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 ...

The explosion of crisp, commercial apple varieties in the last century doomed many other breeds into obscurity. But there are ...

The SweeTango is one of many new apple varieties that have burst onto the market, completely changing what some people believe apples should taste like. And this apple renaissance is having its ...

"I'm a bit of an apple detective. I've been interested in old varieties all my life. "I showed some fruit to a botanist, who was very curious about a single tree bearing bright yellow apples.

Myers took it as a labor of love to nurse the old and neglected trees to health — and they now repay the family with a couple ...