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  • June 2012 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • A redder HONEYCRISP

    A new sport of this popular variety is in big demand.

    PHOTO BY RICHARD LEHNERT New sports of popular apples—especially if they’re redder—always attract plenty of ­attention from growers. So, you can imagine the kind of interest growers show in Royal Red Honeycrisp, the first sport of this hugely popular variety that has been trademarked and patented and is in the process of being ­commercialized. There is so much interest, in fact, the folks at Willow Drive Nursery in Ephrata, Washington, which owns exclusive rights to it, are reluctant to talk about it. It was patented a year ago. Growers saw the apples on plates in Willow Drive displays during the […]

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    Apples, New Developments, Varieties, Richard Lehnert
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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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