HoneyCrisp Premier

[CrazyEd]

I just got Adams County nursery's new catalog in the mail and noticed they have a new variety of Honeycrisp that they call HoneyCrisp Premier, matures a full 21 days ahead of regular Honeycrisp. They have second generation trees from the parent and the tendencies seem to be pretty consistent in that it matures a full 21 days ahead of regular honeycrisp.

I know honeycrisp is known as being a bit of a high maintenance apple, and most people on here growing apples for deer are looking for later maturing rather than early, but I know a bunch of you yahoos are just way into different apples so i thought i'd throw this out there.

Cheers
-Ed

 

[dipper]

Anything besides maturity date that sets it apart.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I just got mine too, Ed. A number of apples I've never heard of are in there. Gotta read up.

 

[CrazyEd]

The only “improvement” in this Honeycrisp is that it’s early, he said. Are there other differences?

“Not really,” he said. “It’s not redder, nor does it have less bitterpit or fewer production problems, as far as we know.”

“We had it tested and it’s a true Honey,” Slaybaugh said, “no less, no more, all the qualities of a regular Honey. There may be less breakdown, at least so far for us.”

http://www.goodfruit.com/an-early-honeycrisp-debuts/