Apple Fruit Flower Vintage Botanical Illustration Poster

A vintage botanical nature illustration featuring the noble apple (Malus domestica). The printed size is 8 x 10", easy instant download. Gorgeous as is or you can change the size if you want or even substitute your own picture for a personal touch. Apples come from a common ancestor in the East and have been eaten in the West since the Stone Age. A versatile fruit, the apple is used in cooking, baking, skin care, aromatherapy, and medicinally as a source of antitoxins, wound healing medicine and bulk fibre. Apples are part of ancient folklore and are associated with deities, youthfulness, healing and refreshment. The apple is sacred to Venus in Roman myth and apples are the food of love in almost all cultures. Apple wood is a favourite for druid's wands and magic wands in general. In Germanic lore, apple is one of the fruit trees fertilised by Harvest Spirits at Yule or Winter Solstice.