Apple



An apple (Malus domestica) was an edible fruit with a sweet taste; red, green, or even yellow in color. Besides the domestic apple native to Earth, different varieties of apples have been known to be cultivated in otherworldly forms. The apple was used as a symbol of education and knowledge.

Sir Isaac Newton made his theory of gravity after the Q known as Quinn accidentally knocked an apple on his head. In later centuries, many intellectuals considered the "apple story" of Newton's discovery to be apocryphal. 

In 1957, apples were available at Johnnies Market for 15 cents per pound. 

In the late 20th century, an apple was incorporated into the design of the mission insignia for the Space shuttle mission STS-51L. The apple followed the name of the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe. 

In 2258 of an alternate reality, Cadet chewed on an apple while undergoing the Kobayashi Maru scenario.

In 2285, Admiral James T. Kirk ate an apple while in the Genesis cave on Regula. 

In 2364, Groppler Zorn offered William T. Riker some fruit when he visited Zorn in the old Bandi City. Riker wanted an apple, but there were none available. The Farpoint Station entity then created a bowl of apples, as it was instructed to satisfy the desires of the Starfleet crew. This led Riker to suspect the Bandi were not being completely honest about the origins of Farpoint. 

In 2368, Doctor Berlinghoff Rasmussen's guest quarters aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) featured a bowl of apples, one of which Rasmussen used to play with. 

Deanna Troi ate an apple while talking to her mother about her upcoming wedding with Campio of Kostolain. 

While stranded in San Francisco of 1893, Data passed a street salesman, who sold fruits, including green and red apples, oranges, and bananas. 

In 2371, Joe Carey found a fruit that resembled an apple while on an away team scouting a planet for food. However, Neelix informed Carey that it was a poisonous kaylo fruit and suggested they spend their time gathering leola root instead. 

In 2373, Kathryn Janeway jokingly suggested that Chakotay could phaser an apple off her head for USS Voyager's next Talent Night. 

Tom Paris used an apple to test the effects of the Voth personal cloaking device.