Every fall, lots of people bite into an apple and fall in love. The flavors, juices and crunch of the fruit are all amazing. It is a classic case of love at first bite.

Sometimes the apple comes from a tree on an old farm. Sometimes the apple comes from a friend’s tree. Sometimes the apple comes from a tree in someone’s own yard, planted before they moved in.

These people love the tree but don’t always know what variety it is. They want another tree just like it. The gardeners send me photos or give me samples and ask me to tell them what variety of apple it is.

Unfortunately, there are hundreds of different apple varieties. It’s almost impossible to look at an apple and say what variety it is.

These people need to hire an apple tree detective, but where can you find one?

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