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The clone was planted at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden in 1954.
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The clone was planted at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden in 1954.
The clone was planted at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden in 1954.
An artist has made ink from a treasured and iconic apple tree that was blown down by Storm Eunice last year. The tree at Cambridge University Botanic Garden was a scion - a descendent - of the tree that was said to have inspired Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity. The apple tree fell in February 2022.
Nabil Ali, the artist-in-residence at Cambridge University 's Botanic Garden, has made ink from a clone of Newton's apple tree, which fell during Storm Eunice last year.
Nabil Ali is discovering the natural colours hidden within the berries, blooms and bark found in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden – including from a very special tree.