The family is among the first in New Zealand to turn to a V-trellis system, with metal posts, to improve efficiency and maximize the opportunities of new varieties, including Ambrosia, Jazz, Envy and Smitten.
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Plant and Food Research, a government-owned research institution, highlighted their pipfruit breeding program, where the IFTA was introduced to and taste-tested a few apple varieties, Smitten and Rockit, as well as Piqaboo, a new red pear variety with Bartlett parentage.
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Family Growers across North America Engage in Precision Crop Management. Revolutionary new approach to organic apple tree training and production shown to substitute for chemical thinning.
Read MoreHarvests have kicked off in Australia for Montague’s newest apple brand Smitten, an early-season bi-colored cultivar bred by Plant & Food Research (P&F) in New Zealand.
In a release, Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) said the apple – to be marketed under the tagline ‘Once bitten, forever smitten’ – would be available in select Queensland Coles stores this week, and would be available in the retailer’s New South Wales and Victorian shelves from next week.
Read MorePicking of Montague’s newest apple brand – the early-season Smitten® – kicks off this week, aptly coinciding with Valentine’s Day.
The bi-coloured, crisp and full-flavoured apple is available this week in selected Queensland Coles stores and will be available on Victorian and New South Wales Coles shelves from next week.
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BelleHarvest is working with growing new varieties including Smitten, an apple originally from New Zealand but is expanding to include a partnership of growers in the United States. “This is the first year of significant domestic production and early indications are that consumers really love the apple,” says Sandwick.
Read MoreThe state of Washington continues to see ramped up planting and increased acreage over the last several years of the Smitten variety. Originally a patented variety from New Zealand, in Washington, Barclay Crane, managing director of Pegasus LLC says trees are already planted or budded, leading to roughly 1,000 acres in 2019 and expanding steadily beyond.
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The state of Washington continues to see ramped up planting and increased acreage over the last several years of the Smitten variety. Originally a patented variety from New Zealand, in Washington, Barclay Crane, managing director of Pegasus LLC says trees are already planted or budded, leading to roughly 1,000 acres in 2019 and expanding steadily beyond.
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Consumers patiently waiting for Smitten™ apples sweet crunch, delectable tang, and juicy-goodness to return to the produce aisle are in luck. CMI Orchards’ new-crop apple season kicked off with an astonishing 400% increase in Smitten production.
Read MoreSan Francisco-based CDS Distributing Inc. will have a significant increase in volume of Smitten variety apples this season, as the company marks its 40th year in business, said Jan Garrett, vice president of marketing.
The firm started marketing Smitten apples the week of Sept. 10 and expects to ship them at least until the end of the year.
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Steve Lutz, senior strategist for CMI Orchards, based in Wenatchee, WA, sees two key themes emerging with this year’s Washington apple crop.
Read MoreHoney Bear Tree Fruit Co. will have its first big crop of Smitten apples this year.The Wenatchee, Wash.-based company expects about 200,000 boxes of its newest variety.
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Wenatchee, Wash-based Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co., in pairing up with Susan G. Komen this season.
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Smitten apples are coming off the trees in Washington, with this season marking the first good-sized crop of the variety from the state.
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"We'll be helping to unveil the new Smitten apple campaign this fall," Don Zornes pointed out. "The Smitten apple will be the official Pink Ribbon Apple partnering with the Susan G. Komen group."
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“We’ll be helping to unveil the new Smitten apple campaign this fall,” Don Zornes, Smitten's marketing director, pointed out. “The Smitten apple will be the official Pink Ribbon apple partnering with the Susan G. Komen group.
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BelleHarvest Sales Inc., Belding, Mich., is offering a couple of new, “exceptionally great-eating apples” this season, said Chris Sandwick, vice president of sales and marketing.
One is the proprietary Smitten variety that also is available from Wenatchee, Wash.-based Pegasus Premier Fruit Co.
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