[HN Gopher] Apple hunter Tom Brown finds and saves rare apple va...
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       Apple hunter Tom Brown finds and saves rare apple varieties
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2023-11-05 18:41 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.washingtonpost.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.washingtonpost.com)
        
       | bookofjoe wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/HmCIW
        
       | lukasb wrote:
       | Second Apple should be lowercase
        
         | ClassyJacket wrote:
         | Yeah, this title confused me
        
         | bookofjoe wrote:
         | Done. Thank you.
        
       | andrewstuart wrote:
       | Does anyone do this in Australia?
       | 
       | There's a "lost" apple variety around the corner from me.
        
         | winslow wrote:
         | You should contact Tom Brown on his website. He states he's
         | always interested in hearing about a lost apple variety.
         | 
         | What's the variety that is near you?
        
         | thetron wrote:
         | There's Petty's Orchard in Melbourne (Templestowe):
         | https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/venues/pettys-orchard who
         | maintain about 200 varieties of apple.
         | 
         | I have no idea what it's like now, but I went to an open day
         | there years ago and it was incredible. What I learned is there
         | are some extremely ugly Apple varieties that would never get
         | picked up by supermarkets, but tasted unlike anything else I've
         | sampled - literally like candy. Looks like Heritage Fruits
         | still do antique apple tastings periodically:
         | https://www.heritagefruitssociety.org/Antique-Apple-Tastings...
        
       | stvltvs wrote:
       | Like a reverse Johnny Appleseed, pretty cool!
        
       | NaOH wrote:
       | Related:
       | 
       |  _Tom Brown Is on a Mission to Restore Appalachia 's Rare and
       | Lost Apples (2021)_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31457804 - May 2022 (18
       | comments)
        
       | interestica wrote:
       | How many random but great varieties have been lost? The McIntosh:
       | 
       | > While clearing his property, McIntosh discovered a number of
       | seedling apple trees growing wild. He transplanted them to his
       | garden, and by the following year only one had survived. Several
       | years later, the tree was producing the crisp, delicious fruit
       | that is now well known. The discoverer eventually dubbed it the
       | 'McIntosh Red', which is still the apple's official name.
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McIntosh_(farmer)
        
       | jasoneckert wrote:
       | I'm somewhat disappointed that I clicked on this link thinking
       | Tom Brown was a vintage Apple computer collector. But it was an
       | interesting read nonetheless.
        
       | ro_bit wrote:
       | The ultimate front page HN hack is "Apple" in the title
        
       | blindriver wrote:
       | On the topic of apples, where the heck can I find Autumn Glory
       | apples? They are distinctly the most delicious apples I've ever
       | had, and when I gave some to people that HATE apples, like my
       | wife, she instantly loved them. They are lightly sweet, but
       | crunchy with no acidity, I LOVE them.
       | 
       | Where can I find them in Bay Area????
        
         | mrjudgejoebrown wrote:
         | It's also known as Hua Guan or Huaguan. I guess I'd check at a
         | Chinese grocery?
        
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