World's smallest apple launched
Tweet London, June 8 (ANI): Marks and Spencer has launched world's smallest apple, which is the size of a golf-ball. The apple will be in high street...
View ArticleKiwi orchard hits gold with miniature apple
The world's smallest apple, discovered by chance on a New Zealand orchard, has been scooped up by a top UK supermarket. The apple, which is the same size as a golf ball, is...
View Article'Papple' pear-apple hybrid fruit to be launched in UK
A new fruit is set to be launched at Marks & Spencer stores next week. The so-called 'papple' looks and tastes like an apple but has the texture and skin of a pear, and belongs to the pear family....
View ArticleCider season comes early: Apple harvest weeks ahead as hot spring and wet...
Britain's cider harvest is underway a month early - with 200,000 tonnes of apples set to be picked within the next ten weeks. The growing season started early thanks to the warm spring weather and...
View ArticleFor Sale: Brand New Fruit Called A 'Papple'
Tweet A fruit so new it is yet to be named, but described as a pear disguised as an apple, is to go on sale in the UK next week. Marks and Spencer says the fruit - dubbed a "papple" - looks and...
View ArticleAugust 21: National Spumoni Day, Poet’s Day, Christopher Robin’s Birthday
National Spumoni Day If you've never taken the opportunity to try spumoni - an Italian ice cream - there's no better time than now. Today is "National Spumoni Day!" Spumoni is considered to be the...
View ArticlePicking the best apple for the job
Apples have numerous health benefits; They contain pectin, a natural soluble fiber that aids digestion and may help reduce cancer and heart disease. Pection also cuts down on the amount of fat your...
View ArticleMinnesota apple crop survives frost with less damage than feared but some...
MINNEAPOLIS - The sudden cold snap that interrupted Minnesota's warm spring five weeks ago doesn't appear to have been as big a disaster for the state's apple crop as first feared, but it still has...
View ArticleWill we learn to love ugly apples and pears? Misshapen fruits hit...
In the past, any fruit and veg that failed to meet strict EU standards was thrown away, juiced, or shipped off to feed animals. But now the misshapen, bruised and ugly produce from our farms and...
View ArticleIt’s got to be... perfect
Just outside Maidstone in the sleepy Kent countryside are several hundred acres of strawberry plants, dozens of apple orchards and all manner of other fruit plantations. Kent is the fruit basket – as...
View ArticleWhich apple? What's the purpose? - Food & Wine - The Sacramento Bee --> 0 ...
No fruit says autumn like apples. Baked into pies, puréed into sauces, sautéed with meats and stews both savory and sweet, it is one of our most comforting and versatile fruits. But which apple to use...
View ArticleENZA’s Red Kiwifruit Go on Sale in Italy
Friday, 25 November 2011, 10:53 am Press Release: Turners And Growers 24 November 2011 ENZA’s Red Kiwifruit Go on Sale in Italy Italian consumers are enjoying their first taste of red kiwifruit, with...
View ArticleMichigan's apple crop looks good for the picking
The apples are dangling. The juices are flowing. Michigan's favorite fall activities -- apple picking and cider sipping -- are beckoning. And this is on track to be a really sweet -- or tart, if you...
View ArticleGardening: Apples under attack
Hot weather hasn't been kind to fruit trees, writes Meg Liptrot Apples are in season now and juicy crisp ones are available in the shops. Growers generally irrigate their trees so their apples can be...
View ArticleCherry-picked Kazakh apple hits Kiwi target
Some consider the movie character Borat a bad apple who put Kazakhstan on the map for all the wrong reasons. But now the central Asian nation could be about to help give the horticultural world a...
View ArticleStudents Join Together to Plant Heirloom Apple Orchard at Queens College
Imagine being a student at New York City’s Queens College, and being able to pick a ripe, organic apple right off the tree on your way to your morning biology class. Nice, right? This past Arbor Day...
View ArticleThe reluctant Gourmet - Apple of your eye
American Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, New Zealand Gala, Japanese Fuji. Just five apples. And they're taking over the world. A hefty portion of Slow Food's Almanac 2011 is dedicated...
View ArticleApple picking guide for northern Illinois orchards, 2011
Apples hanging on the tree bring to mind cool fall breezes and the sweet crisp crunch of fresh apples. Despite this spring’s wacky weather, our local orchards have apples left for the picking. Call or...
View ArticleOrchard owners warn of 'apple-ocalypse'
Britain's cold, wet spring has been disastrous for apple-growers, with crops down by as much as 50% from expected levels. A worker at Chris Dench's Ringden Farm tends to the small apple crop. Mr Dench...
View Article'Papple' pear goes on sale at M&S
T109 fruit looks and tastes like an apple but is a cross between European and Asian pear varieties Marks & Spencer will sell the New Zealand-grown T109 pear for £1 a pop from next week....
View ArticleOld-style apples from yore making a comeback in US orchards
Old-fashioned apples are back in fashion. After nearly disappearing from the marketplace, apple varieties that were popular decades or even centuries ago are making a resurgence. The varieties, known...
View ArticleBest uses for apple varieties
In cooking and in culture, it's hard to find a fruit as elemental as the apple. From the tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to Mom's apple pie to the applesauce that accompanies everything from pork...
View ArticleLI apples ripe for the pickin'
Where View large map » It's apple time again. 's many U-pick orchards are open for getting your fill by the bag, peck or bushel. Growers say this year's crop is thriving, even in the wake of Tropical...
View ArticleIt's the mini kiwi fruit you don't need to peel... introducing the Kiwee
They are sweet, juicy and healthy but kiwi fruit have one obvious drawback when it comes to enticing children to eat them – a coarse skin that is tricky to peel. Now that problem has been solved with...
View ArticleRed-fleshed apples on sale at Tesco
A rare variety of red-fleshed apple is to go on sale to UK shoppers for the first time next week. Cultivated by a Worcestershire fruit tree specialist, the apples, named Raspberry Ripple to reflect...
View ArticleIs it a pear or an apple? No it's the 'papple'... but it costs a ...
It has the softer skin and texture of a pear, but anyone who bites into this fruit in for a surprise. New Zealand fruit experts have unveiled their latest fruit hybrid creation on its way to the UK -...
View ArticleThe Oily Rag back yard orchard-3 October 2011
Friday, 30 September 2011, 12:48 pm Column: Frank and Muriel Newman The Oily Rag back yard orchard—3 October 2011 By There has been a lot of chatter recently around the oily rag community regarding...
View ArticleA glorious season brimful of benefits for our fruit growers
At long last the perfect season - in weather, crops and prices - has come for fruit growers. It is a reward for suffering through years of the tears and sweat that comes from unkind weather and...
View ArticleKiwi fruit more nutritious than 27 other fruits
If you enjoy eating Kiwi fruit, make sure it is of the best quality. Zespri Kiwi fruit from New Zealand is known for its exceptional taste and nutrition values. Nutritionist Geetu Amarnani answers...
View ArticleCherries: the finest of all fruits?
The British cherry season used to be fleeting, but new varieties can be sampled all summer long. Use them in sweet and savoury dishes, to flavour spirits – or raise a glass of cherry beer Cherries...
View ArticleFarmers Markets: A refresher course on specialty apples
Commercial apple varieties mostly lack the intensity, complexity and idiosyncrasies of the finest older and specialty kinds, for which the prime season has just begun. It's a good time to review the...
View ArticleBritish apple growers hope for sunny September to boost crop
Crop expected to be up 22% on last year's weather-hit harvest, but growers disappointed given investment and warm summer English-grown Jazz apples, like Gala, Braeburn and Cameo varieties, were...
View ArticleBritish plums are the best for flavour
Supermarkets may be committed to importing plums but, for flavour, ours are best says Xanthe Clay. Home grown: British plums have a tender, satiny skin Photo: CHRISTOPHER JONES By Xanthe Clay 4:30PM...
View ArticleApple primer on fall's favorite fruit
Galleries No fruit says fall like apples. Baked into pies, pureed into sauces, sauteed with meats and stews both savory and sweet, apples are among the most comforting and versatile fruits. But which...
View ArticleNZ 'papples' pass the taste test, but fail on price point
New Zealanders reckon an apple-shaped pear nicknamed the "papple'' passes the taste test, but many wouldn't pay the steep prices the fruit fetches on the export market. The locally developed pear, a...
View ArticleNorth Jersey-area farms, orchards offer pick-your-own apple options
While New Jerseyans can't pick SweeTango apples in the Garden State, local farms and orchards offer plenty of varieties for pick-your-own outings through the end of October. Farms: 244 Wierimus Road,...
View ArticleApples to Apples: A Rundown Between the Different Varieties
October is National Apple Month, and orchards around the country are teeming with apple fans who know that the fruit is ripe for the pickin'. But the question remains: Which varieties do you pick for...
View ArticlePink Lady v the British apple
National Apple Day marks the height of the British season, but are home-grown varieties in danger from vigorously marketed foreign rivals like Pink Lady and Jazz, asks Sebastian Oake. How many people...
View ArticleWith map: Where to pick and purchase apples and cider around metro Detroit
LENAWEE COUNTY 1. Applewood Orchards Where: 2998 Rodesiler Hwy., Deerfield. When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. through Dec. 24. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays in Oct. What: One of 15 Michigan orchards growing...
View ArticleWhere to pick and purchase apples and cider
LENAWEE COUNTY 1. Applewood Orchards Where: 2998 Rodesiler Hwy., Deerfield. When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. through Dec. 24. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays in Oct. What: One of 15 Michigan orchards growing...
View Article20 white wines for Christmas
From budget bargains to something special, and our wine critic's choice of star buys • Read our choice of Christmas red wines here • Best Christmas sparkling wines and fizz Photograph by Antonio Olmos...
View ArticleBlue barn chance to try orchard's best
Previous || Next A South Canterbury orchardist has created a new icon on State Highway 1 to sell his fruit. The bright blue barn just north of Timaru is unmissable by traffic driving up the main road....
View ArticleWhich apple, which recipe? This primer explains all
No fruit says fall like apples. Baked into pies, pureed into sauces, sauteed with meats and stews both savory and sweet, it is one of our most comforting and versatile fruits. But which apple to use...
View ArticleKalei apples Aussie to the core
DURING their 20-year mission to create a new Australian apple variety, Simon Middleton and a team of six researchers taste-tested more than 100,000 apples. It wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs. "There...
View ArticleFruit Logistica satiates retailers' hunger for newly invented produce
Growers of Papples, kiwi berries and citrus caviar compete for buyers' attention at world's largest fruit and veg fair in Berlin Growers and buyers converse at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Photograph:...
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