Centuries later, the name of Loammi Baldwin still echoes in pomological circles. ¶ He did not discover the apple that bears his name, but cultivated and popularized it. The Baldwin apple is a treat, crisp and rich, once the most popular variety in New England. ¶ Baldwin's great grandfather on his mother's side was Joseph Richardson, a second-generation immigrant who lived in Woburn, Massachusetts, 1643–1718. But Richardson had another descendant of even greater renown in the history and mythology of apples.
An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit