Each apple variety also comes from a single clone. "Every McIntosh is a graft of the original tree that John McIntosh discovered on his Ontario farm in 1811, o

Each apple variety also comes from a single clone. "Every McIntosh is a graft of the original tree that John McIntosh discovered on his Ontario farm in 1811, or a graft of a graft. Every Granny Smith stems from the chance seedling spotted by Maria Ann Smith in her Australian compost pile in the mid-1800s." http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/heritage-apples-john-bunker-maine?slide=0 http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/heritage-appl...