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  • June 2011 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert
  • Honeycrisp season expanded

    The first Honeycrisp apples arrived from Chile in mid-May.

    (Courtesy Wescott Agri Products) Right from the get-go, Fred Wescott thought Honeycrisp would be a new force in the apple market. And he bet on it. He planted orchards in Minnesota and northern Washington. And, now, his company is bringing Honeycrisp into the United States from partners in Chile, starting its ­transformation from a fall seasonal apple. “When Honeycrisp came out in Minnesota, it was apparent it had the ability to be far more important than other varieties,” Wescott said in an interview with Good Fruit Grower. He is president of Wescott Agri Products and Wescott Orchards, Elgin, Minnesota, which […]

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