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    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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