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- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of larg ...
s and
apple tree
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
s, saving apple varieties from extinction. He discovered the last remaining
Bardsey apple,
and rescued the
Diamond apple
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, bu ...
,
[ as well as many other ]Welsh apples ''The Cambrian Journal'' (Vol. 111, 1858) contains a list of names for about 200 Welsh apples, the majority of which were from the Monmouth area.
In 1999 a single apple tree was identified by Ian Sturrock on Bardsey Island (located at the end of t ...
.
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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