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Been waiting for this apple for years! I've yet to try it but it sounds super interesting. I love honeycrisp, this seems like exactly what can replace it.

• trimbo 7y ago
  Why would you want to replace Honeycrisp though? I've tried all of these varieties people have claimed are as good (Ambrosia, Jazz)... none even comes close.
  • scottlamb 7y ago
    Price. My understanding is that they're a pain for growers, which is why they cost more than other apples.
  • losteric 7y ago
    Cosmic Crisp supposedly has the Honeycrisp taste without the fragility... so, in theory, lower prices. imo, the coloration is much more appealing too.
  • hosh 7y ago
    Cosmic Crisp has the taste (and some claims better taste than the Honeycrisp). They are easier to grow. You need to grow smaller honeycrisps to sell well, and that has been an issue. Honeycrisps bruise easily while on the tree, making picking and packing difficult. They bruise easily in transport. Many people love them, but 25% of the fruit gets thrown out somewhere along the way. They don't store well. The Cosmic Crisp was crossed with the Enterprise. They don't grow to problematic sizes. They are easier to handle. They store very well -- all the way into the next harvest season. A lot of the Red Delicious orchards in WA are converting over to these. So we're expecting to see a more consistent supply rather than something that is finicky and seasonal -- better price variability, and probably better prices for consumers.
    • matthewmcg 7y ago
      “crossed with Enterprise” I can’t help but read this as a B2B software pitch. I imagine a landing page that says this is the fruit that consumers know and love but is somehow more robust. Instead of pricing by the pound or bushel they would have “click here to speak with a representative.” Does Gartner have a magic quadrant for fruit?
  • Fomite 7y ago
    Honeycrisp apples are awful to grow. Terribly fragile, etc. but they distort the market through demand in such a way that farmers in places that can't grow them well still have to.
  • BurningFrog 7y ago
    Try an Opal or Envy. Really good apples, in different ways than Honeycrisp!
• Alex3917 7y ago
  > I love honeycrisp, this seems like exactly what can replace it. Not necessarily. A single cosmic crisp is undoubtedly more enjoyable than a single honey crisp because it's both sweeter and tarter (they had them at NYC farmers markets last year), but what about after your 10th apple of the season? You can imagine a situation like where almost 100% of people might agree that a Unicorn Frappe is better than a shot of straight espresso, but where almost 0% of people feel the need to have more than one of them in a lifetime. Not anywhere near that extreme of course, but just to illustrate the idea.
• scrumbledober 7y ago
  I don't even really like apples but for some reason i've been following this apple for several years... very excited to try it!