First kiss was released more recent ,, and is under contract at this time its a Honeycrisp X mn ark cross ripe mid minnesota about 15 aug and will not hold till sept 10 drops fastIs there a variety called First Kiss? Is that U of M?
Sweetango = Honeycrisp X Zestar cross probably not highly CAR resistant ,, on the other hand Triumph is their newest one Honeycrisp X Liberty cross and is very resistant ,, U claims excellent for no fungicide spray ,, good organic option ,, this one is a no contract apple now and available thru several placesSweetango with Honeycrisp in it’s parentage quite possibly has poor CAR resistance and unless I see proof otherwise would be poor choice for myself.
I have a few frosbite growing and had my first couple apples last year. I was very pleased, unique taste.I'd love to get my hands on a Sweetango or Triumph in any of the large rootstocks. I've got B118, M111, and seedling rootstocks in the orchard now. Zestar is my favorite eating apple, and I've got several other U of M varieties - Honeycrisp, Kindercrisp, Frostbite, State Fair, Chestnut Crab, Sweet Sixteen, Honeygold, Haralson, and Snowsweet. Just waiting for them all to reach bearing age.
Licensed and limited by WSU and only available to growers in Washington state. I like it better than Sweetango too.Cosmic Crisp
our store saves the higher price for honey crisp. Everything else is the same price. To their credit apples are the only thing in the store the price has not gone up in last year. My guess is they were all bought in fall and they are sticking to keeping the profit the same. Pretty shocking in todays market place.I like cosmic crisp but not enough to pay 2.99/3.50 per lb
Sweetango contract will run out in year 2027 , the apple will still be trademarked ,,,, the trees will be without any contracts at that time and will be sold in the industry as MinneskaFirst, I am not a fan of the “contract variety” concept. It seems to me the whole idea is more about money and marketing than it is about genetics. My objectives are much different from a commercial grower, so for my purposes there are lots of proven varieties that have all the traits I am seeking.
However, if SweeTango were to become available to the public, I would certainly look at its characteristics, and if appropriate, I’d plant one to add diversity to my wildlife orchard. My preferred rootstocks would be M.111, P.18, Dolgo, and G890.