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If 'abandoned' means no-one is paying the subs for the plot,
then,
to my mind the apple tree becomes a community resource.(You may care to thank the tree with a bit of judicious pruning/
application of mulch around the trunk).
mespilus-
Hard to tell whether abandoned because some people neglect their plots but continue to pay the annual rent and only make an effort when they get a letter from the council allotment officer. I could enquire I suppose.
There are loads of other fruit and veg that get 'wasted' every year (eg blackberries) and you have people picking stuff thats available on the outside (woods) while some good stuff is inaccessible inside the allotment fence.
I have done a bit for community resource - 4th crate of these went out yesterday. Previous batches have gone in hours :)
not4sale
This isn't really foraging - more like scrumping - but on my allotment there is a neglected/abandoned plot with an apple tree laden with ... apples. The apples are ripe now and will soon become windfall so would it be wrong to 'try one' ?