Lost Apple Project

Lost Apple Project on Android

Lost Apple Project (LAP) is a nonprofit organization founded by David

Benscoter, a retired FBI and IRS Criminal Division agent, who has ties

to Pullman, having graduated from Pullman High and WSU. He became

interested in apples after a Chattaroy, Washington, neighbor asked for

help with the old trees on her property. Since then, David has been on

the lookout for apple varieties that have become extinct. Lost Apple

Project (LAP) has a mission to search abandoned farms and orchards to

locate and preserve heritage apple trees and orchards planted before

1920 in Pacific Northwest Washington State. In addition, LAP aims to

search for a specific list of apple varieties that are now considered

extinct or lost. When lost varieties are rediscovered, steps will be

taken to propagate the trees and make them available again to the

public. LAP partnered with Whitman County Historical Society (WCHS) to

identify and preserve apple trees and orchards.