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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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This native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from climate change
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 Delicious. Michigan State University ...
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After 5 years, has Cosmic Crisp paid off for Washington growers?
At the time, it wasn’t unusual for growers to have as few as 40% to 45% of Honeycrisp apples picked at a given time to be acceptable for shipping and selling because of damage to the fruit ...
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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.
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MSU researchers use Michigan tree to save apples from cold weather
The “Malus coronaria” fights frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or red delicious. “We found that the native ...