Which apple variety is considered one of the most expensive: the price reaches more than 7 dollars per piece
You are unlikely to hear words like “luxurious” or “exotic” when describing apples.
It seems that this fruit is the most simple and ordinary, which can grow anywhere. The exception to the rule is the apple variety "Black Diamond".
You're unlikely to find it at your local grocery store, and that's no surprise—one apple can cost more than $7.
The reason for the high price is the special requirements for cultivation: this variety of Chinese apples, Hua Niu, which was bred by New Zealand scientists, grows in a remote mountain community in Tibet.
Because the fruits absorb sunlight at high altitudes during the day and are exposed to low temperatures at night, they have an unusual, dark purple color.
However, despite the fact that “Black Diamond” is designed for sharp temperature changes during the day, the variety cannot withstand temperatures below -1 degree or above +26 degrees for a long time.
Therefore, apples are difficult to grow anywhere else, and Himalayan farmers have a hard time coping with them.
It takes 8 long years before an apple tree begins to bear fruit, and the harvest season lasts only 2 months a year.
Earlier we reported on the record set by Emilio Palma .
