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Ji-hyun Choi

Ji-hyun Choi writes about how climate, land, and place redraw where Korean crops can grow, from apple country moving uphill to tea terraces on southern slopes. The work leans on maps and long records, and on the differences an average can hide.

Articles by Ji-hyun Choi

  1. A Korean pear orchard in summer, with young fruit wrapped in white paper bags under a green canopy

    Climate & Orchards·Sep 17, 2026·8 min read

    The Orchard Moves North

    Warm springs that wake trees too early, summers too hot for red fruit, and thousands of planting decisions are redrawing Korea's fruit map, but not in a straight line.

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  2. Ripe Fuji apples hanging on the branch in an orchard

    Fruit & Orchards·Jul 11, 2026·5 min read

    Apples of South Korea: Orchards, Regions, Seasons, and the Market

    A fruit that arrived by mission ship became the pride of Daegu, the backbone of Gyeongbuk's orchards, and — as the winters warm — a crop on the move north.

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