It takes around 3 years to produce a crop. It was grown to have the taste of a Honeycrisp but the shelf life of an Enterprise. Its light spots against its red skin call to mind a galaxy- hence the name Cosmic Crisp. Breeding of this variety began in 1997 in Wenatchee, Washington and is most notably praised for its beautiful appearance. The Cosmic Crisp is a hybrid of the Honeycrisp apple and Enterprise apple. The New York Times has commented on the apple as being “dramatically dark” and “explosively crisp and juicy”- even going so far as to call it “the most promising and important apple of the future.” Let’s explore why it’s causing so much excitement: What Is the Cosmic Crisp Apple? This highly-anticipated apple has had no shortage of controversy since its announcement and was even embroiled in a legal dispute between Washington State University and Seattle startup Phytelligence. A new variety of apple called the Cosmic Crisp became available to the public in December 2019.
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