(CNN) An apple tree thought to be the oldest in the Pacific Northwest has died this summer at 194 years of age. "When anybody speaks of the oldest apple tree in the Northwest, everybody knows it was that apple tree," David Benscoter, a retired FBI agent who now runs " The Lost Apple Project " told CNN. A DNA analysis performed by experts at Washington State University's Apple Genome Project revealed that the Old Apple Tree is genetically unique. One of the saplings will remain in the same location to become the "new" Old Apple Tree over the years. If you attended the yearly Old Apple Tree Festival in Vancouver over the years, chances are you might be in possession of a living piece of the Old Apple Tree.

Source: CNN August 22, 2020 16:39 UTC