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The Red Delicious apple underwent a similar change, being bred mainly for size and shelf appeal rather than taste. People stopped buying them in favor of other
by dubfan 14y ago
The Red Delicious apple underwent a similar change, being bred mainly for size and shelf appeal rather than taste. People stopped buying them in favor of other varieties, and the Washington apple industry, which heavily depended on the Red Delicious, had to be bailed out as a result.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080402194.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08...
- Evbn 14y agoThat article is useless without pictures. If people liked old apples better, why didn't growers just switch back? Maybe people just happened to like other varieries that entered the market.
- maxerickson 14y agoThey have to wait for the trees to mature. (which I realize is obvious, but if you have to wait 10 years or whatever, you can't exactly just switch back)