How many kinds of apples are there, and which is the most popular?
Find out at http://www.allaboutapples.com/varieties/index.htm. From the Albany Beauty to the Zestar, you might be amazed to learn that there are about 7500 varieties of apples grown around the world. Over 2000 of these grow in the USA, and they go by names like Pineapple, Horneburger Pancake, Rambo, Red Baron and Smokehouse. The most popular Apple type is (drumroll) the Red Delicious. What country and state grows the most apples? Find out at http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp/Hort_Circular/2002/02-11/Apple.htm. Back in the 1980s, farmers in China planted millions of apple trees, to overtake the United States as the world’s leading apple producer. The top five apple producing U.S. states are Washington, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and California. How long is the world’s longest apple peel? Find out at http://www.nyapplecountry.com/funfacts.htm. The world’s longest single continuous apple peel was created — very carefully — by Kathy Wafler Madison (age 16) on October 16, 1976. It measure
