ScienceIs Kazakhstan the birthplace of apples? How the fruit spread around the world
The Tian Shan mountains stretching from southeastern Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan are home to the wild Sievers apple, Malus sieversii, regarded as the ancestor of all modern apples. The story explores how the fruit travelled from Central Asia to orchards worldwide.
Is Kazakhstan the birthplace of apples? How the fruit spread around the world