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Applecrest Farm Orchards (also known as Applecrest Orchards or simply Applecrest) is a year-round apple orchard in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.It is considered the oldest and largest apple orchard in the state of New Hampshire [1] and the oldest continuously operated apple orchard in the United States, [citation needed] having opened in 1913.
Piper Orchard, the oldest orchard in Seattle, is located in Carkeek Park and features primarily heirloom apple trees. It was established in the late 19th century by A. W. Piper, a local confectioner and member of the Seattle City Council, following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. The orchard was a key part of the Piper family's homestead, which ...
The Old Apple Tree was an apple tree in Vancouver, Washington, United States, purported to be the oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest. Genetic testing determined that the apples produced are unique and distantly related to the 500-year-old French Reinette variety.
A century-old apple tree in Piper Orchard. Piper's Orchard, Seattle's oldest, was planted by settler A. W. Piper after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Neglected for decades, the orchard was rediscovered in 1981. Volunteers restored the trees and planted new ones, forming the Friends of Piper's Orchard to preserve and restore the property. [13]
Outside of Los Angeles there are two areas with unique microclimates that make those apple trees grow—Oak Glen, an area about an hour and a half east of Los Angeles, and Julian, about two and a ...
Commercial apple farming was made possible by district irrigation projects. [10] Apple box label used in first half of the 20th century. Apple boxes were used to preserve fruit quality during transportation, and Wenatchee emerged as a production center. Colorful box labels were used for marketing by the second decade of the 20th century. [4]
Horne Creek Farm is a historical farm near Pinnacle, Surry County, North Carolina. The farm is a North Carolina State Historic Site that belongs to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources , and it is operated to depict farm life in the northwest Piedmont area c. 1900 .
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. — A tractor accident at a Chippewa County apple orchard sent 25 people to the hospital on Wednesday morning. According to Chippewa Fire District Deputy Chief Cory Jeffers ...