Consider the fate of America’s favorite apple. It emerged from an Iowa orchard in 1880 as a round, blushed yellow fruit of surpassing sweetness. But like a figure in a TV makeover show, it was an ...

When it comes to ranking apples, some may pledge allegiance to the crisp and crunchy Pink Ladies, while others may hail the tart Granny Smiths as the superior variety. But almost everyone can agree ...

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So the Gala, a pome developed in faraway New Zealand, may soon eclipse the Red Delicious as America’s favorite apple? (“Red Delicious No Longer Apple of America’s Eye,” Aug. 27) That may be, but the ...

After more than a half-century as America’s most-grown apple, the Red Delicious is on track to be ousted this year by a sweet, juicy, young upstart: the Gala. That’s according to the U.S. Apple ...

Kim Malcolm talks with Tim Klovis about why the Red Delicious apple is no longer the most widely grown apple variety in Washington state. Klovis is communications manager for the Washington State Tree ...

Truly scrumptious: the “red delicious” apple’s heirloom antecedent. Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker ...

The Red Delicious apple is “gorgeous and very inviting, but it’s kind of like you think you’re buying a Corvette, and then you get into a Chevette,” says apple grower Mike Beck. (Photo: pinstock / ...

Here is Rob Hoglund, 61, now an IT analyst in Rancho Mirage, California, but who as a kid lived here. This summer, in Gig Harbor, he had a reunion with some school friends. Remembering the old times, ...

Tehachapi has long been known for some of the best tree-ripened apples in the country. Depending on the variety and the ...

Gala, Red Delicious, and Granny Smith ... Apples are also not self-pollinating. So in order for apple trees to produce, they must be pollinated by another variety of apple tree. This means that even ...