Draper (DeGrandChamp Farms Nursery)
‘Draper’ is a mid-season ripening cultivar that ripens with ‘Bluecrop’. It has superior flavor, storability, and yields compared to other mid-season cultivars. It is excellent for U-Pick and can be mechanically harvested for commercial fresh sales.
Best regions for growing: areas where ‘Northern Highbush’ can be grown with 800+ chill hours.
Disease resistance/tolerance: very good.
DeGrandChamps.com/nursery
MAIA-Mitchell (Cameron Nursery)
‘MAIA-Mitchell’ emerged as an early coloring limb mutation. This revolutionary chili red apple begins developing color up to 8 weeks earlier than ‘MAIA-1’. Each apple colors from 88% to full color and harvests approximately the same time as ‘MAIA-1’. ‘MAIA-Mitchell’ fruit, which meets strict quality standards, will be marketed as ‘EverCrisp’.
https://maiaapples.com/apples/maia-mitchell-evercrisp/
Story Brand INORED CV. (Brandt's Fruit Trees)
A smooth, dark-red apple over a yellow background, Story brand Inored cv. is very firm and sweet with well-balanced flavor. The highly productive, medium-vigor tree produces uniform fruit, well distributed on the trees. Harvests 15 days after ‘Golden Delicious’.
Best regions for growing: an excellent option for hotter growing districts.
Disease resistance/tolerance: resistant to common strains of scab.
BrandtsFruitTrees.com
Temptation Gala USPP 31,443 (Brandt's Fruit Trees)
‘Temptation’ is a new and distinct variety of Gala-type apple tree. The cultivar is characterized by large, early maturing fruit that is intensely red and boasts exceptional flavor. Harvests approximately five days before ‘Buckeye’ Gala.
Best regions for growing: discovered in the Columbia Basin region of Washington State.
https://provarmanagement.com/brandts/apples/
You put a lot of research and effort into developing your fruit varieties. American Fruit Grower recognizes this, and we are excited to help you promote them in this new feature. Scan the photo gallery for fresh apple and blueberry choices from leading tree nurseries and fruit breeders.
Special thanks to our first “Variety Spotlight” participants (Brandt’s Tree Nursery; Cameron Nursery; and DeGrandChamp Farms Nursery).
To see your fruit variety spotlighted on our site, email Dianne Munson, Senior Production Manager, Meister Media Worldwide, at dmunson@meistermedia.com.