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Helene Storm Devastates North Carolina Apple Country
Jerred and Jeff Nix, farmers in Henderson County, describe equipment losses in a seven acre orchard submerged by floodwaters from Helene. Statewide the disaster may reach 2 billion with Henderson County bearing about 135 million in damages, including 60,000 lost apple trees and over a quarter million nursery trees. Farm roads, land, trees, and agritourism face long recovery as mature trees perish and replants require years to bear fruit.
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Jerred
Jeff Nix
Helene
Henderson County
Terry Kelley
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service
Kelley