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Historic apple tree now at Babylonstoren

Tru-Cape and Hortgro gift the oldest recorded apple tree to historic farm Babylonstoren In 1662, on the 17th of April, the first apple was picked at the Cape. It was the Witte Wijnappel. In 1692, Babylonstoren Farm was granted to…

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WITTE WIJNAPPEL BACK IN COMPANY’S GARDEN

Company’s Garden reclaims a piece of its history The return of the first apple tree planted in the iconic Company’s Garden in the late 1650s is a remarkable story, made possible through a partnership between Tru-Cape, Hortgro and the Cape…

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