According to legend, when a British physicist Newton read a book under an apple tree, he was hit by a dropped apple and was inspired by the discovery of all gravity.
On March 25, the “Newton Apple Tree” settled in the Shanghai Science Hall.
In 2015, the Shanghai Science and Technology Association and the British Trust Foundation jointly signed the “Newton Apple Tree” grafting agreement.With the support of relevant departments such as the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Shanghai, the five branches of the British national cultural relics “Newton’s apple tree” were successfully cut and grafted back to China.
Since then, the “Newton Apple Tree” with the British “Birth Certificate” and China’s “ID card” has grown up in Shanghai.
Photo by Zhu Yiyi, Newton’s Newton Apple Tree Surging News reporter who came to the Hall of Science
According to Hu Yonghong, the director of Chenshan Botanical Park, because the apple tree likes the warm and cool climate, Shanghai, which belongs to the subtropical climate, will make the apple tree “dissatisfied”.In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the altitude conditions of Apple are 1000 meters-1600 meters, and Shanghai is one of the lowest places in China’s lowest eastern terrain.
In order to ensure the healthy growth of the “Newton’s apple tree”, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden is equipped with professional and technical personnel in gardening and plant protection. It uses the advanced temperature control system of the testing greenhouse to reduce the summer temperature and make it as at home.Coupled with daily fine maintenance, the apple tree has spent the adaptation period as soon as possible.
In the autumn of 2022, “Newton’s apple tree” conducted outdoor breeding in the Chenshan Botanical Garden and was carefully cultivated and taken care of. It is currently lush and leafy. Since last year, the seductive fruit has been produced. The highest height is 160cm.The diameter of the crown is 130cm, which is the grass that arrived at the Grand Municipal Court of Science and Court of the Municipal Science and Technology Association today.The surging news reporter learned that according to the weather in Shanghai, this apple tree may bloom in April and results in July.