Prune out dead crab apple tissue
Reduce disease risk by pruning crab apple trees.
Research tackles decay issue
A new project will focus on controlling decay and finding pollinizers that are not disease hosts.
European consumers like bicolored apples
Smitten resembles its grandparent Gala but is less prone to splitting and stores well. (Courtesy Honey Bear Tree Fruit
Marketer is smitten
Randy Steensma thinks the New Zealand apple Smitten has a big future.
Growers and consumers like the look of WA 38
Growers to plant WA 38 in 2017
Apple Commission reps are ready to promote large crop
With a record crop of Washington apples, estimated at 140 million boxes or more, Todd Fryhover is hoping to see
24 lucky Cosmic Crisp winners
Several growers listen to Tom Auvil, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, talk about WA 38 during a preharvest preview
Cider demand outstrips supply
It takes the right fruit to produce good hard cider.
Expect to wait for cider apple trees
Most major nurseries don’t carry cider apples in their inventories.
The hard trials of growing cider apples
Be prepared for a large investment and modest yields.