British are Smitten Prevar Limited has licensed the rights to grow, market, and sell the Smitten apple in the United Kingdom to Worldwide Fruit Limited and Empire World Trade ­Limited. Smitten (PremA17 cultivar) was bred by Plant and Food Research in New Zealand, which is contracted by Prevar to breed new varieties of apples and pears. It originated from crossing a Falstaff and Fiesta sibling cross with a Braeburn-Royal Gala cross in 1995. Smitten is an early season apple similar in size to Royal Gala. It has a red striped blush over a green-yellow background, and has a sweet, tangy […]