Windows97 [any, any] to food • 3 years agoRed Delicious Apples Weren’t Always Horribleexternal-linkmessage-square35 fedilinkarrow-up143
arrow-up143external-linkRed Delicious Apples Weren’t Always HorribleWindows97 [any, any] to food • 3 years agomessage-square35 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareCatherine_Steward [she/her]hexbear14·3 years agoThat's really fascinating. I wonder whether there exists a line of the old, "ugly" Red Delicious apples somewhere in the world. It seems unlikely to me that they'd be completely gone. link
minus-squaretim [he/him,they/them]hexbear12·3 years agoMaybe that seed bank in Russia that’s supposedly maintained a bunch of the planet’s biodiversity link
minus-squarepenguin_von_doom [she/her]hexbear9·3 years agoThere are a lot of heirloom varieties for all kinds of plants here and there, so probably. link
That's really fascinating. I wonder whether there exists a line of the old, "ugly" Red Delicious apples somewhere in the world. It seems unlikely to me that they'd be completely gone.
Maybe that seed bank in Russia that’s supposedly maintained a bunch of the planet’s biodiversity
There are a lot of heirloom varieties for all kinds of plants here and there, so probably.