where are apples native to

Apples are native to Central Asia. Specifically, the wild ancestor of the domestic apple, Malus sieversii, grows wild in the Tian Shan mountains of Kazakhstan. This region is considered the original birthplace of the apple, where wild apple forests still exist today. From there, apples spread naturally and were later cultivated by humans, eventually reaching Europe and other parts of the world via routes such as the Silk Road.