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  • April 15th 2006 Issue

    • New Zealand program releases new varieties

    Only 400 acres of Sonya will be planted in Washington State, but more varieties are in the pipeline.

    Sonya, a new apple variety that originated in New Zealand, is being grown in North America under a club system. Otago International LLC, based in Wenatchee, Washington, is the exclusive producer and marketer of Sonya apples in North America. General Manager Steve Fox said plantings will be limited for the next decade to 400 acres in Washington State—the only part of North America where it will be grown—generating a maximum annual production of about 500,000 boxes. Two more new varieties from the same private breeding program in New Zealand will be released within the next year. “Increasingly, the growers can’t […]

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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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