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Orchards

David "Mas" Masumoto's Adopt-a-Tree program has helped preserve heirloom stone fruit.

Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit

How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.

Sarah Lohman December 18, 2024

Durango, Colorado

EsoTerra Ciderworks

Sip heritage cider with a surprising backstory at this family-owned cidery.

Wadi Bani Habib

Wadi Bani Habib

An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

Podcast: The Ark of Citrus

A sweet archive of almost biblical proportions can be found at the University of California, Riverside.

The Podcast Team September 20, 2023

One of the founders of Israel's Tractor Museum, the late Gideon Grosman, restores a small Murray plow.

How Farmers Are Preserving Israel’s Disappearing Agricultural Legacy—One Tractor At a Time

At the Tractor Museum, every machine has a story.

Gitit Ginat April 25, 2023

Paradise apple trees in Nelleman's Have.

A Tour of the Wondrous and Weird World of Apples

They may be available year-round, but this is the season to celebrate them.

Jonathan Carey September 22, 2022

Forestiere Underground Gardens

Forestiere Underground Gardens: A Hidden Oasis

In these underground gardens, you can pluck oranges from 113-year-old trees and nap under a fish pond.

The Podcast Team October 8, 2025

The Tower House Hotel and adjacent orchards, circa 1860, painter unknown.

How to Resurrect Gold-Rush Era Orchards Ravaged by Fire

The 2018 Carr Fire destroyed historic fruit trees—but not the will to make them bloom again.

Ashley Stimpson January 14, 2022

A pummelo hybrid from the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection.

The Magnificent Orchards That Protect the World's Fruit

Thank these repositories for new and improved citrus, avocados, and more.

Alex Mayyasi November 16, 2021

These small peaches once flourished widely over the Southwest.

Meet the Woman Restoring Native American Peaches to the Southwest

Searching for the precious trees has become Reagan Wytsalucy's calling.

Amiee Maxwell July 28, 2021

The Farmer Trying to Save Italy's Ancient Olive Trees

A fast-spreading bacteria could cause an olive-oil apocalypse.

Agostino Petroni April 29, 2021

Fabulous Fruit Trees and Where To Find Them

These charming groves offer a taste of edible history.

Anne Ewbank February 11, 2021

Sunnyvale, California

Orchard Heritage Park

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

The Temple of Juno, seen here through the branches of a blossoming almond tree, is surrounded by centuries-old olive trees that are harvested to make olive oil.

The Ancient Greek Temples Home to Orchards, Vineyards, and Rare Bees

A UNESCO site that doubles as a working farm represents a shift in conservation.

Shaun Pett July 30, 2020

Community groups, or "delegations" to the Boston Tree Party, planted pairs of apple trees in public spaces around Boston.

400 Years After Its First Apple Farm, Boston Remains an Urban Orchard

Urban canners and tree-planting groups are maintaining an heirloom tradition.

Reina Gattuso July 8, 2020

An artist rendering of the Open Orchard on Governor's Island.

A Franken-Forest of Fruit Trees Is Growing on Governors Island

The project will rescue forgotten peaches, plums, and apricots.

Marina Wang June 22, 2020

TOC identified the Mihalyfi apple among those sent by the Lost Apple Project.

'Extinct' Apple Varieties Are Actually Everywhere

10 were discovered over just the last few months.

Matthew Taub April 17, 2020

Jaboticaba growing on a branch.

Bundaberg North, Australia

Bundaberg Botanic Gardens

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.