Washington State University’s apple breeder, Dr. Kate Evans, is not recommending that the university release another variety for at least a year or two. The breeding program’s first variety, WA 2, was released in 2009, went into widescale evaluation a year ago, and can now be planted commercially. The second variety, WA 5, which was released in 2010, is going into widescale testing this spring. No date has been set for it to move into the commercialization phase, however. Evans said other promising varieties are in the pipeline, but further releases have not been scheduled. She’s aware that some industry […]