Hunt for extinct apples will include blossom photos

David Benscoter is still on the hunt for apples unique to Whitman County that were thought to be extinct.

“I am planning an outing for May 11 to several of the locations that may hold extinct apples,” the Chatteroy resident said.

“Apple trees should be easier to locate at this time as they’ll be blooming,” he said. “I will map the locations I go to and in the fall, I plan to return and pick apples.”

Benscoter plans to take photos of the blooming trees and map their locations. This fall, apples will be collected from the trees and unknown varieties will be shipped to an expert for identificatio...