurz vor dem Start (welt-online.de) http://tinyurl.com/yhxwfm3 #printmedien
Blackberry ist nicht dröge: Wohin man auch hört - alle reden über Apples iPhone und das Google-Handy. Mike Lazar... http://bit.ly/8CluC1
ebf_de (ebf) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:29:14 -0000
Blackberry ist nicht dröge: Wohin man auch hört - alle reden über Apples iPhone und das Google-Handy. Mike Lazar... http://bit.ly/8CluC1
Apple Journal - A comprehensive resource for growers and consumers. Find information about cooking, nutrition, variety selection and usage, farm market reports, historical archives and orchards.
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