20 events with tag "apple"
6500 BC
ID: 5772
Wild apples (Malus sieversii) evolve in Kazakhstan mountains - genetic ancestor of all cultivated apples, forests of 30-foot apple trees
ID: 5772
2000 BC
ID: 5773
Apples spread along Silk Road from Kazakhstan - traders carry seeds, natural hybridization creates sweeter varieties
ID: 5773
700 BC
ID: 5774
Greeks cultivate apples - golden apples of Hesperides myth, grafting techniques developed for consistent varieties
ID: 5774
100
ID: 5775
Romans catalog 37 apple varieties - Apicius includes apple recipes, Romans spread apples across empire
ID: 5775
800
ID: 5776
Medieval monasteries perfect apple cultivation - develop new varieties, cider becomes safer than water to drink
ID: 5776
1066
ID: 5777
Normans bring advanced cider-making to England - cider becomes English national drink, orchards expand rapidly
ID: 5777
1620
ID: 5778
Pilgrims bring apple seeds to America - first apple trees planted at Plymouth, begin North American apple cultivation
ID: 5778
1700
ID: 5779
Cider becomes colonial America's national beverage - safer than water, children drink diluted cider daily, used as currency
ID: 5779
1774
ID: 5780
John Chapman born in Leominster, Massachusetts - future 'Johnny Appleseed' begins life during Revolutionary War
ID: 5780
1797
ID: 5781
Johnny Appleseed begins planting apple nurseries - travels Ohio River valley with apple seeds from cider presses
ID: 5781
1800
ID: 5782
Chapman plants orchards to claim frontier land - law requires 'improvement' for land claims, 50 apple trees qualify
ID: 5782
1810
ID: 5783
Johnny Appleseed becomes Swedenborgian missionary - travels barefoot, wears coffee sack, preaches and plants simultaneously
ID: 5783
1820
ID: 5784
Chapman owns 1,200 acres of nurseries - not just folk hero but successful businessman, sells trees to settlers
ID: 5784
1830
ID: 5785
Temperance movement targets apple cider - hard cider seen as gateway to alcoholism, orchards begin being destroyed
ID: 5785
1845
ID: 5786
March 1845
Johnny Appleseed dies in Fort Wayne - planted estimated 100,000 square miles of apple trees across frontier
ID: 5786
1920
ID: 5787
Prohibition destroys American cider tradition - FBI burns countless orchards, cider-making knowledge lost
ID: 5787
1950
ID: 5788
Red Delicious dominates American market - bred for appearance not taste, represents triumph of marketing over flavor
ID: 5788
1990
ID: 5789
Apple variety revival begins - from 20 commercial varieties to hundreds of heirlooms rediscovered, craft cider returns
ID: 5789
2010
ID: 5790
Apple genome sequenced confirms Kazakhstan origin - Malus sieversii proven as ancestor of all domestic apples
ID: 5790
2019
ID: 5791
Cosmic Crisp apple released after 20 years development - attempt to create perfect apple, massive marketing campaign
ID: 5791