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One of a kind

Mom always knew that apples were good for you. New research and development is showing us how and why

It was called Minnesota 1711 when it was first grown from a graft at the University of Minnesota three decades ago. When released to the commercial marketplace in 1991, the apple was given the more commercial name Honeycrisp. Prized for its combination of tartness, firmness, and brilliant red skin, the Honeycrisp became an instant hit in the fickle North American fresh-fruit market. Farmers around the world—in China, France, Chile, New Zealand, and Washington state—wasted no time planting Honeycrisp cultivars en masse.