Wild Apple (Docynia indica (W.

) Decne

A typical apples which are small and hard texture are grown in many parts
of north east regions of India. It is grown in the moderately high altitude
areas of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh. In early
years the consumption was done 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.