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Oct. 19 — The Mystique of the Apple

• Presenter: John Bunker – Maine Heritage Orchard & Author of Apples and the Art of Detection
• Moderator: Richard Uhlmann – The Lost Apple Project

October 19th, 2022
Apple Mystique: Diving into the art, the music, and the literature
John Bunker – Maine Heritage Orchard & Author of Apples and the Art of Detection

November 16th, 2022
Novel Apple Rootstock Technologies – Beyond Dwarfing and Precocity
Gennaro Fazio – USDA-ARS – Geneva, NY

December 21st, 2022
What’s in a name? The importance of identity in heirloom apple tree preservation
Amy Dunbar-Wallis – University of Colorado – Boulder

January 18th, 2023
The Awesomeness of Red-Fleshed Apples
Ellen Cavalli – Tilted Shed Ciderworks & Darlene Hayes – Malus zine & allintocider.com

February 15th, 2023
First Land Stewards of the Southwest: Native American Propagation and Dissemination of Peaches
Reagan Wytalucy – Utah State University

March 15th, 2023
Genetics & Breeding for Fire Blight Resistance
Gennaro Fazio – USDA-ARS – Geneva, NY & Awais Kahn – Cornell University

April 19th, 2023
Conservation of Historic Fruit Tree Cultivars: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Historic Fruit Tree Working Group of North America