Well, that’s odd. The rush of stories about apples usually happens in the autumn. And yet, just in the past couple of days, quite apart from the tweet about Korbinian Aigner, I have come across:
- An excellent roundup from the Apples & People newsletter.
- A pointer to a webpage on the history of American apples.
- News of newly-bred hypoallergenic varieties.
Oh, and since I have you here, might as well also say that there’s been an update from GRIN-U. No new resources specifically on apples lately, but there’s been a few in the past.
Did you hear about the apple pips that blasted into space with Tim Peake? They came from a very special apple tree, and are now growing into space saplings! I spoke to Jeremy Curtis from the UK Space Agency about the project, for the latest edition of the Gardeners of the Galaxy podcast :)
[Listen here: https://theunconventionalgardener.com/blog/newtons-space-apples-with-jeremy-curtis-gotg40/%5D