10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 02:51
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest for long-forgotten pioneer orchards has rediscovered 10 apple varieties that were believed to be extinct—the largest number ever unearthed in a single season by the nonprofit Lost Apple Project.