APPLE INDUSTRY READIES ITSELF FOR THE BIG THING CALLED COSMIC CRISP™
Washington’s apple industry enters a new world this year as growers plant the first of what, in just three short years, will be 11 million trees or more of the popular new variety, Cosmic Crisp. If all goes as planned, production from those trees will eclipse the...
Should Cosmic Crisp Have a ‘Utility Grade”
When it comes to grading standards for the new Washington State University apple variety Cosmic Crisp, Washington’s industry is already charting new territory. Usually, grade standards for varieties are set by state statute, with input from the industry. Once those...
WASHINGTON APPLE INDUSTRY’S NEW SUPER STAR
The Washington state apple industry is re-inventing the way it does business. The industry is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a radically different strategy for introducing a new variety of apple, the Cosmic Crisp. A cross between the Enterprise and the...
COSMIC TIPS TO GROWING WA 38
The first commercial trees were planted this spring of the new apple variety WA 38, following nearly a decade of research into the horticultural traits at four research plantings and the storage behavior of the fruit. Developed by Washington State University and...
GROWERS PIN BIG HOPES FOR COSMIC CRISP
Washington apple growers planted 630,000 new Cosmic Crisp apple trees this spring and will plant an estimated 10 million more trees over the next two years to revolutionize variety offerings of the nation’s largest apple-producing state. MANSON, Wash. — Chris Anderson...
TREES FOR NEW “COSMIC CRISP” APPLE GOING INTO THE GROUND
PROSSER, Wash – Hundreds of thousands of trees bearing a brand new variety of apple are going into the ground in Eastern Washington. It's the first major apple variety ever developed in Washington. It's called the Cosmic Crisp -- a cross between an Enterprise and...
NEW APPLE VARIETIES AND NEW ORCHARDS COME TO KITTITAS
Apple orchards continue to expand in Kittitas County as fruit companies buy hay fields and replant them with new, and never before seen, varieties of fruit. A big reason for the change is because of the weather conditions in Kittitas County, which are milder than...
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN A NEW APPLE COMES TO TOWN
Apple growers in Washington state, who dominate American apple production, are starting to plant a new kind of apple. It's the fastest launch of a new variety in history. These farmers have been looking for a new variety to grow. Older types of apples, like Red...
THE BUZZ IS GROWING FOR COSMIC CRISP
Cosmic Crisp has been a huge topic among growers for years, and now the variety is gaining profile in the general media. National Public Radio sent a reporter to Wenatchee, Washington, to interview growers and researchers about the apple. That’s helpful for Washington...
COSMIC CRISP APPLES WILL REVOLUTIONIZE INDUSTRY, FARMERS SAY
The Cosmic Crisp, named for the yellow star-like specks that dot its deep red skin, has become extremely popular with growers in Washington, who have already planted upwards of 12 million Cosmic Crisp apple trees across the state, reports NPR. In fact, Washington...
