How and WHY are there SO MANY Varieties of Apple? | Food Unwrapped

Matt Tebbutt is heading on an apple hunt, as he tries to answer the question 'How come there are so many varieties of apple?"
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[@ronabjore4627]

nothing beats the fuji apple for me

[@ishmael4489]

I first found out you could graft different apple varieties into one root stock about a year ago. It's brilliant! Can't believe I hadn't heard about it sooner.

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

WOW! With the root stock research plus multiple grafting on donor tress the possibilities are almost endless!

[@glennberry4829]

A basic reason for there being so many varieties is that we humans have wanted a lot of different varieties for different things. Eating, cooking (many ways), juice, cider (fermented or imitation) doesn't begin to cover it. There is also timing - do we want it at harvest time or months later when the winter is ending and new foods are non-existent? There are/were eating varieties that were horrible when freshly harvested but desirable after being stored in a barrel for half a year. So we cultivated and preserved all those varieties. Then as paths from harvest to consumer changed in the commercial and industrial ages we wanted new varieties suitable for those new paths.

[@jamesuthmann940]

It's really impressive that Paul has managed to graft 250 varieties onto one tree, but I couldn't help but think of that expression warning you not to put all your eggs into one basked. If something happens to that tree he's going to lose the whole lot.

[@MrJohnkersey]

brilliant.

[@xxPenjoxx]

I wish they'd make more red apples. The dark red one is often quite bitter from supermarkets

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

very interesting

[@markw4263]

Reinvigorate the Red Delicious! Please!

[@modestoca25]

They should have taken more time to show his varieties since he took the time to label all the apples...I know they keep their videos short but come on...that was a lot of work on his part.

[@vincentvega5686]

I don't believe they explained WHY so many varieties.

[@acrobaticcripple8176]

Where have all the Laxtons gone?? Long time passing??🤔🙃

[@faazk]

Damn underground tunnel.. I thought study were conducted in the lab!

[@skaska4024]

A huge garden-lab ;-)

[@AsheEnt23]

Newton : Bruh

[@kevingray8616]

Apples are not true to seed. You just can’t plant a seed from an apple and get the same fruit on the new tree. Just like a child isn’t exactly like their mother or father. Once you do get an apple you like, you have to graft a cutting from the tree with the apple you like onto another tree.

[@modestoca25]

I don't think that is entirely true but the odds of getting the same apple is slim, so it's not worth the gamble unless you have a lot of time, patience, land and don't mind making cider if you get poor quality apples.

[@kevingray8616]

@@modestoca25 You are technically correct.

[@abdullahmohammed6115]

Great vid but like... u didnt answer WHY

[@mariajuana7883]

Why theres a lot of apple varities? Just because the one who created it almighty Jehova wanted us to be happy when ate it.

[@pierreuntel1970]

Why these trees don't produce iphones? They must've broken