Sixteen New Zealand apple growers have planted the French club variety Delblush, which is sold under the trade name Tentation. The growers have planted 85 hectares (210 acres) and have an agreement with the variety’s owner, Delbard Nursery of Commentry, France, to plant up to 100 hectares (250 acres). At that level, they would be producing 250,000 boxes a year, which would be 35 percent of world production, orchard consultant Craig Hornblow told International Fruit Tree Association members. New Zealand’s production is getting to the level where the producers need to develop markets in the United Kingdom and United States, […]