Crab apples (Malus sylvestris) otherwise known as the European apple are a small variety of apple commonly used for the production of jam and wine. They have the reputation of being sour, and therefore do not tend to be eaten raw.

Collage of mixed fruits and vegetables, MRI

Apple, sagittal view, MRI

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Crab apple tres are popular ornamental trees, are used as pollinators, and their wood used to smoke food due to its pleasant scent when burned.

Collage of multiple cross sections through a single apple. The apple has been virtually sliced down a vertical axis from the top to the bottom of the fruit, dividing it into left and right halves (sagittal plane). A series of sequential ultra-thin slices through the entire fruit were taken and selected slices from that series are shown here. These images were acquired by spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which reveals details inside the apple without damaging it. The images are digitally coloured where contrast corresponds to MRI signal intensity and hue was changed to match the natural colour of the fruit.

Collage of cross sections through various fruits and vegetables (mandarin orange, cabbage, persimmon, kiwi, apple, pear, pomegranate, plum, avocado, strawberry). Ultra-thin virtual slices through the fruit or vegetable were acquired by spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which reveals details inside the object without damaging it. The images are digitally coloured where contrast corresponds to MRI signal intensity and hue was changed to match the natural colour of the fruit or vegetable.

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Crab apples (Malus sylvestris) otherwise known as the European apple are a small variety of apple commonly used for the production of jam and wine. They have the reputation of being sour, and therefore do not tend to be eaten raw.

Apple, sagittal view, MRI

Collage of mixed fruits and vegetables, MRI

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Crab apples (Malus sylvestris) otherwise known as the European apple are a small variety of apple commonly used for the production of jam and wine. They have the reputation of being sour, and therefore do not tend to be eaten raw.

Apple, sagittal view, MRI

Collage of mixed fruits and vegetables, MRI

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