As a general rule of thumb, “vintage” typically denotes something 20 years or older, but in the rapidly evolving technology ...

The Drap D'Or de Bretagna is one of a few historic apples that are the genetic ancestors of many of the common varieties we ...

Of the 1,400 apple varieties known to have originated in the South, only about 200 are still known to exist. “The others are totally extinct,” says Calhoun, “and when that happens, you lose ...

Some apple varieties have been specifically cultivated ... Rediscovered in the late 1900s, found in a cluster of 100-plus year old trees by Roy Slamm, this antique variety is a dessert and ...

He's there in all the old photographs, staring out at you. But who is he? The DNA of some apple varieties, for instance, shows that they are descended from a lost tree, one that must have existed ...

Meanwhile, the huge holes of data in apple horticulture regarding the old varieties have confounded scientists, historians and apple explorers for decades. Now, genetic testing may be able to fill ...

Although unsuccessful, his online search led him to old county-fair records, nursery catalogs, and newspaper articles that included names and descriptions of local apple varieties. An obsession ...

The backyard apple tree was left to grow wild—until a recent surge in interest in heritage varieties and hard cider production. As scraggly and unkempt as an old apple tree may appear, it can still be ...

Richard Robinson Sixteen years ago, when I worked at The Planters & Designers garden center in Bristol, Virginia, old-timers frequentlycame in and asked for apple varieties called Virginia Beauty ...

Grocery stores only recently started stocking a variety of apples Not so long ago, most American supermarkets sold only a few apple varieties – Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths.