Not falling for me until I've gone apple picking. One of my favorite past fall, I love the smell of the garden and the bright red berries mature green trees. I grew up in an area rich in fruit trees, so it is not surprising to find these delicious fruits so comforting. Because I love apples I found some fun facts to share with you. Here are 22 of my favorite facts about apples:

There is one just a block is native to North America crabapple.

2 blocks contain 0 grams of fat and sodium and have no cholesterol.

3-4 grams per apple of medium size, they are a great source of fiber.

4 Apple varieties vary in size from a pea to the size of a small pumpkin.

5 There are over 8,000 varieties of apples.

6 An apple a medium sized tree can produce enough apples to fill 20 boxes 42 pounds each.

7 blocks are members of the family Rosaceae.

8 It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.

9 A medium-sized apple contains 80 calories.

10 Thanks to its high levels of boron, apples can help improve your memory, mental alertness and brain electrical activity.

11 If you is not rich in calcium, boron helps me build strong bones.

12 Soluble fiber found in apples called pectin and can help cholesterol levels in the blood.

13 apples can help increase estrogen levels in postmenopausal women.

14 The average person consumes 65 apples per year.

15 The largest apple ever picked up was 3 lbs 2 oz

16 Humans have been eating apples and 6500 BC.

17 In China the word apple is pronounced "ping" which also means peace.

Apples are 18 to 25% air, so that float in water.

19 Most of the antioxidants found in apples, as quercetin are in the skin.

20 The most popular varieties of apples in the US are Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Granny Smith.

21 The McIntosh apple is the national apple Canada.

22 apples are believed to have originated in an area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.