Because apple trees require a dormant season, they are cultivated farther north than most other common fruit trees. Apples are raised in most parts of Europe, in northern India, and in China, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Turkey, Canada, and the United States. They are grown for home use in nearly all states of the United States, and commercially in more than 35 states.

The largest apple-producing region in the United States runs from Lake Michigan east to the Atlantic coast and northeast to Nova Scotia. Other important regions include the foothills of Virginia and North Carolina and the mountain valleys of nearby states, the Ohio Valley, the Pacific Northwest, and California.