date:Apr 25, 2014
ver international production. The breeder of the Honeycrisp apple is U of M research scientist David Bedford. Bedford recently traveled to Chile to see the farms and try the apples.
Bedford is concerned that some domestic and international growers aren't properly caring for the variety and may harm public perception of the apple. They're difficult to grow, but Bedford said Chilean growers have done a good job so far. The Chilean growers are a sharp group that has faced the challenges so far, B