Shane Gadsby

Hi, I'm Shane!
I'm an amateur plant breeder from Australia, who's taking the long journey towards creating new and interesting apple varieties.
I've got a particular interest in creating low-chill columnar apples, as well as working on improving red fleshed apple varieties!

At this time (2023) I have around 100 varieties, growing across 60 trees (Check out this post for more details: https://www.shanegadsby.com/apple-project-intro/), I'd love to try and use Australian varieties where ever possible and useful, but am keen to access as much genetic diversity as possible!

I pay special attention to low chill varieties, as I live in a warm winter climate, and even at best projections the global average temperatures will rise enough to make many non-low chill varieties no longer viable for many.

So please consider subscribing if you'd like to join me on my journey, I know I'd love to have you along!