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[Velv]

While not a tree in Britain, has anyone put the original apple tree on a map yet?

You know, the one Eve took an apple from 9,000 years ago. Must be quite a tourist attraction, the source of everything we are and know...

[Alister]

has anyone put the original apple tree on a map yet?

Didn't it drown in the great flood?

[Rustident Spaceniak]

Not a tree in Britain?

Disclaimer: The following is not an earnest discussion of a theological subject.

You don't know - the location of Eden in Mesopotamia is by inference at best. It might well have been someplace in Hampshire.

[Phil Endecott]

Re: Not a tree in Britain?

> someplace in Hampshire.

And you want to phone your mother and say,

"Mother, I can never come home again,

'cause I seem to have left an important part of my brain somewhere,

Somewhere in a field in Hampshire."

[Trigonoceps occipitalis]

Re: Not a tree in Britain?

When Adam and Eve were dispossessed of the garden hard by Heaven

They built another one in the West

'Twas Devon, glorious Devon

[Loyal Commenter]

As far as I am aware, there is nothing in the Old Testament that says it was supposed to be an apple tree, and given that those particular writings originated in the Middle East, it's generally accepted amongst people who are capable of studying ancient texts without taking them literally to be referring to a pomegranate.

You're better off not trying to have that conversation with anyone who literally believes in what is written in the bible, however. It turns out you can think, or believe, but not both...

[Rustident Spaceniak]

In fact, the reason that it's usually depicted as an apple tree might have something to do with the Latin word for it - malus means apple, but also bad.

But back to the original topic: It's astonishing when you make a quick google search for historic trees in Britain, how many different and fascinating results you get. Wonder if there's a market there for a book telling the story of the land by its arboreal reference points.

[ElReg!comments!Pierre]

Not to mention of course that the tree part is merely a symbol; it's really about sin, and Eve (the evil alluring whore, no doubt wearing a thong and micro-skirt) tempting Adam (the spotless and ever-virtuous) to commit the unforgiveable: sex for the fun of it.

Or so I'm told by people more knowlegeable in these matters than I am.

[Chicken Marengo]

>>Eve (the evil alluring whore, no doubt wearing a thong and micro-skirt) tempting Adam (the spotless and ever-virtuous) to commit the unforgiveable: sex for the fun of it.

Where do I sign up?

[Anonymous Coward]

9,000 years ?

I thought those creationists believed the earth to be about 6,000 years old ?

[strum]

Youn do realise that Adam & Eve were the first not to read the apple terms & conditions...

[Anonymous Coward]

Flower of Kent?

Funny, I thought that was a pub?

[EddieD]

Pedant alert

"...has been placed on a list of Britain's top 10 trees."

with a link to:-

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/27/englands-top-10-trees-shortlisted-for-tree-of-the-year

England is /not/ synonymous with Britain.

[wikkity]

Re: England is /not/ synonymous with Britain.

Of course it is, the referendum is over and they voted to stay. We can continue our disregard for them. I'm sure there was someone else involved with our island, can't remember now.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Pedant alert

"England is /not/ synonymous with Britain."

You're assuming that Scotland or Wales have any decent trees. In this case The GB list might be identical to the England list. There may even be an Ireland list so we can bring UK into the debate :)

[EddieD]

Re: Pedant alert

I wondered who would ask this...

Oldest tree: Llangernyw Yew, Wales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangernyw_Yew

The Fortingall Yew, Scotland, may be a possibility for this too

Tallest tree: Reelig Glen, Scotland

http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/tallest-tree-in-britain-found-in-highland-glen-1-3353599

[i like crisps]

Old Knobbley. Old Knobbley...

...so good you used it twice. Old Knobbley, Old knobbley its very,very nice.

[stringyfloppy]

I'm shocked!

It was very rude to call tree specialist Jill Butler "old."

[JamesPond]

Not the tallest for much longer

The Wllingtonia or as Americans call them, Sequoia (giant redwood) at Benmore Botanic Gardens in Scotland will (eventually) outstrip the native British trees, and apparently, the native US trees.

http://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/content/benmore/