Adam's Apples

CLEANPING Apples and People has published its 46th and final exploration of the rich culture, history, folklore, and art of the pomaceous fruit. The group plans additional apple-themed exhibitions in Herefordshire in the United Kingdom.

The trees don their spring finery at Hutchins Farm in Concord, Massachusetts, earlier today. Yes they are tiny. Click to see them better! Mary Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Green buds all were swellin' earlier today at Hutchins Farm in Concord, Mass. There Will Be Blossoms. But, will there be apples? 

My 340-odd apple reviews are indexed alphabetically , photographically , by month and season , and  qualitatively . That's not enough ways.

Today I have the pleasure of sharing this tale of an apple, from bud to fruit. Can I interest you in the lifecycle of 'Herefordshire Russet' apple, from dormant bud to blossom to fruit? 40+ photos tracking the growth of a single fruit over the course of the year: https://t.co/yvg9f7f5mH 🧵: edited highlights follow... [1/8] #orchard #apples pic.twitter.com/i7jH3rEj4I — Orchard Notes (@OrchardNotes) March 28, 2023 There is adversity; there is suspense; there is romance. 

PHOTO: JOO NATH /( CC BY-SA 4.0  ¶  ) The floating white precipitate inside the test tube indicates the DNA has completely separated.  ¶  Technological progress is making DNA analysis of apples increasingly affordable.  ¶  Gene sequencing has already informed scholarly works on apple diversity and evolution .  ¶  Scientists at the University of Minnesota used these techniques to identify numerous errors in the presumed pedigrees of apples published by...scientists at the University of Minnesota. (Gotta love the scientific method!)

photo: tincho franco Sing in me,  Muse Bard, and tell of that pomaceous fruit. Specifically, I have been unable to locate the plant patent for the Aura apple . Aura is a brand name, so not the true cultivar name under which the patent would have been granted. Is this a job for a mild-mannered robot?