Apples (Alien takeover)

History
Apples were an extremely popular fruit in the 21st and 22nd century. However do to Silurians terraforming most Apple species went extinct in the 24th century. The gala apple survived in large geodesic domes until the 25th century. However it also went extinct following this this learning Republic strictly implemented seed banks and preserved all the plants that used to go grow in formally colder earth. They also announce that they will establish a terraforming mission to Mercury that will change Mercury's climate to the climate of 21st-century Earth. The terraforming is expected to be completed by the 27th century. The Silurians also to cryogenically freeze humans who want to move to this colony. there are over 400,000 people sign up for this mission. this whole process of reestablishing rectory as a human colony would not have happened without the extinction of the 21st century's favorite fruit the Apple.