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From Orchard Mutation to Global Success: How South Africa’s BigBucks apple passed two million trees | SA News

Elgin farmer Buks Nel still remembers the exact moment a mutant apple showed up in his orchard.  

The apple was bright red – normally a colour associated with danger; in this case it was the colour of success

The ‘BigBucks’ apple has now passed the two million tree mark – the estimated total number of BigBucks-bearing trees planted since Nel stumbled upon the mutation 14 years ago. In May, the variety passed the one million carton mark — a significant milestone made possible by plant breeders rights and a registered trademark called Flash Gala. 

The apple is a major agricultural success story, and Nel is still basking in the memory of his happy discovery.

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