Malus domestica aka Paradise Apple

Malus domestica, also known as the apple, is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree which originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia, Europe and North America and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. There are more than 7,500 known cultivated varieties of apples, grown for many uses including cooking, eating raw, cider production and as a popular houseplant as it is relatively simple to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures and generally, apple cultivars are propagated by clonal grafting onto rootstocks to control the speed of growth, size of the tree and quality of the fruit. Apple trees are prone to fungal, bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means. In 2010, the fruit's genome was sequenced and worldwide production of apples in 2021 was 93 million tonnes, with China accounting for nearly half of the total.