Good to Know – Barritt, Evans

Since 1994, Washington State University has strived to develop new apple cultivars with outstanding eating quality as quickly as possible. After 15 years, the WSU apple breeding program is releasing its first apple cultivar. The apple, currently known as WA 2, has outstanding eating quality, appearance, and productivity, and, therefore, the potential to be a successful cultivar in Washington State. It is attractive, with an orange-red to pinkish-red blush (70 to 90 percent of the skin surface) over a yellow background, and has large and conspicuous lenticels that usually make it easily distinguishable from other cultivars and add to its […]