Rare historic apple species returns to Bute Park

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A rare type of apple tree has been planted in Bute Park for the first time in roughly a hundred years. The gabalfa apple tree once grew naturally in the park, but disappeared before being rediscovered elsewhere in 2004. It’s part of plans to plant 30 thousand trees around the city.

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00:00A rare old type of apple which disappeared roughly a century ago is set to return to

00:07the place where it once grew, as part of plans to plant thousands of new trees all around

00:11Cardiff.

00:12The Gabalver apple was once abundant in Bute Park, but disappeared before being rediscovered

00:19in 2004 in Carmarthenshire, and will now return to the place it once called home as part of

00:25plans to plant as many as 30,000 new fruit trees in the city.

00:30The rare species is said to have a tree that grows 35 feet high and has a trunk as thick

00:35as a man, according to Harold Pettigrew, the old head gardener in the Bute estate, when

00:39he described apple species in the gardens in the 19th century.

00:45The council's cabinet member for culture, parks and events, Councillor Jennifer Burke,

00:49says that it's really special to reintroduce a part of Cardiff's history, and can contribute

00:53to climate change in the city, help clean the air, and aid wildlife.

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