[jmkb]

Well maybe. I've literally grabbed handfuls of wild apples, about the size of ping-pong balls.

(Maybe better described as feral apples? Old orchards with trees unpruned for decades.)

[staunch]

FYI: anyone eating wild apples should take care to avoid "beach apples" cause they're highly toxic.

https://www.google.com/search?q=beach+apple&source=lnms&tbm=...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel