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This has been described by Joan Morgan, the apple expert at Brogdale (home of the British national apple collection) 'as 'the world's rarest apple'. It was discovered on the Welsh monastery island of Bardsey, and propagated as it seemed to be very disease resistant. Nobody knows much about it. /nRead the story on http://www.bardseyapple.co.uk/ or search on Bardsey apple. Fascinating. /nThere are hundreds if not thousands of apples growing wild, often by the sides of roads where drivers have thrown out the cores of the apples they were eating at the wheel, and the pips have sprouted and taken root, leading to a new tree. This process should ensure tough apples by natural selection eliminating all but the toughest. As someone said on a recent on line discussion on the cider workshop group , who can tell what wonderful new apple varieties there may be growing by the roadsides? Or indeed, on remote islands?/nJulia bought this rare apple mail order, I forget from where, after hearing the story. She really likes anything to do with islands especially if there is a connection with Celtic Christianity. We haven't tasted it yet, I will add a comment later when we do./n It has an interesting pink colour and conical shape, which is merely slightly interesting, and does appear to be very disease resistant WHICH REALLY MATTERS.
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