Are the apple varieties produced today the best there could possibly be? Orchardist Jim Doornink of Yakima, Washington, thinks not. “I can’t believe we have the best apples in the world that you could possibly get right now, and there’s not something better,” he said. “Five years ago, we thought we had the best apples around, and now we have Jazz and Honeycrisp. People are saying those are great varieties with great taste and texture, but I can’t believe we can’t do better. If we could take the bitter pit and mildew off Honeycrisp it would be better, so we […]