Wait, no Pink Lady apple?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink
I know it's a hybrid, but it's got everything going for it.
- Reliably crisp
- Sweet, but not overly
- Just a tad tart
- Big enough to be a good snack but never oversized
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink
I know it's a hybrid, but it's got everything going for it.
- Reliably crisp
- Sweet, but not overly
- Just a tad tart
- Big enough to be a good snack but never oversized
He gives it 2 stars, which is a very high rating for him. He does have a few other modern apples that he gives an equal rating to, but he's only got 5 apples rated higher: Ashmead's Kernel, Cox's Orange Pippin, Macoun, Reine de Reinettes (King of the Pippins), Wickson. He has Pink Lady at 1 star, which is perfectly respectable.
(orchards of a variety are grown from clones of a single tree that are grafted onto root stock)
I'm increasingly convinced that climate also matters quite a bit. There are some Honeycrisp that are a lot better than others.