Save rare fruit varieties

Of the more than 2,500 fruit varieties conserved by ProSpecieRara, 40% are listed on the so-called Red List. This means that these varieties are safeguarded at fewer than three locations. Planting additional trees is therefore urgently needed. Each autumn, ProSpecieRara publishes a selection from the Red List with the aim of better securing at least 40 varieties per year.

Anyone who has space for a fruit tree and is interested in engaging with old, sometimes little-known fruit varieties is invited to plant a tree from the Red List. Home gardens are also suitable, as smaller tree forms (such as dwarf trees or espalier trees) can be planted. Multi-variety trees, on which two or three different varieties grow on a single tree, are also an attractive option for limited space. Those who already have a fruit tree in their garden can additionally graft a very rare variety onto it.

More information is available at: www.prospecierara.ch/rote-liste