While supermarkets limit their offerings to a few waxy options, apple trees with lives spanning human generations are producing characterful varieties—and now they are in the midst of a rediscovery. From heirlooms to new designer breeds, a delicious diversity of apples is out there for the eating.
With more than 150 art-quality color photographs,
Apples of Uncommon Character shows us the fruit in all its glory.
Heirlooms, Modern Classics, and Little-Known Wonders
by Rowan Jacobsen
Bloomsbury USA, 2014
Farm and Garden Books
Growth Spurts
Home Grown
Outrider Reading Group