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- (00:00) - Exploring old apple varieties at an apple tasting event
- (00:34) - Podcast name change in January
- (01:53) - Why Dan started writing about old apple varieties
- (03:23) - Why old apple varieties have funny names
- (05:25) - Smokehouse Apple and fire blight resistance
- (06:31) - Ginger Gold Pedigree
- (07:52) - Slack ma Girdle apple!
- (08:36) - Best old apple varieties for fresh eating
- (12:07) - Why russet apples fell out of favor
- (14:09) - How do you identify apple varieties on an old tree visually and with DNA testing
- (17:25) - Black Oxford and Roxbury Russet apple questions
- (19:14) - Westfield seek no further apple history
- (20:58) - How names of old apple varieties have changed over the years.
- (22:44) - Ben Davis apple history and why it has multiple names
- (24:46) - McAfee apple history
- (26:08) - Sheep nose apple variety
- (26:54) - Tolman Sweet apple trees
- (28:07) - Old apple varieties that are easier to grow
- (29:58) - A Word from our Sponsors
- (34:37) - More on Old Apple Varieties
- (35:53) - History of the USDA apple illustrations
- (37:10) - Pitmastin Pineapple and Fire blight resistance
- (38:12) - Ashmeet's Kernel - and identifying Russet apples
- (39:47) - Franklin apple
- (40:34) - Are many old apple varieties lost forever?
- (41:30) - Limbertwig apples
- (43:54) - Allergies to some apples and not to others
- (46:44) - Where to buy old apple varieties
- (47:41) - Programs to preserve old apple varieties and apple tree grafting
- (51:46) - Which old apple varieties make the best pies
- (54:00) - Did you enjoy this show as a livestream on YouTube?
- (54:42) - How to order Dan's books and how to reach out to him
- (56:41) - How to access more fruit tree podcasts like this one
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