The list of apple varieties that follows celebrates our favorite types of apples ... This heirloom apple was first publicly grown in 1805 by Jacob Wycoff in Tompkins County, New York.

In the summer of 1990, Carl Sutton was working at a winery after dropping out of Sonoma State, and lived in a shack in the middle of a 50-year-old Gravenstein apple orchard. "I remember how ...

Why heritage, or heirloom apples are suddenly the hottest fruit this fall Their sheer variety of flavors, textures and colors offer something different from the predictability of mass-market options.

That couple was using “heirloom” in a way that many people do, which is to mean “obscure.” So, there’s no small irony that one of the world’s most well-known apples, the McIntosh, easily meets any ...

Defining what makes an apple "heirloom" — and deciding when it's simply old, or pocked, misshapen or colored outside the norms of commercial apple production — is open to debate, even within ...

The apples from the farm, which include heirloom varieties, are turned into their three cider varieties. The ciders are sold in package stores and restaurants throughout Rhode Island.

Everything you need to know about 85 types of apples, from heirlooms like Ashmead’s Kernel to new creations like Gala. There are over 7,500 apple varieties around the world (and counting), each ...