High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! AppleTree Markets was a supermarket chain in Texas formed in 1969 when Safeway opened its first stores in Houston, which were spun off under the AppleTree name in 1988. The division once had 100 stores in Greater Houston and Greater Austin. As of January 21, 2007, AppleTree operated two stores in Bryan, Texas, its current headquarters. AppleTree formerly had its headquarters in the Spring Branch area and in Houston.