There are over 7,500 apple varieties around the world (and counting), each with its own unique history. There are heirloom apples that have withstood the test of time, and new types of apples ...

Identifying apple varieties can be challenging especially when there aren’t live examples to compare them to. Benscoter started his effort after spending some time in the old orchards that have ...

Modern satellite imagery efficiently helped save time and energy ... where they are evaluated using DNA analysis and then compared to the university’s 3,500-count database of old apple varieties.

Find out which varieties are best for eating, cooking, cider and more. ... Top 10 apple varieties at the grocery store. Firmer apples higher in acid are a bit more tart.

The UK is home to many varieties of apples. But this ancestor of modern apples was lost – until some determined "apple detectives" set out to find it. In the family tree of British apples, there ...

Mercier Farms (Georgia): A fourth-generation farm that sells and shares all kinds of apple varieties — both new and old. Scott Farm Orchard (Vermont): In operation since 1971, each year this ...

The UK is home to many varieties of apples. But this ancestor of modern apples was lost – until some determined "apple detectives" set out to find it.