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| Johnny Appleseed | The legendary man who planted over 10,000 square miles of orchards |
| Pilgrims | The people who brought apples to the United States in 1620 |
| Thirty-six states | The number of states that produce apples in the United States |
| 7,500 | The number of apple varieties grown in the world |
| 50% | The percentage of apples sold fresh |
| Apple sauce, apple juice, apple pie, apple butter | Uses for apples |
| Blossoms | The flowers on an apple tree |
| Pollination | This process causes an apple to develop when pollen is taken from one apple blossom to another |
| 30 million bushels | The number of bushels of apples the United States exports yearly |
| Controlled Atmosphere Storage | This helps apples stay fresh over long periods of time |
| Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, thiamin, niacin, and pectin | The nutritional value of apples |
| Starch | As apples ripen, this is turned into sugar |
| 19 pounds | The amount of apples the average American eats each year |
| Air | 25% of the volume of apples is this, causing them to float |
| Grafting | The process of producing new plants by attaching branches of apple trees to rootstocks |
| Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious | Types of apples |
