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Apple's Tree Buying Spree for Apple Park Causing Shortages

IJ Reilly said:
I wonder how all these fruit trees will be maintained. This is basically farming, not one of Apple's main businesses thus far.
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I know, right??
I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how they're going to keep their urinals scrubbed. That hasn't been one of Apple's main businesses so far either; so it's a TOTAL mystery how it happens! Do all the software engineers, industrial designers, marketing guys, and whatnot just draw straws every Monday & see who is on Landscaping Detail & who is on Toilet Scrubbing Detail?
I mean, if only there was some kind of a precedent for this!!
But.... as you know: lawyer's office's toilets are scrubbed by the senior partners, the president mows the White House lawn, etc.
So your question was definitely well thought out & not in the least bit absurd & reminiscent of like the thought process of a 12 year old that found his big brother's chronic stash.....

(I jest of course; that is the most RIDICULOUS "musing" one could possibly post!)
 
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IJ Reilly said:
Fruit trees have special maintenance needs. They are subject to pest infestations that need to be controlled, the fruit has to be harvested on a schedule. The people who know how to do that kind of stuff are called farmers. Whether they contract it out or handle it in house, Apple is getting into the farming business.
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Apple shoulder declare the amount of fruit harvested in their quarterly results too.
 
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IJ Reilly said:
Miss the point much? The trees are not exotic, they are fruit trees. Growing fruit trees is farming. Whether the maintenance and harvesting is contracted out or not (which many farmer and ranch owners do), it is still agriculture.

Speaking of around here, around here we are under serious pest and disease threat. The county comes in every few months now and sprays all of our backyard fruit trees. We have only a few of them. Apple will be growing thousands of them. Get it yet?
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Sorry to hear the fruit trees in Palookaville are struggling.

Miss the point much?

People farmed fruit trees in Santa Clara Valley for over a hundred years before high tech companies started paving over the orchards and building offices. This was the main industry in the area for over a century in terms of square acreage and labor.

There are still orchards here and there are still people who know how to maintain them. Like I said, the City of Saratoga has a sizable well-maintained heritage fruit tree orchard.

Heck, your typical professional residential gardener will know something about caring for fruit trees because many of his/her clients will have some in their backyards. Heck, most people in the landscape maintenance business came from farming families and it is highly likely that in any sizable landscaping team that someone in the group grew up on a farm that had some of those trees.

Go look at 1 Infinite Loop on a map and find the cross street Mariani Avenue. That street is named after a local fruit tree farmer; the descendants of that family still farm fruit trees in Morgan Hill. And there are a LOT of other streets in the valley that are named after farmers.

You make it sound like this is some sort of newfangled risky venture that has never been attempted in Santa Clara Valley and it can only be handled by some horticulture Ph.D. Well, you are completely wrong. Steve put the fruit trees in the plans as a tribute to the area's history.

Steve would have known that, he grew up in Santa Clara Valley before it was called Silicon Valley and when there was still a fair amount of acreage that had fruit trees.

Get it yet?
 
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Bart Kela said:
The varieties that used to be farmed in the area, mostly stone fruits: apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, etc.

The neighboring city of Saratoga has a heritage fruit tree orchard outside of the town's public library.
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It was sarcastic. He was implying that they would be "apple" trees.
 
Marvive said:
It was sarcastic. He was implying that they would be "apple" trees.
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Well then next time he can use the standard /s abbreviation or a smiley. That's what they are there for.

This site like many others on the Internet gets a substantial number of international readers, many of whom do not speak English as their first language.

Now more than ever is it important to properly use these sort of indicators to signal intent.

:D
 
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Bart Kela said:
People farmed fruit trees in Santa Clara Valley for over a hundred years before high tech companies started paving over the orchards and building offices. This was the main industry in the area for over a century in terms of square acreage and labor.

There are still orchards here and there are still people who know how to maintain them. Like I said, the City of Saratoga has a sizable well-maintained heritage fruit tree orchard.

Heck, your typical professional residential gardener will know something about caring for fruit trees because many of his/her clients will have some in their backyards. Heck, most people in the landscape maintenance business came from farming families and it is highly likely that in any sizable landscaping team that someone in the group grew up on a farm that had some of those trees.

Go look at 1 Infinite Loop on a map and find the cross street Mariani Avenue. That street is named after a local fruit tree farmer; the descendants of that family still farm fruit trees in Morgan Hill. And there are a LOT of other streets in the valley that are named after farmers.

You make it sound like this is some sort of newfangled risky venture that has never been attempted in Santa Clara Valley and it can only be handled by some horticulture Ph.D. Well, you are completely wrong. Steve put the fruit trees in the plans as a tribute to the area's history.

Steve would have known that, he grew up in Santa Clara Valley before it was called Silicon Valley and when there was still a fair amount of acreage that had fruit trees.

Get it yet?
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Thank you for a well-informed and thoughtful response.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Fruit trees have special maintenance needs. They are subject to pest infestations that need to be controlled, the fruit has to be harvested on a schedule. The people who know how to do that kind of stuff are called farmers. Whether they contract it out or handle it in house, Apple is getting into the farming business.
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Right?!
EXACTLY!!! You get it!
You know, like how - it takes specific cleansers, used in the proper manner to keep toilets spotless. The people that know how to do that kind of stuff are called Janitors. Whether or not Apple contracts out their toilet cleaning or handle it in house; Apple is getting into the janitorial business!

note:
PLEASE don't stop defending your silly stance!
I could do this for however long; and it's fairly mirthful!
 
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praetorian909 said:
So Forrest is correct now
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Even though Apple was in the crapper back then, I still burst out laughing when I saw that scene the first time.
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Tycho24 said:
Right?!
EXACTLY!!! You get it!
You know, like how - it takes specific cleansers, used in the proper manner to keep toilets spotless. The people that know how to do that kind of stuff are called Janitors. Whether or not Apple contracts out their toilet cleaning or handle it in house; Apple is getting into the janitorial business!

note:
PLEASE don't stop defending your silly stance!
I could do this for however long; and it's fairly mirthful!
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Dude... don't forget: with all that curved glass, Apple is getting into the glass cleaning business! What the hell were they thinking? They could have put low-maintenance cinderblock in there and the bottom line wouldn't have taken such a hit. I mean, after they got into the painting business for all that bare block ...
 
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Sill said:
Dude... don't forget: with all that curved glass, Apple is getting into the glass cleaning business! What the hell were they thinking? They could have put low-maintenance cinderblock in there and the bottom line wouldn't have taken such a hit. I mean, after they got into the painting business for all that bare block ...
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I hear Apple Park will also have a world-class cafeteria.

Apple will be in the cuisine business!

:D
 
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Michael Scrip said:
I hear Apple Park will also have a world-class cafeteria.

Apple will be in the cuisine business!

:D
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What about all the cars? There will be thousands of cars there! They will be in the parking business. Thousands of people, and their cars. The security business! Someone has to change the filters in all the climate equipment! What about all the light bulbs! Arrrrggh!
 
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Sill said:
What about all the cars? There will be thousands of cars there! They will be in the parking business. Thousands of people, and their cars. The security business! Someone has to change the filters in all the climate equipment! What about all the light bulbs! Arrrrggh!
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12,000 employees will generate a lot of trash. Custodial business!

They will get a lot of letters and packages. Mail business!

Steve Jobs Theater will have a lot of visitors. Event planning business!

:D
 
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Sill said:
What about all the cars? There will be thousands of cars there! They will be in the parking business. Thousands of people, and their cars. The security business! Someone has to change the filters in all the climate equipment! What about all the light bulbs! Arrrrggh!
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Is there any space across the street for a car wash and oil change facility or will Apple also get into that business besides farming /s
 
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8,000 cars leaving at 5pm & starting up in an underground parking lot. Holy cow I hope there's good ventilation down there!
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You must not work for a Silicon Valley tech company. Vast numbers of cars are still in Apple's Infinite Loop parking lot (and Google's and Farcebook's) well after 6 pm+. Local traffic doesn't even lighten up till past 7 pm.
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Bart Kela said:
Steve would have known that, he grew up in Santa Clara Valley before it was called Silicon Valley and when there was still a fair amount of acreage that had fruit trees.
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Even after he grew up and was running Next, half the old HP campus that torn down for the Spaceship was still orchard.
 
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