A direct marketer’s directory of apple varieties
Harvest date* Variety Comments 8/20 Zestar! Crispy, juicy, nice sweet/tart balance, good flavor for an early apple, firm slices 8/20
Antibiotic on organic sunset list
Organic tree fruit growers in the Pacific Northwest are concerned that the National Organic Standards Board might drop its approval
NEW APPLE is first of many
About 130 Washington growers are evaluating WSU's first apple, WA 2, in their orchards. Soon, Washington State growers are going
New York growers join the club
New York 1 is a Honeycrisp offspring without many of its flaws, and New York growers indicate they want to
Exclusively New York
A row of New York 1 apples nears maturity. Cornell University has had an apple breeding program for about 110
New apples for New York
Dr. Susan Brown began breeding the new releases in 1996 and screened thousands of seedlings in the search. Right from
Pox-resistant plum registered
The HoneySweet plum is sweet and flavorful and highly resistant to the plum pox virus. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Last Bite Variety Roundup
Left to right: Envy, an ENZA variety, is in field trials in New Zealand, France, the United Kingdom, and the
Getting it ripe
The following viticulture strategies are recommended by Hogue Ranches and Mercer Estates’ Rick Hamman to help growers ripen wine grapes
Overcoming ripeness challenges
Crews should be instructed to clean out spur congestion, as shown by the pocket knife, during pruning. With few perfect