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Mid-season Pleasures: Empire and Spencer
IT TAKES YEARS, sometimes decades, between the time an apple variety is discovered and it becomes available to the public….
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McIntosh Plus: New England Apples from Canada
IF McINTOSH were its sole contribution, Canada would occupy a special place among producers of New England apples. McIntosh has…