The other apple varieties that George Carpenter propagated at West Hall include his namesake George Carpenter, raised in 1902 ...

The UK has nearly 2,500 delicious heritage apple varieties, yet modern economies of global scale mean Gala and Braeburn- two New Zealand varieties- make up half of British apple sales.

The redder an apple, the higher price it brings, Gerlach said. As a result, growers are experimenting with redder versions of some apples. A redder version of the Honeycrisp now being grown is the ...