Wild Apple (Docynia indica (W.

) Decne

Sour apples are grown in north east regions of India. It is cultivated

successfully in the moderately high altitude areas of Nagaland,
Meghalaya, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh. The olden method of
consumption was by scrubbing on a clean stone and boiling in pots to
minimize the sourness, while some eat it like other fruits. The fruit tastes
sour and presently consumed by the local people in the form of salted and
dried slices. Sometimes, it is whittled and kept in container with water for
few days and both, water and the fruit are consumed. The local people
collect this wild apple from the nearby hills and plains for their own food
and also to sell them in the markets.