Lynch, James2022-03-082022-03-082021-05https://hdl.handle.net/1813/111102Malus domestica (the apple) is a historic and culturally important fruit that has been cultivated and bred for specific qualities, reducing its genetic diversity, and making it susceptible to pests and disease. This thesis promotes a landscape architecture approach to improve apple resiliency through the creation of novel apple orchards that are simultaneously productive, experiential, and educational. These apple orchards could shift public perception of apples and perhaps persuade people to demand variety and growing standards that promote biodiversity, improving resilience of the apple. South Hill Cider in Ithaca, NY serves as a case study site, offering a model of how the orchard typology could be adapted to propagate novel apple cultivars, apply and test emerging methods of management and maintenance, and engage customers in advocating for a more resilient future for the apple.en-USterm paper