A First For Washington

摘要

AFTER 15 years, the Washington State University (WSU) apple breeding program, based at the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in the nation's "Apple Capital" of Wenatchee, has released its first apple cultivar. According to WSU, the apple, currently known as "WA 2," was released because of its outstanding eating quality appearance, productivity, and potential to be a successful cultivar in Washington state. Its parents are Splendour and Gala, and the breeder was Bruce Barritt. The editor of Western Fruit Grower, David Eddy, e-mailed a list of questions about the apple to Tom Auvil, the research horticulturist who is managing the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission's plant material evaluations.