The ‘Jytte Abildstrøm’ Apple Receives Its Name

Late Danish actress and comedian Jytte Abildstrøm was never one to follow convention. When she was honoured with a commemorative theatre plaque on Frederiksberg Allé in 2024, her characteristically witty response was: “I’m going to say something rather cheeky: I would rather have had an apple tree.”

Sometimes life falls into place like a fairytale. Join Jytte’s son, Lars Mygind, as they share personal stories about their mother’s lifelong dedication to environmental causes and green living.

Maren Korsgaard, fruit grower and formerly affiliated with Pometet, shares her expertise in fruit cultivation and talks about the development of the Jytte Abildstrøm apple variety.

The event takes place on the plateau in the Open-Air Stage area.

About Pometet

Pometet in Taastrup is part of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. It houses an extensive collection of around 750 apple varieties, including approximately 300 Danish cultivars, as well as collections of plums, pears, strawberries, gooseberries and other fruit species.

Its core mission is to support research and teaching at the University of Copenhagen while preserving fruit varieties on behalf of the Nordic Gene Bank. Pometet also works to increase public knowledge of fruit cultivation and heritage varieties.