Fruit salad

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Agroscope grows traditional varieties in its own orchards agroscope

The Heimenhofer makes good cider agroscope

The Heimenhofer as seen in the orchard agroscope

The sweet Wildmuser agroscope

Hedelfinger cherries with their distinctive stripes agroscope

The Jonathan's taste is not for everyone agroscope

The Schneiderapfel is a good root stock for other apples agroscope

It is also resistant to fire blight agroscope

Some apples are made into juice at Agroscope to see which are best suited agroscope

The Sternapi, or star apple, named for its shape agroscope

Some fruits make very good liquors agroscope

The Schweizerhose, "Swiss trousers" pear, named after the outfits worn by the Swiss guard agroscope

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Traditional Swiss varieties come to the fore.

The Agroscope Research Station is looking into traditional types of fruit in Switzerland. What follows is a small selection of the 2,000 sorts found, as well as a few of their most delicious uses. (All pictures: Agroscope)