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Michigan Apples: History & Tradition (American Palate)

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French Jesuit missionaries planted apple seeds within the Michigan wilderness more than a century before the travels of Johnny Appleseed. Seedlings grew into massive fruit-bearing trees that equipped tangy apples to pioneers who followed. Because the Detroit settlement grew, grafted apple trees were planted. By the past due 1700s, orchards that bloomed with Fameuse, Calville Blanc d’Hiver, Pomme Gris and Detroit Red rivaled the ones of New England, or even President Thomas Jefferson received scions of Detroit trees to plant at his Monticello estate. As of late, 850 farms boast over 9 million apple trees. Sample the seasons of Michigan’s apple history with writer Sharon Kegerreis, from early settlements to As of late’s vibrant industry.

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