Surely there is no person on the planet who would not know the name of the fruit of an apple tree - a tree from the genus deciduous. It is the most common sweet or sour-tasting globular fruit that has gained worldwide fame. In the spring, this garden culture pleases with its delicate flowering, and in the fall, delicious apple fruits appear on the table. This is what made it the most beloved tree in folklore and folk traditions. It symbolizes wisdom and knowledge. Maybe that's why in Russian fairy tales, plots connected with this particular tree are so often born.
Experts consider the apple tree to be the main fruit crop in temperate latitudes. Not without reason, from ancient times, legends and traditions have come down to us, telling about rejuvenating apples that restore youth to people and give he alth. It is said that even the honey collected from the apiary surrounded by the gardens of this tree has special healing qualities.
The British have a saying that if you useapple tree fruit every day, the road to the doctor is booked.
The genus of apple trees has more than thirty species. The most common are cultivated, or domestic, which includes many varieties cultivated on the planet: plum-leaved, low, Chinese, etc.
Some varieties of this fruit tree are grown as ornamentals in parks and gardens, and an apple tree with small fruits - ranetki - grows even in harsh Siberian conditions.
These fruits of red, yellow, green or mixed shades can be the size of a pea, and sometimes they are fifteen centimeters in diameter. According to the ripening time, there are varieties of summer, winter, autumn, while the later ones have excellent durability.
In summer varieties, the fruits of the apple tree receive consumer maturity immediately after they are picked from the tree. Under normal conditions, they are stored for no more than twenty days. The fruits of the apple-tree of autumn species remain fresh for two months, and the winter ones ripen only in the process of maturation. Their possible shelf life is up to six months.
Almost all varieties of this fruit tree are cross-pollinating.
Apples contain many different acids - citric, tartaric, etc., as well as sucrose and glucose. In addition, they contain just a storehouse of vitamins, essential oils, as well as tannins and pectin. The fruits of the apple tree are very useful for those people who do not have enough potassium or calcium, magnesium, etc. in the body.
They are used both fresh and as dried fruits. Apples are suitable andfor recycling: they make excellent juice or compote, jelly or fruit wine, as well as jam. Thanks to the increased content of pectin, jam, jelly, jam and mousse are simply unique.
Dried apple fruits are a source of easily digestible sugar and trace elements. At the same time, the seeds of even one piece of this amazing and so dear to everyone fruit contains almost a daily norm of iodine.
Vinegar is prepared from apples, which is widely used not only in traditional medicine, but also in the food industry. It contains a lot of valuable minerals and organic acids. Apple cider vinegar reduces appetite by stimulating metabolism, which is why it is successfully used in the treatment of obesity.
