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Historians find one of the oldest apple trees in North America

WBUR
Published September 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM EDT

A tree on an island off of Maine’s coast is said to be the only known living specimen of its genetic apple ancestry in North America.

Maine Public’s Ari Snider reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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