Why are there so many varieties of apples yet other forms of produce may only have 2 or 3 varieties (or none at all)?

Question

If I go to the grocery store I’ll see multiple bins with different types of apples, but if I look at the banana section it’s just a bin of same variety bananas. Why?

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Answer 1

[The History Guy](https://youtu.be/Isq1-htLiEk) did a great 5-10 minute history of apples. Did you know there are *thousands* of apple variety? In the US, there is a legend – that turns out to be true – of a [guy named Johnny Appleseed](https://youtu.be/MKs0VJbB0R4) who planted apple trees and gave out apples for others to grow all across the US.