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Re:The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1k ‘Lost’ Varieties by ranit on Sunday January 22, 2023 @01:58PM (#34480958)
> Swiss Orange“. Which is so ironic because there was no access to Switzerland nor good Oranges.

Perhaps this is what made it desirable.

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Re:The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1k ‘Lost’ Varieties by leipert on Sunday January 22, 2023 @02:44PM (#34481467)
It’s a pretty good Apple as well. Very crisp and more fresh-sour after harvest and becomes more sweet when stored for a few weeks.

And I stand corrected, it actually is Swiss and was created in 1935: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer_Orangenapfel

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Re:The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1k ‘Lost’ Varieties by twic on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:32PM (#34483534)
More information here for those of us who are teutonically challenged:

https://pomiferous.com/applebyname/schweitzer-orangenapfel-i...

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