WA 2 is a bright red-pink color with distinct lenticels. It is at prime eating quality several months after harvest.   WA 2 apples were significantly preferred over Gala by consumers in Washington State in taste tests this spring. The WA 2 fruit was harvested on ­October 6, 2011, from the Washington State University apple breeding program’s Phase 3 testing site at Quincy, Washington, and stored in controlled atmosphere without a prestorage MCP treatment. Gala, included in the tests as an industry standard, was harvested September 20 from a nearby Quincy orchard and treated with MCP prior to CA storage. […]