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Two benefits truly set Honeycrisp Apples apart from other apples. The first is their exceptionally crisp and juicy texture. Bite into the cream-colored flesh and the large cells explode with juice in your mouth, carrying a delightful, well-balanced, sub-acid and mildly aromatic flavor.
The second strong benefit of Honeycrisp Apples is their amazing storage life. Outstanding flavor and texture can be maintained for at least seven months in refrigerated storage without atmosphere modification. Think of it. You can have a great apple to pick and then store, sell or savor for more than half the year!
Millions of Honeycrisp Apple trees have been sold. And their crops have sold at a premium price. For orchards, farm markets and retailers this is great because it improves profit margins.
And consumers benefit, too, because they recognize that this great tasting apple is well worth the price. Demand where Honeycrisp is available is already high and more and more people are asking for Honeycrisp.
The harvest season for great tasting Honeycrisp Apples ranges from September 15 to October 5 in east central Minnesota. The apples ripen evenly and hold well on the tree. Since they can be harvested over an extended period, orchards or consumers who like to pick their own can pick in mid- to late September and return again for another harvest.
A long-standing objective of the University of Minnesota's apple breeding program is to develop winter-hardy cultivars with high fruit quality. Honeycrisp, hardy in USDA Zone 4 (-25 to -30 degrees Fahrenheit), is a stellar example of achieving this objective.
Plantings in the United States, including New York, Michigan, Washington, Minnesota and Wisconsin, are producing very well. Honeycrisp is also being commercially grown in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia in Canada. In Europe consumers know it by the Honeycrunch trademark. And this great apple is being tested in New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. Please contact a Licensed Nursery to order trees.