SnapDragon® Profile

The SnapDragon® apple is the internationally popular, vibrant offspring of Honeycrisp and another apple similar to Jonagold. SnapDragon® is known for its spicy-sweet flavor with a hint of vanilla and super crunchy texture. SnapDragon® offers good sugar levels and a low to moderate acidity. 

Growing Attributes

  • Less prone to soft scald and bitter pit than Honeycrisp
  • Good field resistance to powdery mildew and fire blight
  • Excellent storage and shelf life under regular air storage Mid-season Ripening
  • Fruit Size: Medium
  • Parentage: Honeycrisp x NY 75

“The SnapDragon® brand apple was developed over 10 years of dedicated research and testing at Cornell University’s tree fruit breeding program.”

Tools for our International Licensees

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Licensing Information

Internationally (with the exception of China), PVM manages the commercialization of New York 1 sold under the trademark SnapDragon®. PVM is actively seeking Master Commercial Licensees to work with the growing, packing, and selling of this new, fantastic apple brand known as SnapDragon®.

PVM has placed Master Propagation Licensees in many production areas of the world. Present Licensees are listed here:

Country Company Contact Email Address
Australia The Australian Nurserymen’s Fruit Improvement Company Dr. Gavin Porter gavinporter@anfic.com.au Unit 3/2 Wills Street, North Lakes, QLD 4509 Australia
Argentina Los Alamos de Rosauer Juan Martin Rosauer juanmartin@larsa.com.ar AVDA ALEM 50, Cipoletti 8324, Argentina
Chile Viveros Requinoa Juan Enrique Concha juanconcha@viverosrequinoa.cl Victoria Suber Caseaux #323, Santiago, Chile
Greater Europe Rene Nicolai Nursery Florent Geerdens Florent.Geerdens@renenicolai.be Lindestraat, 22, Alken, 3570, Belgium
New Zealand New Zealand Fruit Tree Company John Morton john@johnmortonltd.co.nz P.O. Box 446 Hastings, New Zealand
Republic of South Africa TopFuit (Pty) Limited Rob Meihuzen robm@topfruit.co.za P.O. Box 73, Simondium, Western Cape, 7630, The Republic of South Africa
Republic of Korea KJ Orchard Kim Hee Jeung hjk@stasia.kr 06163, 201ho, 9-3 Bongeunsa-ro, 82 gil Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea