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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		The Truth About Apples
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:09
	Publish Date:		2021-08-12 19:32:42
	Description:		In this month’s Field Notes , Susan Knight of Trout Lake Station tells us about the genetics of apples and the real story behind Johnny Appleseed. Before I ever got to college, I knew I wanted to be a biologist, in fact, a zoologist, or so I thought. I grudgingly signed up for a few plant classes, including plant taxonomy. Well, the professor wasn’t all that interesting, but I would have followed the teaching assistant anywhere. I was completely smitten… with the plants, of course. My class focused on flowering plants, but I was surprised to learn that included maple trees and grasses. Who knew they had flowers? Buttercups and roses, sure, but oak and birch trees? Not only that, but after that flower was pollinated (I did know about birds and bees), you got a fruit. I learned that fruits are just a handy container for seeds, those little bits of genetic recombination needed for the plant to persevere Apples are especially intriguing. Did you ever wonder why apple trees are always
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