Lake Ontario NYS young Apple Orchards in April sunshine cover photo - 301857954

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North of New York's famous Finger Lakes is a broad plain dotted with apple orchards, glacial drumlins, and small villages. Finger Lakes Apple Country, a 300 year tradition. Wayne County NewYorkState ranks second in the USA in apple production. The top 10 varieties are: McIntosh, Empire, Red Delicious, Cortland, Golden Delicious, Rome, Idared, Crispin, Paula Red and Gala. Favorite varieties are propagated by grafting a branch of a tree with known flavorful apples onto a sturdy trunk. Varieties can be propagated, or cloned, almost forever in this way.

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