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  • March 15th 2012 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner

    • Cripps Pink is in expansion mode

    Better-coloring and earlier-maturing strains should expand the areas where the variety can be produced.

    Lady in Red is one of several highly colored strains of Cripps Pink that will be marketed as Pink Lady. Lady in Red will be the variety name marked on the shipping cartons Photo courtesy Coregeo About half the Cripps Pink apples being planted worldwide are new, improved mutations, which could help expand production of the variety. Cripps Pink, which was bred in Western Australia, was introduced to the market in 1990. Over the past 15 years, a number of mutations of the Cripps Pink apple have been discovered in growers’ orchards. Rosy Glow, a highly colored strain of Cripps […]

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    Apples, Varieties, Marketing, International, Geraldine Warner
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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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