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Antique illustration of a whole red apple and a cross section of the same apple

Apple Variety Information

Bottles of apple cider and a basket of apples on a table

Cider Information

Apples lined up on a table

Preparing to Plant an Orchard

Red apples on a tree

Care of the Orchard

Black and white drawing of an apple tree

Grafting and Espalier

Photograph of bee on apple blossoms

The Apple Blossom

Vintage photograph of a man and a ladder in an apple orchard

Orchard Maintenance

Illustration of a tree in all four seasons

A Year in the Life of an Orchard

An apple sitting on an open book

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The Calhoun Papers

Vintage photograph of a man selling apples by the road

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