Info on Apples

   The apples tree was one of the first plants to be produced by humans. Apples are from deciduous trees, and came to  North America in the 17th Century by colonists. In the story of Adam and Eve the fruit that was forbidden was the apple. In 2010 around 69 million tonnes of apples were produced half of that being from China.

    Apple Production

   Years ago apples grew by themsleves by the seeds leaving the apples and germinating to form a new apple tree. Nowadays humans create apple farms and harvest them manually or by machine. Apples are produced in huge numbers nowadays, 69 million tonnes were produced worldwide in 2010. There are so many types of apples and many different types are produced all over the world. China produces the most apples in the world with over 50%. In America 60% of all apples grown and sold commercially are grown in Washington State.
Statistics: For Apple Production in 2010

1. China - 33 265 186 Tonnes
2. USA - 4 212 330 Tonnes
3. Turkey - 2 600 000
4. Italy - 2 204 970

From this we see that China is definitely the main producer, with USA far behind and then Turkey and Italy.

http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/apple_genomics/stats.html