Posted on 02/24/2007 7:38:25 PM PST by blam
Not at all! that's where we get the phrase, "horse apples!"
In recent times, though most people mistakenly use the phrase for the byproduct of horses, those who knew better have made use of the natural technique artificially, making 'seed balls' for reforestation projects.
Another consideration is that apples roll down hill (just like this thread will, most likely) and also wash downstream efficiently.
In the last hundred years, the apples from the orchards on our property have travelled proliffically (birds undoubltedly helped, too) several miles, and to a lesser extent much further, along the streambeds on down to the Cheyenne River, and probably continued on along it. Heck, our trees may have offspring all the way to the Missouri by now. Give them another 6,900 years....
Who brought the apples from Central Asia before Columbus came?
"Experts have been able to track the apple's progress across the continent as the animals shed the seeds in their dung before the fruit eventually arrived in Britain in about 2000BC."
actually this gives 3000 years for the apple to slowly be moved via feces/growth/consumption/feces cycle, which might be enough?
given that this is a DNA-related study, i would assume there are markers on some chromosomes which would establish which was the originating species/variety and any deviations. The article doesn't offer much on the DNA evidence itself, but this is one of the things that DNA studies are good for if your sample size is big enough. Notable that they authors of the study themselves had erroneous pre-conceptions going into this it appears/is alleged.
It's possible there were some wild varieties growing in the Americas at the time. Just as there are native varieties of grapes, cherries and other plants. My Google searches are turning up very little information on this, though.
That doesn't necessarily mean that somebody brought them over. Most likely IMHO they would just be remnants of earlier climactic conditions which favored the spread of those species.
Those floating wooden things our ancestors came over on?
"The wild horse theory seems plausible."
I don't disagree with you; but for me, it seems more plausible these ancient folks had their own Johnny Appleseeds rather than a herd of Johnny Applehorses.
Interesting
Thanks.
But...
It's nearly a quarter of the world's circumference involved, not to mention the English Channel, which horses have never been known to swim.
Particularly when constipated. :')
English Elm 'Brought By Romans'
BBC | 10-28-2004
Posted on 10/28/2004 10:23:27 AM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1259984/posts
Italy owes wine legacy to Celts, history buffs say
Reuters via Wash. Post | April 21, 2006 | Svetlana Kovalyova
Posted on 04/22/2006 10:56:23 PM EDT by Pharmboy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619778/posts
...that Knight make a difference...
Why do you think they call horse manure "Road Apples?"
In days of old
when knoghts were bold,
and toilets not yet invented
they dropped their load
next to the road
and went away contented.
:') Must have been a smelly world before the Sears catalog... ;')
http://www.bartleby.com/101/367.html
Thanks. I knew I'd get someone to come along and say that.
you posted this one here in the Backroom? That’s not like you, blam. ;’)
Pomologists Bite Off More Than They Can Chew With 200-Year-Old Apple Mystery
The Telegraph (UK) | 1-30-2007 | Richard Savill
Posted on 01/29/2007 6:40:07 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/1775873/posts
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