What is Honeycrisp?
{{Infobox Cultivar | name =''Malus domestica'' 'Honeycrisp' | image = Honeycrisp.jpg | image_caption= Two Honeycrisp apples, showing the distinct two-toned coloring. | image_width = 250px | hybrid = 'Keepsake' &times; '???' | cultivar = 'Honeycrisp' | origin = {{flagicon|United States}} University of Minnesota, 1974 }} '''Honeycrisp''' is an [[List of apple cultivars|apple cultivar]] that was made at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the [[University of Minnesota]], [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]]. Named in 1974 as the MN 1711, and released in 1991, the Honeycrisp [[apple]] has rapidly become a prized commercial [[commodity]], as its sweetness, firmness, and tartness make it a good apple for eating raw. The Honeycrisp [[apple]] also keeps its [[pigment]] well and has a long [[shelf life]] when kept in cool, dry areas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.minnesotaharvest.net/apple_honeycrisp.htm |title=The story of Honeycrisp apple |access-date=2010-07-09 |archive-date=2006-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819152531/http://www.minnesotaharvest.net/apple_honeycrisp.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Horticulture]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Apples}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Apples]]