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Dwarf apple tree in my garden. We get good results
spraying apples with yucca root water.
Soluble fiber in apple makes it a better choice than an banana for diabetics to eat. (More) The polyphenolic component in apples (flavonoids) has more free radical scavenging activity than the Vitamin C found in an apple. Apple consumption is inversely correlated to the prevalence of a variety of chronic disease in humans. (continued lower left) |
| This includes lung dysfunction, cardiovascular problems and various cancers. Procyanidins, que3rcitin glycosides (in the peel) and hydroxycinnamic acid esters in the flesh. More of these antioxidant, anti-allergenic components are in the peel than in the pulp. thus, eat the whole apple to maximize it's phytoactive protection. Also, avoid feeding apple juice to youngsters (babies, toddlers) because of its chelating effect on vitamins and minerals (which may stunt a child's growth). | 
Apple, pear, peach and plum flowers are edible. |