Washington State University announced the name for its new apple Tuesday morning at the northwest horticulture expo in Yakima.
The apple itself is a cross of a Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink, which will go under the name of Pink Lady®—Sunflare™.
The Fuji, from Japan, arrived in the 1980s. Then the Honeycrisp from Minnesota and the Pink Lady (also known as a Cripps Pink) from Australia hit like rock star apples in the 1990s. More ...
The apple itself is a cross of a Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink, which will go under the name of Pink Lady®—Sunflare™.