Ian Sturrock

Ian Sturrock is a noted rescuer and restorer of orchards and apple trees, and has saved a number of apple species from the brink of extinction. He is notable for having discovered the last remaining Bardsey apple, and for rescuing the Diamond apple.

Sturrock owns a nursery near Bangor, Gwynedd comprising over 4000 fruit trees, mostly rescued by grafting cuttings on to rootstock.

Quotes

*"There's more to it than commercial viability...There's the cultural and culinary importance too. I hate the fact that we're restricted to whatever Tesco chooses to put on the shelves"
*"My knowledge might become redundant because of the climate changing so rapidly. Trees can't adapt to survive"

External links

[http://bardseyapple.co.uk] the Bardsey apple (afal enlli)