Drive along a major road, however, and you will see many more. All have grown from the apple cores that we throw out of the window as we travel along.
You first notice the trees in spring, when pink-and-white apple blossom bursts prettily into flower.
It's then that you realise exactly how numerous they are-it's rather aweinspiring to think that all those flowering beauties have grown from apples, probably bought in shops and supermarkets years ago and consumed by drivers or passengers on long car journeys.
There's a stretch of road near one of the army bases on Salisbury Plain where you can see innumerable apple trees lining the old route to London. One September day, I decided that it would be fun to pick a couple of apples from each of them and take them home for our children to taste with us and come up with a verdict on their quality. It turned out that 'quality' was not the right word.
Most of them were insipid and a few were actually disgusting.
This was no surprise. The apples we eat are the result of many centuries of hybridisation and selection.
They don't come true from seed.
この記事は Country Life UK の September 25, 2024 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です ? サインイン
この記事は Country Life UK の September 25, 2024 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です? サインイン
Love in a dry climate
Garden design in the Arizona desert is a matter of adapting to the weather and the terrain and being clever with cacti. The spectacular results fill Kendra Wilson with awe
The spread of Johnny Appleseed
DRIVE along a country lane at this time of the year and you may see an apple tree growing out of the hedgerow.
All that meat and no potatoes
More than merely super-sized burgers and fries, American food is a mouthwatering reflection of the nation's cultural diversity
A Newport state of mind
Once proclaimed to be the original American art form, jazz continues to thrive at the eponymous jazz festival of Rhode Island
Route to the past
Does the world's most famous road still capture the romance of the open road? We brave 1,300 miles of Route 66 to find out
Steady as she goes
Fairy-tale palaces that float upon the sea first appeared in the Edwardian era. A century later, the majestic ocean liners of the 'golden age of travel' continue to captivate
The new Colossus
Standing proud at the 'sea-washed, sunset gates', Lady Liberty became a beacon of hope for immigrants and a symbol of freedom under just and democratic law
The time is now
Agents at Strutt & Parker's Country House Department share their tips to selling your property as they look forward to a busy autumn
The West awakes
All is abuzz in the West Country following a recent surge of activity in the market for large farms and country houses in some of the region's most picturesque locations
Bags of class
Combining classical elegance with distinctive detailing, Lalage Beaumont is passionate about creating bags of exceptional style and quality.