A special orchard, containing rare species of fruit trees, is being planted in Worcestershire. England. The 2 ha orchard is being planted with around 170 trees of different traditional varieties of fruit that were grown in the Wyre Forest.

It is hoped that the “gene bank” orchard will ensure the survival of rare fruit trees for future generations. …

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This news item comes from a post on FAO’s NWFP (Non Wood Forest Products) -Digest

I recall about the Association Archeologia Arborea that is doing similar work

This is a contribution to saving threatened varieties that provide precious germplasm, tastes not to be lost, provide important contributions to biodiversity and much more.

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