As a visualization of the sheer quantity of apple cultivars which originated around the globe, this map illustrates a surprising distribution of over 800 cultivars.

This pie chart shows the place of origin for the myriad cultivars (including extinct varieties) that have been grown in New York State. Apples were originally introduced to the New York State by the Europeans. Since then trees have been grafted using scions from around the world. Apples grown in New York State are mostly descendants of apples from Europe. Even though they are descendants these apples can be refereed to as apples of the United States.

Apples mostly ripen for harvest during winter. Apples from Russia seem to be an exception; they ripen during summer. 

Increase the number of nodes using the arrow button at the top of the node window to inrease the number of cultivars and seasons being shown in the window.