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heirloom apples

    Arbor Day Farm

    The Preservation Orchard: Arbor Day Farm’s Legacy

    By Ben Heusinkvelt | July 13, 2022
    apples hanging on a tree in an orchard

    We’re all familiar with the apples readily available in the supermarket and at local orchards this time of year: red delicious, gala, fuji, jonathon. But what about the lesser-known varieties that have — for one reason or another — fallen out of the spotlight? The Preservation Orchard at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Nebraska, is full of these obscure apple varieties — 30 varieties, to be precise — some of them dating as far back as the 1500s. Some have interesting…

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  • Tree of the Week

    Kandil Sinap: Apple of the Sea

    Malus domestica It’s apple season, the time of year you start noticing more varieties of apples appearing in your grocery stores and farmer markets. The selections range from the good ole’ granny smith and…

    By Sheereen Othman | September 27, 2016