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Many heirloom or uncommon apple varieties are in danger of living only in our memories. Join AppleCorps to make a difference.
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Many heirloom or uncommon apple varieties are in danger of living only in our memories. Join AppleCorps to make a difference.
Plant an apple tree and you'll soon need a picking bin.

In 1858, American farmers grew over 300 apple varieties. Today just eleven varieties make up 90% of all apples sold in US grocery stores.
Join AppleCorps to save old apple varieties! You will perserve more than trees and fruit—when you save an apple you keep flavors, traditions and memories alive.
Subscribe today to the AppleCorps mailing list!
AppleCorps has no dues, no regular meetings and no yard sales. You won’t be asked to contribute to a fundraiser. AppleCorps is simply a group of people engaged in saving uncommon apples.
AppleCorps is all about learning and doing. When you join AppleCorps you:
Learn About Old Fashioned Summer Apples
How to Get Started Saving Uncommon Apples
Descriptions of Apple Varieties
How to Gather Scion Wood
Resources for Grafting Apple Trees
See our Events page for AppleCorps events.
When you graft and plant that old apple you like so much growing on the side of Hwy 221 near Willis, VA you are saving a delicious apple and the culture that goes with it. You will graft, plant and tend the tree. You will harvest apples, eat and cook with them. And, inevitably, you wil give them away. You will enrich your future by preserving the past.
If this appeals to you, start learning today and Subscribe today to the AppleCorps mailing list!