Saving the apple

摘要

Finding, identifying and propagating heirloom apples is the passion of this group, and others around the world. Strict quarantine regulations about the import of plant material limits new material; all the more reason to find and reassess old material. The Coastal Otago Branch has been actively engaged in the conservation of apple cultivars since 1995. Our aim is a simple one: to identify, collect and preserve for the future, plant material from as many as possible of the many old apple trees still surviving in the region.