The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington./Credit:	Andrew Jeffers/City of Vancouver, WA

The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington./Credit: Andrew Jeffers/City of Vancouver, WA

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A 194-year-old apple tree, the matriarch of the Northwest apple industry, has died

An apple tree thought to be the oldest in the Pacific Northwest has died this summer at 194 years of age.