Aside from this, workers two-hand the harvest, meaning that they pluck two apples from a tree at a time. Not so simple with the Honeycrisp. Harvesters have to sweep the orchards up to five times ...

Another noteworthy factor is that Honeycrisp apple trees are not as productive as many other varieties, offering fewer viable options for sale. Of course, even though Honeycrisp apples have a ...

Did you know October is National Apple Month ... Minnesota has earned more than $8 million from “Honeycrisp,” mostly from a $1.30 per tree royalty paid by licensed nurseries before the ...

We are living in a golden age of apples ... a parent tree and cross it with another variety that they think will make a favorable combination of traits. (When one parent is a Honeycrisp, the ...

then spray it on a small block of Premier Honeycrisp apple trees as a test. “Right now, we are spraying this in hopes that we can delay the maturity of the Premier Honeycrisp [apples],” Grant said.

BRIGHTON, Ont. — Among the rows of Spartan, Honeycrisp, Empire and McIntosh apple trees on Cricklewood Farm are a few lesser-known varieties — Crimson Crisp, Mollie’s Delicious, Evangeline ...

the city trees program coordinator for the Minneapolis Department of Health. Those living in green-zone neighborhoods, identified as environmental justice areas by the city, are eligible for the ...