While the technology for cold-storing apples is impressive, I don't believe most apples do well after two years in storage. According to https://extension.umd.

While the technology for cold-storing apples is impressive, I don't believe most apples do well after two years in storage. According to https://extension.umd.edu/resource/keeping-it-cool-cold-storage-recommendations-apples-and-peaches https://extension.umd.edu/resource/keeping-it-cool-cold-stor... the maximum is 6 months, while some apples can handle only 1-2 months. According to https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2007-0956.ch020?cookieSet=1 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2007-0956.ch020?cook... the antioxidant activity in apples gradually drops off after three months of storage in the cold. An apple stored for nearly a year will have almost no antioxidants remaining in it whatsoever. This definitely fits with my experience that apples bought just before the seasons starts (so 11 months in storage) are not worth eating; and the best apples are the ones picked straight from the tree.