Oddbean

Thanks, @adfbf87b that is very helpful! With a quick internet research, I was able to find four of the varieties from the article in German plant retail. Anna and Ein Shemer are not among them, but they apparently are from Israel. I'm not sure about all climate zones there (chill in elevated areas?), but they should do with few #ChillingHours. Some of the varieties are available in British plant retail. After Brexit, this would mean, I'd have to smuggle them out of the country.

@326ce0aa maybe if you contact the German sellers, they might have leads on the other varieties? Are their apple/fruit growers forums/networks you can talk to? Really wouldn’t want you to get into trouble.

@adfbf87b Since I wouldn't keep a neutral face at the customs, they'd pick me out straight away. So smuggling is not really an option for me anyway. 🙂 There is an apple museum / collection not far from here. Possibly they know something. Though they didn't mention anything,about 10 years ago, when we bought the trees for our fruit garden...

@326ce0aa it seems that only in the last few years that most people are taking climate change seriously. I am just starting a food security program in my city that could be expanded everywhere if people ask for it. It’s currently going through a lot of bureaucracy but ppl are optimistic so maybe you can try where you are and adapt it to EU/DE needs/considerations. You can just copy/text and email or set an appt with city office. Cemeteries are always low in funding. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/111/127/603/706/128/116/original/86925f34c9ccd5d2.jpeg

That is a wonderful scheme @adfbf87b and cemeteries are perfect spaces for it. I read about similar programs in the UK. Unfortunately, I hardly can imagine any space with a higher fence of red tape than a cementery. Building regulations in Germany are terrible, but cemeteries beat all. That's probably why similar initiative go for street verges and neglected public land. I need to look into this. I like, that your approach ticks so many boxes and works on different levels. It's to learn from!

@326ce0aa for this project, it’s best to be clear from the outset so people know that the native plantings are in specific areas and not over internments. (This is where the reflexive knee-jerk reaction is.) Trees can be planted where there needs to be shade but native flowers/vines/smaller shrubs would be along borders, entrances, office gardens. A lot of cemeteries have contained areas where native plants can be planted but they’re unique to each location.