Would you invest $30k to take part in the preservation and future of the Aport Apple?

I do believe in the preservation of original genetic cultivars of just about any plant, especially those of food or medicinal value (or ornamental). Letting things go extinct in the name of new apartment complexes is ridiculous and wrong. Though the Aport apple barely shows up on an internet search, it is worth preserving.

The other trees present there might also be endangered. $30,000 total is a small price to pay for keeping the apple of origin alive. However, I don't have $30,000 to my name (graduate school here).

I would instantly part with $20, however. If you could show me a worthwhile return on investment, I might just save up $200 or even perhaps $500. First you would have to prove you are legit and not some charlatan trying to rip off the public.

I would recommend partnering with a nearby university that I could call and verify the legitimacy of your investment opportunity. I really do mean that I might just save up $500 if you can show me a real and worthwhile return (the return doesn't have to be monetary initially at all). I am friends with a few farmers that like to grow more non-traditional crops (including some of the most interesting winter squash you'll ever find).

They might be interested in this sort of thing. I could probably talk them into it if you can talk me into it. Now if you can find a way to get an actual whole tree over here to the US whole (USDA Health Inspection doesn't like imported trees over 2 years old or 18" tall), and get it to a botany department willing to research the Aport, thats a real step in the right direction.

You might even be able to get grant assistance for this sort of thing (with the right, DETAILED plan). Offering to the public the opportunity to have some stock in the preservation of the first apple is an interesting move, and I would encourage you to accept all individual contributions before any corporate ones. Why?

Something as integral to human experience as the apple is not something to be owned by a corporation. It should be owned by many, as in the public. I'd like to see no less than 100 owners of the orchard land.

Of course, do ethically whatever is necessary (within reason) to successfully preserve the Aport and other "original" apple species. I'm glad you are doing this, silverhammer. I want dibs on part of this.

Suggestions: Start a website for this, and use social media to promote. Keep contribution sizes affordable to many ($20 might be good). Definitely partner with botanists at your local university (or find some elsewhere if you have to).

Talk to your local farmer's market for possible investors. Create an incentive related to the investment (people will want to eat an Aport or a case of them eventually). Invite the investors to assist you in doing some of the legwork.

People might contribute time as well as money (especially if they can reasonably expect a tangible or intangible return. You are on the right track by asking this question on Mahalo. I hope you are successful!

They are naturally resistant to cold, disease and insects, but the drawback is that they are sensitive to the conditions of different places. IF there was some more research and some bio-engineering done to a test sample to allow it to be planted anywhere, I would jump right on it and invest all I could into it, since I can see this becoming a very viable crop if it could be planted in other places. Would I want it?

That depends on the taste. If it is truly like they say it is, then it would come down to price, because no matter how great it is, it's just not worthwhile if I'm spending more than 500% more per apple. There are many things to consider, but overall, if we could develop the apples commercially, and for less than $3 per apple, it would replace nearly all the fruits we consume, being superior in every way.To sum it up, I might toss a small amount at it, but unless the apples can be grown domestically, they will never be worth enough to consider large investments.

No, I would never invest $30k to take part in the preservation and future of the Aport Apple.

I have to say, the apples don't really do it for me. So many other varieties are available that unless this one cured cancer or something like that, it is highly unlikely I'd invest any time or money into investing to preserve or traveling to get this one variety with seemingly impossible qualities. It is impossible to estimate how much an aport pie is worth--it would depend on the supply and demand.

Huge surplus of apples, no orders, they're on sale. Little crop of apples and huge demand, the price goes And I've been an importer--of hard goods. Food--especially produce--is a whole different ball of wax and I'm not going there for an apple any time soon, even with this account (from someone who was there but didn't even see or taste one: "ALMATY This statement coming from the book I recently read, Christopher Robbins' In Search of Kazakhstan.

Apparently the best tasting apple in the world, the giant Aport Apples are from here, did not see them though when we were there but with the numerous varieties and excellent taste of their apples there may be a reason to believe...' About the apples themdselves, maty' or 'Alma-Ata'? Some people believe that "Alma-Ata" is Russian city-name and "Almaty' is Kazakh one. But they are wrong of course.

During the Soviet times the city was called "Alma-Ata" which meant "Father of apple" ("Alma" means "Apple", although "Ata" means "grandfather"). There is a legend which says that the name "Alma-Ata" was created in 30 minutes time during the meeting of the Soviet leaders. Later, when Kazakhstan got its independency, the city became "Almaty" that means "apple" (in a meaning of adjective) and it sounds more Kazakh now.

You see guys, the city used to be famous for its apple orchards. There were plenty of different apple sorts; the most noted one was "aport". Can you imagine - one fruit was as big as a baby head!"Aport" But where are those apples now?

To all people great surprise the most of the apple orchards were cut down. Instead the new buildings have been built. And now we buy the apples from Uzbekistan or China.

Quite sad, isn't it? We all are still really disappointed in that authorities' decision. But there are still apples, peach, and plum trees near houses here.

Anyway the apple still remains the symbol of Almaty. To import it you may have to set the retail price so high that red Red Delicious and Granny Smith will begin to look great again.

Me, never this is a too big investment for that kind of business. Not in boasting if that money will be invested in me and my ventured business it will produce much big profit. I will invest that in software development I will spread my software globally.So invest that 30k for software project development.

I know you will agree with me!

The term invest, as I am using it here, suggests a monetary return for your investment over time. While donations to such a cause may not be unheard of, it is not the subject of this question, but feel free to discuss it as part of your answer if that is how you are inspired to respond.

Personally, I would not, because I do not see how a return an investment could be generated. If the Aport apple is a good investment, the free market will see to it that it is preserved. If it is not preserved, it means some other product appealed more to the consumers.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.