The History of Apples — The World's Most Misunderstood Fruit

The Bible never says the forbidden fruit was an apple. Newton was never hit on the head. And the apple in your kitchen may be a clone that was picked many months ago. This is the full history of apples, from the wild apple forests of Kazakhstan's Tian Shan mountains to the supermarket shelf. We follow apple seeds along the Silk Road, explain how grafting turned every apple variety into a clone, and uncover how a Latin pun may have put the apple in the Garden of Eden. You'll learn the true story of Isaac Newton's apple tree (it's still alive), the real reason Johnny Appleseed planted apples, how controlled-atmosphere storage keeps apples "asleep" for months, the tragic story of scientist Nikolai Vavilov, and where "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" really came from. 0:00 The Fruit You Think You Know 2:07 The Wild Apple Forests of Kazakhstan 4:14 The Silk Road & the Secret of Grafting 6:47 Was the Forbidden Fruit Really an Apple? 9:07 Romans, Monks & Cider 11:14 Johnny Appleseed's Secret 13:34 Newton's Apple: What Really Happened 16:07 Why Your Apple Might Be a Year Old 18:39 The Scientist Who Died Trying to Save Our Crops 20:47 The Truth About "An Apple a Day" 23:07 China, Honeycrisp & the Modern Apple 25:27 The Star Hidden Inside Every Apple Subscribe for weekly deep dives into the hidden history of the food we eat. #FoodHistory #Apples #HistoryDocumentary