Heirloom apple trees almost always need at least one pollinator tree to set fruit. Choose a pollinator tree of a different variety that blooms around the same time; for Black Oxford, this is ...

Devotees of heirloom apples are seeking something deeper than culinary excellence—but are these vintage fruits really so ...

The trees are excellent pollinators in the garden. ... This heirloom apple was first publicly grown in 1805 by Jacob Wycoff in Tompkins County, New York. Wycoff initially named it King, ...

For some, like the park's namesake red apple, these orchards might be their last hope. ... adding around 700 new trees since 2022. But bringing heirloom fruits back from the brink is not easy work.

Apple trees planted in Maine toward the end of the 19th century are now pushing 150 years old, about their maximum lifespan, which gives the apple testing project a sense of urgency. Advertisement ...

Why heritage, or heirloom apples are suddenly the hottest fruit this fall Their sheer variety of flavors, textures and colors offer something different from the predictability of mass-market options.

The orchard is now home to trees from 138 varieties — a “Noah’s Ark” for apples, the researchers say, with two specimens of each. The trees are still in their awkward preteen phase, with ...

This botanic garden is determined to bring back the American chestnut tree and heirloom apples that taste like those grown 500 years ago. It won’t be easy. By Margaret Roach “Explore what’s ...

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 eat today. And the Verona Island tree is the only known living specimen ...

Genetic testing is helping identify older varieties of Maine apples, and may promise more delicious, more diverse fruit in our future. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login.

On Verona Island, at the end of a dirt road, a couple dozen wizened apple trees stand sentry in a grassy field sloping down to the river. To the untrained eye, it's a bunch of old trees.