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Fuji are also good, but yeah, honeycrisp are definitely the tastiest apple I have ever eaten... I was brought up on galas and golden delicious and I had no idea

Fuji are also good, but yeah, honeycrisp are definitely the tastiest apple I have ever eaten... I was brought up on galas and golden delicious and I had no idea that apples could taste as good as a honeycrisp does

dbg31415 9y ago
Local news to the rescue! (= * Why Honeycrisp apples are so expensive - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4eQX2vZ_Zg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4eQX2vZ_Zg * The Story Behind Honeycrisps, America's First Brand-Name Apple || http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a20018/honeycrisp-price-explained/ http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a20018/honeycrisp-pri... And look, hope for better apples on the horizon! * Washington Apple Growers Sink Their Teeth Into The New Cosmic Crisp : The Salt : NPR || http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/03/525421226/washington-apple-growers-sink-their-teeth-into-the-new-cosmic-crisp http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/03/525421226/was...
- RangerScience 9y ago
  TL;DR on first link: - They're not hardy (trees need support, apples are thin skinned, and they ripen at different times) - A university holds a patent on the tree (only $1 per tree, tho)
  - EdwardMSmith 9y ago
    The patent and the royalty on Honeycrisp expired in 2008.
    - jdietrich 9y ago
      The University of Michigan blundered by marketing the apple under the varietal name; varietals are considered inherently generic under trademark rules and so ineligible for protection. A Pink Lady apple is actually a Cripps Pink, grown and picked in accordance with certain quality standards. Anyone can sell a Cripps Pink, but only licensees of Brandt's Fruit Trees Inc can sell a Pink Lady.
      - caf 9y ago
        TIL about the "International Pink Lady Alliance"!
      - menssen 9y ago
        Alum here. Minnesota != Michigan. Boo. Anecdotally, UMN has one of the best agriculture research programs in the world, and it's entirely based around figuring out how to grow really anything when first frost is early September (Minnesota).
- secabeen 9y ago
  The new Cosmic Crisp sounds so good, and they're going to absolutely flood the market this year.
  - judah 9y ago
    From the article, it says they won't show up in grocery stores until 2019.
wlesieutre 9y ago
xkcd has a good summary of apple options: https://xkcd.com/1766/ https://xkcd.com/1766/
- phillc73 9y ago
  Not seen that one, and I don't really "get it." Granny Smiths, doing their own thing, are quite possibly my favourite eating apple.
  - Angostura 9y ago
    That and Cox's - again not sure if you get them in the states.
    - twic 9y ago
      Shout out to Spartan and Discovery too!

dbg31415 9y ago

Local news to the rescue! (= * Why Honeycrisp apples are so expensive - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4eQX2vZ_Zg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4eQX2vZ_Zg * The Story Behind Honeycrisps, America's First Brand-Name Apple || http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a20018/honeycrisp-price-explained/ http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a20018/honeycrisp-pri... And look, hope for better apples on the horizon! * Washington Apple Growers Sink Their Teeth Into The New Cosmic Crisp : The Salt : NPR || http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/03/525421226/washington-apple-growers-sink-their-teeth-into-the-new-cosmic-crisp http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/03/525421226/was...

RangerScience 9y ago
TL;DR on first link: - They're not hardy (trees need support, apples are thin skinned, and they ripen at different times) - A university holds a patent on the tree (only $1 per tree, tho)
- EdwardMSmith 9y ago
  The patent and the royalty on Honeycrisp expired in 2008.
  - jdietrich 9y ago
    The University of Michigan blundered by marketing the apple under the varietal name; varietals are considered inherently generic under trademark rules and so ineligible for protection. A Pink Lady apple is actually a Cripps Pink, grown and picked in accordance with certain quality standards. Anyone can sell a Cripps Pink, but only licensees of Brandt's Fruit Trees Inc can sell a Pink Lady.
    - caf 9y ago
      TIL about the "International Pink Lady Alliance"!
    - menssen 9y ago
      Alum here. Minnesota != Michigan. Boo. Anecdotally, UMN has one of the best agriculture research programs in the world, and it's entirely based around figuring out how to grow really anything when first frost is early September (Minnesota).
secabeen 9y ago
The new Cosmic Crisp sounds so good, and they're going to absolutely flood the market this year.
- judah 9y ago
  From the article, it says they won't show up in grocery stores until 2019.

wlesieutre 9y ago

xkcd has a good summary of apple options: https://xkcd.com/1766/ https://xkcd.com/1766/

phillc73 9y ago
Not seen that one, and I don't really "get it." Granny Smiths, doing their own thing, are quite possibly my favourite eating apple.
- Angostura 9y ago
  That and Cox's - again not sure if you get them in the states.
  - twic 9y ago
    Shout out to Spartan and Discovery too!