A 194-year-old apple tree, the matriarch of the Northwest apple industry, has died

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An apple tree thought to be the oldest in the Pacific Northwest has died this summer at 194 years of age. The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington, was planted in 1826 when fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company settled in the area.

The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington, was planted in 1826 when fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company settled in the area. It was considered the matriarch of the region's bustling apple industry and produced a green apple that was bitter to the taste but great for baking."While we knew this day would come, we hoped it was still years away," Charles Ray, urban forester for the City of Vancouver, told CNN.

Richardson said that in 1934, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, visiting the area, was presented with a pie baked with apples from the tree. The pie was baked by Ms. Fay Peabody, the"official apple pie baker" of Oregon and Washington, according to news reports of the time.RELATED: On the hunt for rare seeds in the middle of a pandemicA descendant of the Old Apple Tree was planted near the Clark County Historical Museum in the 1950s, according to Richardson.

 

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I'm sure this death will be included in Covid figure

Oh for goodness sake

Apple trees matter!

~ wow… twenty twenty really hates us and life.

Nothing last forever

Get some people in there and save that tree.

That’s about a normal lifespan

Obviously realDonaldTrump is to blame. Riot time!!! treeslivesmatter

Melania pee in it!

Another sign from 2020

GodEatsLambs

When is the Funeral ?

Speriamo che si possa salvarle .Ina mela al giorno toglie il medico d'intorno

Do police suspect foul play?

2020 can suck it.

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Trump’s fault.

Awesome

Of course it died in 2020

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