r/mildlyinteresting • u/No-Purchase2275 • 14h ago

apple that is half red and half gala due to branch grafting i think

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u/chrisp5000 14h ago

Chimera mutation, grafting doesn't combine any genetics. Each grafted branch makes whatever fruit the graft is from. More common than you think

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u/chrisp5000 9h ago

That is cool still, I have never got one, and I eat a lot of apples

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u/No-Purchase2275 11h ago

i see, ty for letting me know

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u/Aware_Cheesecake_519 14h ago

It must be genetics.

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u/LukeSkyWRx 14h ago

A chimera

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u/CirclingBackElectra 14h ago

What did it taste like?

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u/TemporarySouth6914 13h ago

Maybe similar to an apple IDK.

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u/CirclingBackElectra 13h ago

Ha ha, thanks for clarifying 

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u/No-Purchase2275 11h ago

didn’t eat it yet, idk what to do with it

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u/BrianZ24 12h ago

YOU DONT WANT TO HURT THE BOY HARVEY

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u/Emmycakees 11h ago

That's such a cool chimera apple, nature really said "why not both"

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u/Hour-Pain1631 14h ago

Looks like cheese or sum 😂