#apples — Public Fediverse posts

Boing Boing: Pomiferous: database featuring more than 7,000 apple varieties. “Pomiferous is the world’s most extensive database of apples, containing information regarding more than 7,000 varieties. They’re organized by name, pollination group, harvest period, and other characteristics.”

RE: https://toot.wales/@richrollgardener/114462734610259237

We spent some time this afternoon setting out some of the Apple Maggot Fly traps, in the hopes that we will actually have some apples this year. Trees are done blossoming and it LOOKS like some fruit is setting. Hoping for better weather during the June drop this year. Fingers crossed. Anyway here's my report from last year at this time.
#BeetBear
#Gardening
#Orchard
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#Zone6b
#Apples

Ah, just what the internet needed: a #database for #apples 🍏🍎! Because, clearly, the world was paralyzed without knowing the pollinization properties of their favorite Granny Smiths. Advanced search tools for apples—finally, the #tech #breakthrough we were all waiting for! 🙄🚀
https://pomiferous.com/ #pollination #GrannySmiths #internetinnovation #HackerNews #ngated

Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database

https://pomiferous.com/

#HackerNews #Pomiferous #Apples #Database #Fruit #Tech #Horticulture #Innovation #Gardening

I planted this Blenheim Orange apple tree in the fall of 2017. Here we are in 2026 and it has yet to produce any blossoms. The little Baldwin I planted at the same time has been bearing fruit for 3 years now. I've heard that the Blenheim Orange is slow to get started but I am wondering if anyone else has any experience/tips/suggestions. Pictures show same tree then and now.
#Orchard
#Apples
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#Zone6b

Enjoy them.
Celebrate them.
(They’ll be gone by winter and you’ll miss them!)

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There are a few other apples here. This is a Macintosh Apple, albeit, loaded with Ubuntu Linux because Apple Computer abandons their software support well before their hardware expires. #apples

135F for 14 hours is the specified dry time, which is somewhat dependent on ambient humidity. #apples #diy #dehydrator

Next, into the dryer. A few years back I set a cheap plastic fruit dryer on fire from so much use, and decided (as I have been lucky enough to be able to pay for one) to buy this Bass Pro Shops all metal, commercial scale food dryer. I use it extensively so willing to give up the apace for it. Also, it puts a minimal amount of plastic in the heating path. Probably a solar heat driven system would be even better, but for some reason I always end up doing this on a cloudy week. #apples #diy

Biggest thing I have learned about dried apples, is gross tasting apples don't taste good dried, either. I.e. the bland standard red and green apples sold at some markets taste bland dried too. Luckily here in Southern California they now stock many tasty varieties... not sure what all of these are but all normally $2.99 a pound or more when not on tbe clearance rack. These are peeled and automatically sliced by the peeler/corer, and one slice down a side separates the spiral into rings. Tossed with some lemons/lime juice from the lemons and limes in the back. #apples #food #diy

Ah, apples on rhe clearance pile at the market at 50 cents per pound. Which means, time to make dried apple rings. You can do this with a pocket knife, but I bought a peeler at an estate sale a few years back and it's extremely fast and can be adjusted to remove a minimum of fruit with the peel. #apples #food #doy

In this second of two essays, I discuss the immorality of property, even deeper than the first post yesterday.

https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/before-the-fence-the-self

#philosophy #language #ontology #criticaltheory #blog #podcast #property #rights #privateproperty #propertyrights #justification #metaphysics #consciousness #phenomenology #ethics #philosophyofmind #identity #personalidentity #apples #essay #substack

A view of the pasture/orchard this afternoon when the water was on. Still bloom in the apples, everything else is done.

#orchard #apples #pasture #AppleTrees #April20

https://www.europesays.com/at/109938/ O2 bietet MacBook Neo für 1 Euro mit 5G-Vertrag an #Angebot #Apples #AT #Austria #Bundle #Euro #Lieferengpässen #MacBook #Nachfrage #Neo #Notebook #Österreich #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Vorkasse #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik

https://www.europesays.com/ch/?p=50298 UBS Shareholders Back Management as Capital Rule Decision Looms #Apples #back #Capital #decision #Looms #Luca #Management #Rule #shareholders #UBS

I had two remaining #GrannySmith #Apples from the tree (I ate the 1st one) & chopped them into little bits, added apple brandy, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon zest & lemon juice. Heated it in a sauce pan for 10-15 minutes.

It smells SO GOOD!

Matt made yogurt from an Icelandic yogurt I like & gallon of whole milk. The money you save making your own yogurt! I’ve been making little fruit compotes w/ seasonal fruit for it. This apple compote is a knock-out! #KitchenWitch

Teen Halloween party in our family's cabin, the Juntre Lodge. #watercolor #watercolors #marker #markers #art #arting #artist #artwork #artworks #makingart #drawing #drawings #creative #teen #teenage #teenageyears #cabin #cabins #lodge #lodges #teenparty #teenfun #memories #1970s #twentiethcentury #punch #cupcakes #jackolantern #hallmarkdecor #hallmarkdecorations #hallmarkdecoration #apples #autumn #fall #mountains #sevenmountains #thesevenmountains

Teen Halloween party in our family's cabin, the Juntre Lodge. #watercolor #watercolors #marker #markers #art #arting #artist #artwork #artworks #makingart #drawing #drawings #creative #teen #teenage #teenageyears #cabin #cabins #lodge #lodges #teenparty #teenfun #memories #1970s #twentiethcentury #punch #cupcakes #jackolantern #hallmarkdecor #hallmarkdecorations #hallmarkdecoration #apples #autumn #fall #mountains #sevenmountains #thesevenmountains

Teen Halloween party in our family's cabin, the Juntre Lodge. #watercolor #watercolors #marker #markers #art #arting #artist #artwork #artworks #makingart #drawing #drawings #creative #teen #teenage #teenageyears #cabin #cabins #lodge #lodges #teenparty #teenfun #memories #1970s #twentiethcentury #punch #cupcakes #jackolantern #hallmarkdecor #hallmarkdecorations #hallmarkdecoration #apples #autumn #fall #mountains #sevenmountains #thesevenmountains

Teen Halloween party in our family's cabin, the Juntre Lodge. #watercolor #watercolors #marker #markers #art #arting #artist #artwork #artworks #makingart #drawing #drawings #creative #teen #teenage #teenageyears #cabin #cabins #lodge #lodges #teenparty #teenfun #memories #1970s #twentiethcentury #punch #cupcakes #jackolantern #hallmarkdecor #hallmarkdecorations #hallmarkdecoration #apples #autumn #fall #mountains #sevenmountains #thesevenmountains

Teen Halloween party in our family's cabin, the Juntre Lodge. #watercolor #watercolors #marker #markers #art #arting #artist #artwork #artworks #makingart #drawing #drawings #creative #teen #teenage #teenageyears #cabin #cabins #lodge #lodges #teenparty #teenfun #memories #1970s #twentiethcentury #punch #cupcakes #jackolantern #hallmarkdecor #hallmarkdecorations #hallmarkdecoration #apples #autumn #fall #mountains #sevenmountains #thesevenmountains

https://www.europesays.com/at/86228/ Apples günstiger Einstieg mit Flaggschiff-Power #A19Chip #AndroidDomäne #Apples #AT #Austria #EinsteigerModell #Einstieg #Euro #FlaggschiffPower #FlaggschiffTechnologie #KIFähigkeiten #Österreich #Preis #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik

Brookings Master Gardener Donating 30 Apple Trees to Local Youth | State News https://www.allforgardening.com/1685961/brookings-master-gardener-donating-30-apple-trees-to-local-youth-state-news/ #agriculture #apple #apples #botany #Brookings #EdibleFruits #EdiblePlants #fruit #FruitProduction #FruitTrees #garden #gardener #gardening #kxlg #malus #PlantLifeForms #plants #PlantsAndHumans #SouthDakota #SouthDakotaStateUniversity #tree #trees

#Ireland is facing egg shortages due to rising demand -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#TheJournal

Merz promises #Syria assistance with reconstruction -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#17a

The Pitt director addresses if Bryan #Cranston will -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#6

Massive Explosions Reported as #US Drops Bunker Busters -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#28

#Apples brand-new AirPods Max 2 are $20 off for #Amazons -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#2

View all news from Cities in the US https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2026/03/latest-news-from-cities-in-united-states.html

#OverUnder 059 with @rysiek.

Today, he shares his thoughts on #GDPR, #VPN, #Telegram, #AgeVerification, and #Apple.

He also replied to @brennan's question.

He suggested two books that I'll try to get.

#bloggers #bookstodon #books #blog #fediverse #opensource #infosec #bloggers #mastodon #chatcontrol #desserts #apples #RGPD #privacy

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-059

We love the Cosmic Crisp. What's your favorite apple variety?

After Cosmic Crisp, Scientists Unveil an Apple for the Climate Change Era 🍎

Agronomists at WSU are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.

@newyorktimes @agpnw.bsky.social

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/new-apple-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VFA.MNZI.i3o1MqW4hbLB&smid=url-share

#Apples #CosmicCrisp #Sunflare #WashingtonState #AnnaGriffin

Want to draw a convincing apple? This quick tutorial breaks shape, shading and texture into easy steps—perfect for beginners or anyone sharpening fundamentals. Grab a pencil and follow along! #Drawing #Sketching #ArtTutorial #StillLife #ArtTips #HowTo #Apples #English #PeerTube
https://video.valme.io/videos/watch/0fe9c358-a94a-4447-a025-21987e6ddfda

https://www.europesays.com/at/57034/ Apples Kopfhörer-Revolution trifft auf Rabattwelle #AirPods #Apple #Apples #AT #Austria #H2Chip #Händler #KopfhörerRevolution #Max #Österreich #OverEarKopfhörer #Preise #Rabattwelle #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik

Some of the fruit trees yesterday. Apples, apricots, and a plum. Next post is a peach, the other plum, and the pears.

97 blossom degrees, almost a 20 degree increase each of the last 3 days. Low of 63F/17C this morning.

#gardening #orchard #spring #apples #plums #apricots #garden #March19

For brunch I'm cooking apple pancakes and little breakfast sausages and serving them with maple syrup I made from our own trees. It's hard to get more New England than that. #NewEngland #brunch #food #apples #maple #syrup

https://www.europesays.com/at/35593/ Apple kämpft mit KI-Defizit: Siri-Revolution verzögert sich erneut #Apple #Apples #AT #Austria #HardwareProdukten #KIDefizit #KIOffensive #KIWettlauf #Österreich #Science #Science&Technology #Siri #SiriRevolution #TechRiese #Technik #Technology #Verschiebung #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik

#Government wants to modernise railway in Alentejo
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Lisbon

I build homes The biggest driver of #Utah’s housing
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#SaltLakeCity

#Google Pixel 10a review- cheaper #Android is
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#10

#Trump checks #Iran off presidential punch list
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/health.html#1

BEL ties up with Bellatrix #Aerospace to develop satellite
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#NewDelhi

Pre-order #Apples new budget #MacBook Neo at #BestBuy
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#2

Apple’s cut-price iPhone 17e: What you get, what you don’t

Double the storage for the same price The base model of the iPhone 16e cost $1199 and came…
#NewsBeep #News #Mobile #17e #Apple #Apples #AU #Australia #cutdown #cutprice #dont #edition #Flagship #formerly #get #iPhone #keenlypriced #regularly #releases #se #Special #Technology #version #What #you
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/514799/

🍏 Every apple holds a small universe of texture, color, and orchard biology. Bite, browning, and blossom reveal quiet patterns shaped by physics and living systems.

✍️ Explore the hidden architecture of apples: https://TPC8.short.gy/SV78UWo6

🌱 A single fruit can carry many stories at once.

#apples #science #foodscience #orchards #TPC8

I Recently Learned that comparing torque specs of combustion vehicles with EVs is like comparing #Pommes with #PommesDeTerre.

So an electric vehicle that produces 1000Nm of torque is insane right?

Well, due to gearing, petrol vehicles have always given similar wheel torque in lower gears. Electric don't use gears (usually), so very different experience.

#EVs #potatoes #apples

Cow & Apples 🎨
#Oil on #canvas, 60 x 50 cm
www.jurakuba.art
#cow #art #apples #cows #painting #paintings #artwork #artworks #animal #animals #farm #garden #red #green #brown #tasty #yummy #eating #food #cattle #Kuh #Kuehe #Kunst #Malerei #Apfel #Äpfel #Gemälde #Kühe #Öl #humor #humour #humorous
#Bilder

PA Farm Show 2026

Lots of Apples, Potatoes, Cattle, Hay, Butter, People, Food, Farm Equipment—and Flags!

#pafarmshow #harrisburgpa #apples #potatoes #hay #photography

#KnowledgeByte: #Apples and #Oranges both provide essential nutrients but differ significantly in their vitamin and fiber profiles.

As of 2025, many dietitians categorize oranges as the superior source for immediate immune support, while apples are preferred for long-term gut health and fiber intake.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Comparing-Apples-To-Oranges-694a2f79f1078281bb47d270

Sliced Apple Abstract: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/sliced-apple-abstract-lisa-s-baker.html

#slicedapples #apples #apple #fruit #food #foodart #painting #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #abstract #abstractart #kitchendecor #kitchenart #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #artprints #canavsprints #puzzles #puzzle #slice #stilllife #snack #texture #palette #paletteKnifePainting

#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?

Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks

by Monica Evans
17 December 2020

"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.

"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.

"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'

"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'

"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.

"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'

"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."

Learn more:
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/48941/central-asias-fruit-and-nut-forests-the-real-garden-of-eden/

#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees

#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?

Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks

by Monica Evans
17 December 2020

"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.

"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.

"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'

"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'

"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.

"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'

"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."

Learn more:
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/48941/central-asias-fruit-and-nut-forests-the-real-garden-of-eden/

#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees

#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?

Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks

by Monica Evans
17 December 2020

"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.

"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.

"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'

"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'

"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.

"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'

"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."

Learn more:
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/48941/central-asias-fruit-and-nut-forests-the-real-garden-of-eden/

#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees

#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?

Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks

by Monica Evans
17 December 2020

"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.

"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.

"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'

"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'

"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.

"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'

"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."

Learn more:
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/48941/central-asias-fruit-and-nut-forests-the-real-garden-of-eden/

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#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?

Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks

by Monica Evans
17 December 2020

"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.

"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.

"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'

"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'

"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.

"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'

"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."

Learn more:
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/48941/central-asias-fruit-and-nut-forests-the-real-garden-of-eden/

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India trade deal: Apples, kiwifruit, wine benefit as dairy misses out https://www.diningandcooking.com/2438847/india-trade-deal-apples-kiwifruit-wine-benefit-as-dairy-misses-out/ #Apples #aş #benefit #comprehensive #countrys #dairy #Deal #diversifying #economist #exporters #exports #free #have #helpful #india #Kiwifruit #misses #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #out #said #step #trade #welcomed #which #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand #with #zealand;

https://www.europesays.com/es/293973/ Elegir los carbohidratos adecuados puede reducir el riesgo de Alzhéimer y demencia #and #apples #background #banana #dark #EdibleFruit #ES #España #food #fresh #FreshBananas #fruit #Health #healthy #nutrition #organic #overhead #plantain #PRODUCE #red #ripe #Salud #sourcebundle #Spain #vegetable #VEGETABLES #vegetarian #view #yellow

"Apple Spice Is Nice"
Teableau for 12/14/25

The mug was handpainted in Italy.

#Tea #Ceramics #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #Apples #Handpainted #Handmade #Sewing #Quilting #Applique #Christmas #December #StashTeas

Festive chilli apple jelly
https://ngs.org.uk/festive-chilli-apple-jelly/

#SolarPunkSunday #DIYGifts #Apples #Preserves

Retro Recipe: Waldorf salad https://www.diningandcooking.com/2414356/retro-recipe-waldorf-salad/ #American #AmericanRecipes #Apples #FruitSalad #kuali #NewYorkCity #news #OscarTschirky #RecipeVideos #Recipes #RetroRecipe #TheStar #TheStarTv #WaldorfAstoriaHotel #WaldorfSalad #WaldorfSaladRecipe #walnuts

Retro Recipe: Waldorf salad https://www.diningandcooking.com/2414356/retro-recipe-waldorf-salad/ #American #AmericanRecipes #Apples #FruitSalad #kuali #NewYorkCity #news #OscarTschirky #RecipeVideos #Recipes #RetroRecipe #TheStar #TheStarTv #WaldorfAstoriaHotel #WaldorfSalad #WaldorfSaladRecipe #walnuts