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  • July 2006 Issue

    • Washington’s oldest nursery turns 100

    A fourth generation of the Snyder family is involved in the business.

    Richared, one of the first red sports of the Delicious apple, was discovered in the Monitor, Washington, orchard of Jack Richardson (crouched, center). Every apple on this five-year-old tree, pictured just before harvest in 1928, was Extra Fancy grade. Al C&O Nursery, Washington State’s oldest nursery, celebrates its centennial this year. It is probably the third oldest nursery in the United States, after Stark Brothers of Missouri and Adams County Nursery in Pennsylvania (which is one year older), guesses company president Jack Snyder. In 1905, Jack’s great-granduncle Andy Gossman, a pharmacist from Minnesota, came to Washington to seek his fortune […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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