Why are apples different colors?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Fall is finally here! For much of the world, that means falling leaves, cozy sweaters, and lots and lots of apples! There are over 7,000 species of apples grown worldwide, and they’re all unique! But how are they able to come in so many different colors? We asked Lee Kalcitsto help us find the answer.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um.
0:05.0	Answering those questions that make you go,
0:10.0	um. Um, um, um to you from APM Studios.
0:27.5	I'm Harvey Ers.
0:29.5	Sinclair, The Bear.
0:30.7	Um... It's a beautiful fall day here at Art Orchard. The sun is shining and the
0:40.1	weather has finally turned cool and crisp.
0:44.0	Crisp like an apple.
0:45.6	Today is also a very special day because I'm taking my lady friend Claire for our first apple picking adventure.
0:59.0	Technically, our torture doesn't open to Applepickers for another two weeks, but Claire Bear and I,
1:07.0	we don't care, we're bears.
1:29.3	Oh, look at all these beautiful apples. I can't decide where to start. Look, a pink one, a green one. Oh and that one's Ruby red. You see it there Claire Bear
1:37.0	on that top branch I bet that one's tasty. Let me see if I can... Almost there.
1:40.0	Whoa! I got it.
1:43.0	Hmm, so sweet, worth every ounce of effort.
1:49.0	Oh, and this yellow one is sweet dew!
1:54.0	Gee, if any color of apple can be sweet and delicious,
2:00.0	then why do they come in so many colors?
2:03.0	My friend Lula wanted to know the same thing.
2:07.0	My name's Lula and I'm from Grand Junction, Colorado.
2:10.0	My question is, why are apples different colors?
2:14.0	A lot of that is purely genetics.
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