Ian Sturrock is a rescuer and restorer of
orchard
An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit tree, fruit- or nut (fruit), nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also so ...
s and
apple tree
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central A ...
s, saving apple varieties from extinction. He discovered the last remaining
Bardsey apple,
and rescued the
Diamond apple,
[ as well as many other Welsh apples.
He was a finalist for a 2016 St David Award.]
References
External links
the Bardsey apple (afal enlli)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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