Ten Kinds of Apples Thought to Have Died Out Found in US West

Two retirees in the United States have found ten apple varieties that many scientists thought had died out.

The apples once identified as "lost" were among hundreds of fruits collected last autumn in Idaho and Washington state. The discovery represents the largest number ever found in a single season by a not-for-profit group called the Lost Apple Project.

The group has just two members: EJ Brandt and David Benscoter. The two learned about the results of their hard work from experts at the Temperate Orchard Conservancy in Oregon, where all the apples were sent for study.

Brandt described the recent results as "almost unbelievable." He added, "I don't know how we're going to keep up with that."

新闻来源：AP