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The 'Apple Detective' reviving lost heritage fruit trees from the brink of extinction
Photo: Timotheus Fröbel / Unsplash
A retired FBI agent has spent over two decades using his investigative skills to track down and preserve rare, century-old apple varieties once thought to be lost forever. Through his dedicated search in the Pacific Northwest, he has successfully rediscovered dozens of heritage apple types, safeguarding agricultural biodiversity for future generations.
A retired FBI agent has spent over two decades using his investigative skills to track down and preserve rare, century-old apple varieties once thought to be lost forever. Through his dedicated search in the Pacific Northwest, he has successfully rediscovered dozens of heritage apple types, safeguarding agricultural biodiversity for future generations.