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after its members accomplished an incredible feat: being credited with rediscovering ten different lost apple varieties in a single season.
“It was almost unbelievable. If we had found one apple or two apples a year in the past, we thought we were doing good. But we were getting one after another after another,” EJ Brandt, who runs the project with fellow amateur botanist David Benscoter, told the AP. “I don’t know how we’re going to keep up with that.”
Among their new rediscoveries were the Sary Sinap, which originates from Turkey; the Streaked Pippin, a likely 18th-century apple from New York; and the Butter Sweet of Pennsylvania, which was traced back to 1901. Brandt and Benscoter reportedly collect hundreds of fruit each year which are cross-referenced by experts to see if they can be matched with historical records like illustrations and written descriptions.
In total, the AP says The Lost Apple Project has found 23 lost varieties of apples. And yet, North America apparently only has 4,500 known apple varieties today compared to 17,000 named varieties in the past. So, uh, only 12,477 varieties to go! But sadly, in this time of coronavirus lockdowns, The Lost Apple Project also says it's had to cancel their biggest events that cover the organization's funding. If you want to support the project with a donation, you can find more information
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