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Dolgo crabapples

September’s Blue Ridge Mountain Apple Profile: The Dolgo Crabapple

This crab’s flesh is white and flaunts a pleasing mixture of both sweet and tart.
Rome apples growing in Ingram's backyard.

October’s Blue Ridge Mountain Apple Profile: The Rome

The Rome, also known as Rome Beauty or even Roman Beauty, will never be known for eating out of hand.
Cerulean warblers seem to have a preference for old forests.

Aging Gracefully

How important are old-growth forests to the critters who live there?
Dryad’s Saddle found growing in Monroe County, West Virginia

May’s Wild Edible: Dryad’s Saddle

Though most foragers concentrate on yellow and black morels, Dryad’s saddles are well worth pursuing, too.
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June’s Mountain Wildflower: Wild Geranium

Take a close look at the petals of a wild geranium flower and you will see dark blue lines leading from the outer edge to the center of the blossom.

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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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