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Apples are not native to North America. They originated in Kazakhstan, in central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. Alma Ata, capital of Kazakhstan, until 1997, means “full of apples.” By 1500 BC apple seeds had been carried throughout Europe.
The major production areas include the Goulburn Valley, Gippsland, Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria; Stanthorpe in Queensland; Batlow and Orange in New South Wales; the Huon Valley and Tamar Valley in Tasmania; the Adelaide Hills in South Australia; and Donnybrook, Manjimup and the Perth Hills in ...
Geography/History. The Kangaroo Apple is native to southeastern Australia and New Zealand. The two different species that go by the common name Kangaroo Apple share a similar native range, and both have been cultivated for the alkaloid industry.
Australia produces a large range of apples, but among the most popular are Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Cripps Pink (sold internationally as Pink Lady), Fuji, and Gala.
Among the native fruits, eleven prominent native species have been commercially produced in Australia including bush tomato, Davidson's plum, desert lime, finger lime, Kakadu plum, lemon aspen, muntries, quandong, Tasmanian pepper berry, and Illawarra plum.
Examples of Australian native plant foods include the fruits quandong, kutjera, muntries, riberry, Davidson's plum, and finger lime.
The first apple tree planted in Tasmania dates from 1788 when William Bligh anchored in Adventure Bay on Bruny Island and planted a selection of fruit, including three apple seedlings, the first apple trees planted in Australia.
The Granny Smith, also known as a green apple or sour apple, is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling.
Click on the Exotic Fruit section for comprehensive information on the amazing number of exotic australian tropical fruits grown in this region including mango, lychee, rambutan, mangosteen, papaya, banana, sweet pineapple, lime, pumelo, jackfruit, mamey and black sapote, abiu, carambola, graviola, passionfruit, pitaya ...
The 'Granny Smith' apple originated in Sydney Australia, in 1868. Its discoverer, Maria Ann Smith, had emigrated from England in 1839 with her husband Thomas. They purchased a small orchard cultivating fruit.
Grown in the cold-climate regions Australia-wide, apples are harvested between February and June every year, before the trees go dormant for winter. To see when this variety is in peak season and Australian sourced, please view our Fruit and Veg seasonal calendar here.
Our hand picked apples are 100% Australian grown. Our expert growers pick them from trees in the colder climate regions of Australia to ensure they have the best flavour, colour and firmness.
Apples have been grown in New Zealand since Europeans first settled in the country. The missionary Samuel Marsden introduced the first apple trees in 1819. Pipfruit growers were quick to realise the export potential.
The modern cultivated apple developed from the apple population native to Kazakhstan as these trees were on the side of the mountain range favourable for the fruit being easily transported further west. On the other hand, the variety of apple from Xinjiang was never cultivated.
The first apples in Japan were brought from China in the Heian Period (around 918). They were very small and often used at Buddhist temples as offerings. In 1871, the history of Japanese apples took a big step forward as 75 varieties were imported from the United States.
All apples grown in Australia are non GM varieties. The Australian apple industry has welcomed the development of genetically modified apples, but doesn't want them in Australia. Two GM apple varieties, bred to prevent browning of their flesh, have been approved for sale in the United States.
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In terms of limes, one of the most unique Australian native fruit trees is the finger lime. Citrus trees prefer free-draining soils that are neutral to acidic. They also require regular watering and thrive with a layer of organic mulch.
Like many of the world's most beautiful things, Pink Lady apples got their start in exotic Australia. Their clever creator was a man named John Cripps, who first grew the glamorous fruits at his Western Australia farm in the 1990s. In fact, the cultivar was—and sometimes still is—referred to as Cripps Pink.
SYDNEY—18 June 2008—Apple's first retail store in Australia will open onGeorge Street in Sydney on Thursday 19 June at 5:00 p.m. Located in the heart of thecity's shopping district, the Apple Store Sydney features two floors dedicated toMacs and iPods and a third floor entirely dedicated to service, including the world ...
Seeds of oranges, limes and lemons were first brought to Australia in 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales. The colony's Chaplain, Reverend Richard Johnson, planted a small orange grove in Bridge Street, Sydney. These became the first orange trees to bear fruit in Australia.
Kiwifruit are produced across Australia; however, the majority of production occurs in Victoria (60%) and New South Wales (20%) (Table 1).
THE date-palm fruit, called simply 'date' is also known as 'heavenly fruit” because of its mention in religious scriptures. Even otherwise, the fruit in known since ancient days.