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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(Malus X Domestica) The turn of a new season brings new fall favorites with it like crackling candles and sweet ciders, and let’s not forget tart, juicy apples like the early harvest apple. As…