AI photo of purple apples growing in Sask. sparks attention, experts debunk image
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A social media post of purple apples “growing” in Saskatchewan has sparked a lot of attention. However, garden experts say there's no such thing.
A social media post of purple apples “growing” in Saskatchewan has sparked a lot of attention.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) photo has some people questioning if the Prairie province produces the unique fruit. However, garden experts across the province state there is no such thing.
“I'm a horticulturalist, I know a lot about trees. I know there is no such thing as a purple apple,” expressed Rachelle Hofmeister, department manager of Dutch Growers Home & Garden.
“We've had lots of apples that have been developed in Saskatchewan, but none of them are purple. They all have white flesh and red skin."
Hofmeister said there are thousands of different types of apples, but purple ones do not grow in Saskatchewan.
“We can grow world-class apples here (in Saskatchewan). We can probably grow 10,000 different varieties of apples here and the vast majority of them are great large size apples,” she explained.
“For example, the honey crisp apples that you can buy in the grocery store, you can grow in your backyard.”
