(Telegraph.co.uk) Scientists have used DNA evidence to locate where the first eating apple grew.
Kazakhstan Named the Home of the Apple
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SEPTEMBER 02, 2010
Richard Orange, Telegraph.co.uk

Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, has claimed the honour of being birthplace of the apple for more than a hundred years. Almaty's old name "Alma-Ata" means "father of apples" in Kazakh.
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