Online Resources
Select Sources/Orchards with Information on Southern Apples
Southern Heritage Apple Orchard at Horne Creek Farm
| Operated by: | The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of State Historic Sites |
| Web address: | www.historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/horne-creek-farm |
| Email address: |
Jason Bowen: Horticulturist, Southern Heritage Apple Orchard |
| Mailing address: |
Southern Heritage Apple Orchard c/o Horne Creek Farm 308 Horne Creek Farm Road Pinnacle, NC 27043 |
| Phone: | (336) 325-2298 |
Albemarle Ciderworks & Vintage Virginia Apples
| Owners: | E. R. "Bud" & Mary Shelton Family |
| Web address: | albemarleciderworks.com |
| Email address: | fruit@albemarleciderworks.com |
| Mailing address: |
P.O. Box 210 North Garden, VA 22959 |
| Physical address: |
2545 Rural Ridge Lane North Garden, VA 22959 |
| Phone: | (434) 297-2326 |
Big Horse Creek Farm
| Owners: | Ron & Suzanne Joyner |
| Web address: | oldapple@bighorsecreekfarm.com |
| Mailing address: |
Ron and Suzanne Joyner PO Box 70 1 Lansing, NC 28643 |
Century Farm Orchards
| Owner: | David Vernon |
| Web address: | centuryfarmorchards.com |
| Email address: | david@centuryfarmorchards.com |
| Mailing address: |
P.O. Box 271 Altamahaw, NC 27202 |
| Physical address: | Reidsville, NC 27320 |
| Phone: | (336) 349-5709 |
Foggy Ridge Apple - Foggy Ridge Cider
| Owner: | Diane Flynt |
| Web address: | foggyridgecider.com |
| Email address: | dflynt7@gmail.com |
| Mailing address: |
1328 Pineview Road Dugspur, VA 24325 |
Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery
| Owner: | Kevin Hauser |
| Web address: | kuffelcreek.com |
| Email address: | apples@kuffelcreek.com |
| Mailing address: |
P.O. Box 2663 Riverside, CA 92516-2663 |
Monticello
| Organization: | Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants |
| Contact: | Jessica Bryars, Assistant Manager of Nursery Operations |
| Web address: | www.monticello.org |
| Email address: | catalog@monticello.org |
| Mailing address: |
P.O. Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
| Phone: |
Nursery: Jessica Bryars - (434) 984-9818 General Info: (434) 984-9800 |
Botany and Horticulture Library, National Museum of Natural History
| Operated by: | Smithsonian Institution |
| Web address: | library.si.edu/libraries/botany |
| Email address: | |
| Mailing address: |
10th St. & Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20560 |
| Phone: | (202) 633-1685 |
National Agricultural Library
| Operated by: | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Web address: | nal.usda.gov/main |
| Email address: |
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| Mailing address: |
10301 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705 |
| Phone: | (301) 504-5755 |
National Plant Germplasm Repository for Apples
| Operated by: | USDA, Agricultural Research Service - Plant Genetic Resources Unit |
| Web address: | www.ars.usda.gov |
| Email address: |
Acting Curator for Apples & Cherries - Benjamin Gutierrez |
| Mailing address: |
Cornell University Experiment Station 630 W. N. St. Geneva, NY 14556-0462 |
| Phone: | (315) 787-2439 |
Cornell Orchards
| Operated by: | Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station |
| Web address: | Cornell Orchards | Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station |
| Email address: |
Farm Manager John J. Owens: jso43@cornell.edu |
| Mailing address: |
709 Dryden Rd. (Rt. 366) Ithaca, NY 14850 |
| Phone: | (607) 255-4542 |
American Pomological Society
| Operated by: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Web address: | American Pomological Society – Established in 1848 |
| Email address: | aps@psu.edu |
| Mailing address: |
103 Tyson Building University Park Pennsylvania 16802 |
| Phone: | (607) 255-4542 |
Seed Savers Exchange Fruit and Nut Inventory
| Operated by: | Seed Savers Exchange |
| Web address: | seedsavers.org |
| Email address: |
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| Mailing address: |
3094 N. Winn Rd. Decorah, IA 52101 |
| Phone: | (563) 382-5990 |
North Carolina Apple Growers Association, Inc.
| Operated by: | NC Apple Growers Association |
| Web address: | NC Apple Growers Association |
| Email address: |
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| Mailing address: |
PO Box 58 Edneyville, NC 28727 |
| Phone: | (828) 685-3241 |
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
| Operated by: | NC Department of Agriculture |
| Web address: | www.ncagr.gov |
| Email address: |
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| Mailing address: |
1001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1001 |
| Phone: | (919) 707-3000 |
Kordick Family Farm
| Operated by: | Kordick Family Farm |
| Web address: | Kordick Family Farm in North Carolina |
| Email address: | |
| Mailing address: |
1259 Joyce Acres Rd. Mt Airy, NC 27030 |
| Phone: | (336) 351-5186 |
Other Websites
orangepippin.com Contains information on over 700 apple varieties as well as other fruit trees. Orchard and fruit tree registry.
applename.com This page is in its infancy, but may be able to help identify apple varieties
NAFEX – North American Fruit Explorers
Articles
All Hail the Harrison: A Historic Apple Takes Root in Central Virginia. C-VILLE Weekly, Sep. 9, 2020 by Erika Howsare.
The Fatherland of Apples. Orion Magazine, by Gary Paul Nabhan.
Exploring the Origins of the Apple. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, May 27, 2019.
The Heirloom Apple Orchard. The Jentsch Lab, Cornell University.