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Tue, Oct 14, 14 at 12:41
| Came across this found in a Michigan orchard...think i've heard of this, just have never seen one...anyone come across one in backyard growing?
"The apple is called a chimera apple. The green portion of the apple is a rome apple, and the red portion is an early spur rome apple, according to Nick Schweitzer, who is a manager at Schweitzer Orchards. The split is the result of a genetic mutation." |
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- Posted by Appleseed70 6 MD (My Page) on Wed, Oct 15, 14 at 0:16
| I had not ever heard of it. but I just went and read about it. Pretty amazing...I'd never heard of such a thing. |
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