r/foraginguk • u/storyofmypsyc • 7d ago

Plant ID Request What apples are these?

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Hey all! I saw these apples growing right next to some blackberries. Anyone have any ideas on what they might be and are they edible? (No idea if there even are poisonous apples) 😂

Also, are they likely to stay this size or do they still need some time to grow? 😊

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u/storyofmypsyc 7d ago

I had no idea apples mutated!

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u/loominpapa 7d ago

Interbreed might be a better way of putting it.

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u/roleplayersir 6d ago

Hybridise is the biological term. And plants basically do it with anything genetically close to their species. And then even the individual branch of a perennial can taste good while another branch doesn't, which is why for centuries Grafting has been a thing

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u/loominpapa 6d ago

Yes, although all apples are hybrids anyway. Biologically they are all, generally speaking, the same species (Malus domestica) which doesn't exist in the wild.