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Newton's Apple Tree Lives On!
Haileybury celebrated a historic moment with the planting of a direct descendant of Sir Isaac Newton’s famous apple tree in our Main Quad.
This sapling, one of only ten distributed by The National Trust and Blue Diamond Garden Centres, is propagated from the 400-year-old Flower of Kent apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, where Newton formulated his theory of gravity.
The planting ceremony marked the culmination of a project led by Deputy Master, Simon Heard, who secured this prestigious gift through the generosity of donors. The sapling’s location in our William Wilkins-designed Quad creates a poetic connection to Trinity College, Cambridge, where another genetically identical tree grows near Newton’s former rooms.
This living piece of scientific history will serve as an inspiration for generations of Haileybury pupils. As it grows, the tree will stand as a testament to the power of curiosity and discovery, embodying the spirit of innovation that we aim to encourage in our pupils.
