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How Honeycrisp Apples Went From Marvel to Mediocre
An investigation into the Honeycrisp apple and how a complex string of events led to a decline in the quality of a beloved apple variety. It was a chilly Saturday morning in October, and at my ...
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After 5 years, has Cosmic Crisp paid off for Washington growers?
Cosmic Crisp, developed through Washington State University’s apple breeding program, was bred to be the next hit apple, like Honeycrisp. Besides its sweet taste and crisp texture, Cosmic Crisp ...
Houston Chronicle19d
A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red ...
Produce Blue Book4d
Apple category data shows stronger influence of Cosmic Crisp
A smooth transition between the 2023/2024 apple crop into the 2024/2025 crop has the apple category moving in a positive direction.
ABC News19d
A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red ...