David Bedford Dr. David Bedford, the apple breeder at University of Minnesota where the original Honeycrisp was bred in 1961 and released as a commercial variety in 1991, said Honeycrisp is somewhat of a quirky apple. Sometimes, the trees themselves look different from one year to the next. “A given tree can produce apples that vary in color from year to year,” he said. The normal process in evaluating a genetic mutation, he said, is to watch it for about three years to see whether it continues to show genetic stability and its unique character, he said. The Royal Red […]