There are over 7,500 apple varieties around the world (and counting), each with its own unique history, spanning heirloom apples that have withstood the test of time and new types of apples coming ...

All apples are not alike, as any apple-phile will tell you, and the deeper you fall under the spell of heirloom apple varieties, which number in the hundreds, the more you will hunger to try them.

David Benscoter, of the Lost Apple Project,8 has written an interesting history of the search for lost apples in Eastern Washington. To date, Benscoter and his group have rediscovered around 30 apples ...

Researchers think the allotments were created in the 30s, but then later abandoned in the 80s, when the allotments fell out of fashion A discovery of 50-year apple blossom trees at an abandoned ...

Hundreds of neglected heritage apple varieties are being revived due to the rise of community orchards. Regional varieties, such as Arlingham Schoolboys and Ashmead's Kernel, are thriving as keen ...

The Colorado Orange apple is back. The fruits of more than 20 years of sleuthing, DNA testing and slogging through a long-forgotten archive of apple drawings and wax casts have appeared in a ...

ATHENS -- On a fine day at the University of Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard, you can see the fringing peaks of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest rising around like a hedgerow, guarding ...

Nestled within the lush landscape of Dow Gardens lies a two–acre apple orchard brimming with history, flavor and community spirit. The orchard is more than a beautiful place to visit; it’s a ...