stackyFACTSNext time you bite into a Honeycrisp, just remember you're eating a bloated flower. Taxonomically, apples, along with pears, plums, and cherries, sit comfortably in the Rosaceae family. So yes, buying someone a dozen apples is technically handing them a very weird, crunchy bouquet.
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