Apples generally grow between 30-60 degrees north and south latitude, and the apples located in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and Hexi Corridor are their main growth bases. At present, Shaanxi is the province with the largest apple planting area and the highest output in China, with an apple planting area of 1 and 1 10,000 mu, accounting for a quarter of China's output and a seventh of the world's.
Apples are suitable for hillside terraces, plain mines and loess hills, with an altitude of 50-2500 meters. Originated in Europe and Asia, it has a long history of cultivation and is cultivated in temperate regions all over the world. Western Henan belongs to the hilly region of the Loess Plateau and is one of the most suitable areas for apple growth. The large temperature difference between day and night is beneficial to the increase of sweetness, and it will grow well in this environment.
Apple (Latin name: maluspumil, alias: Wisdom Fruit) is a plant of Malus in Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Central Asia and West Asia, North America, China and Xinjiang. Its height is 15 meters, its trunk is grayish brown, its branchlets are densely villous, and it is purplish brown when it is young. The leaf order is simple and alternate, oval to ovoid, 4.9~ 10 cm long, with a round edge, and the old 4 1 period is 7-1/month.
Like light, slightly acidic to neutral soil hair, Guangdong leaves are long and pointed, and the fruit is slightly oblate. The flowering period is April-June, and the fruiting period is July-165438+ 10. Like light, slightly acidic to neutral soil, it is most suitable for sandy soil with deep soil layer, rich organic matter and good ventilation and drainage.