A tree matching the Colorado Orange apple, thought extinct, was rediscovered near Cañon City, Colorado, in 2012, with the first known apples from the variety appearing in 2024. The multi-decade identification effort by Addie and Jude Schuenemeyer of the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project involved DNA testing and analysis of historical botanical records, officials said. The rediscovery of the Colorado Orange apple tree near Cañon City, Fremont…
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