Malus sieversii in harsh climates unsuitable for "M. pumila", mainly for increased cold tolerance. "Malus sieversii" has recently been cultivated by the United States Agricultural Research Service, in hopes of finding genetic information of value in the breeding of the modern apple plant. Some, but not all, of the resulting trees show unusual disease resistance. The variation in their response to disease on an individual basis is, itself, a sign of how much more genetically diverse they are than their domesticated descendants. Malus sieversii Malus sieversii is a wild apple native to the mountains of Central Asia in southern Kazakhstan. It has
Fruit by the Foot Fruit by the Foot Fruit by the Foot is a fruit snack made by General Mills (GM) in the brand line Betty Crocker. It was introduced in 1991 in North America and is still in production. Fruit by the Foot is very similar to GM's Fruit Roll-Ups in its presentation of being rolled up within itself, but differs in taste, dimension and consumption methods. The similarity in name and concept is such that many people sometimes mistakenly refer to Fruit by the Foot as "Fruit Roll-Ups" and vice versa. The snack is approximately long, and has a loop at the