Where are apples grown?  

I live in the USA. We are located in Ohio and not far from the river. We grow some really good apples here too.I was wondering if people in climates that don't support apple trees could grow them in there homes.It seems a shame to pay so much for an old apple.What type of apples do you have/grow? I'll bet it is beautiful there!

We have some really nice juicy types of apples. A lot of apples that our exported to NZ look great but taste cardboardy and dry.

Apple trees don't like it too hot, warm and moist, yes!

What are "chooks"? We raised chickens; my dad built a small barn and the coop was on the side of it.It was all chicken wire and wood. We hardly ever let our chickens run.
We also had plenty of apples. Our friends and neighbors provided us with apples and other native fruits; we provided them with eggs, chicken, green bell peppers,tomatoes and all manner of veggies and some meats!
My dad had a dwarf apple tree in the side yard. He loved that tree; even though it only produced two or three apples a season! Of course it was only about three or four years old.

Chook is Kiwi slang - before Americanism dominated western language we kept domestic hens - now its chickens.

We had fowl houses down the back, just like your chicken coups. We fed them greens and the eggs had orangy yolks and tasted great. Most people had quarter acre sections in the 50's and 60's in NZ and plenty room for vege gardens. Fruit trees have their good years and off years and need to be pruned every few years.We had a variety of green veges and peas, beans and carrots.We also had fruit bushes like raspberry, blackcurrants etc, and strawberry patches for Xmas time.We had apple trees,and stone fruit like nectarines peaches grew better in warmer northern climates in our North Island - I come from the South Island and have a lot of spring frosts. Now we buy everything!

Thank you; that is interesting. My Dad loved new things; and that stemmed to chickens! We raised the usual White Leghorn (white eggs) and Bar Rock(brown eggs). My favorite are brown eggs. A lot of people say they can not tell the difference, but I can and always could.
We bought these special chickens. they where called Araconna(believe I spelled that correctly). They laid blue and green eggs. I am not joking. I did not believe my dad until I saw them with my own eyes!
How many of you like brown eggs? And, have you ever saw or raised chicken that laid colored eggs?

tama(57)
More and more countries with tropical climates are growing apples; sometimes in huge orchards. There are quite a few apple varieties that do well in the tropics and it looks like there will be even more countries getting on the bandwagon. I tend to think that one of the reasons why apples were never thought of as a serious crop in the tropics is because of the old and common concept that apples won't take to the tropic weather at all..too hot, too humid/dry, etc.
Mexico, Central and South America, lowland equatorial Africa, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia all grow apples commercially. I'll be looking to try and get some plants to start here in Samoa.
By the way, some grape varieties grow well here too.