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Heritage
Apples are the apples of our Grandparents and Great-grandparents.
Their uses were varied--for drying, frying, fresh eating,
Halloween
treats, baking, brandy, cider (hard and sweet), vinegar, livestock
feed, and much more. The diversity of their shapes, sizes,
colors,
textures, tastes and times of ripening was amazing. For every
early farm family an extensive orchard was essential. As
more
and more land was settled, a well developed orchard was a sure
sign that civilization had reached the American frontier.
These old timey apples are part of our agricultural heritage,
but they are
rapidly being lost forever. The trees are being cut down and
the older people who remember the apple names are passing away.
The window to still find and save these wonderful apples is
rapidly closing.
Tom Brown of Clemmons, NC, became interested in finding and
saving these apples in 1999. Some of the results from this effort
are presented here. The apple trees are saved for future generations
to enjoy by donations of scionwood to heritage apple nurseries
and preservation orchards, plus trees are grafted for return
to their original counties.
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