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ShalmaneserIII t1_j6l1u86 wrote

Reply to comment by AshFraxinusEps in ELI5: Why do so many fruits have seedless varieties but the apple and cherry do not? by JanaCinnamon

Even if that seed exists, how will you know what it is?

"Needle in a haystack" is nothing compared to "small seed somewhere in North Africa"

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AshFraxinusEps t1_j6mlnfx wrote

Don't we know some major islands which were giant farms for the stuff? And maybe the plant is valuable enough to fund the digs to find the seeds

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