The Colorado Orange apple, a late-season apple, was popular in the late 1800s because it could be stored for long periods to be eaten during the winter. It's been long-believed the Colorado Orange apple was extinct. Many trips to the county, visits with farmers and samples of possible Colorado Orange apple tree all ended in disappointment. Amongst its library of nearly 4,000 watercolor paintings of apples, the USDA had four depictions of Colorado Orange apples. When we have something like [the Colorado Orange apple], we can compete because we're the only ones that have it."

Source: The Nation September 18, 2020 11:48 UTC