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Apple breeding is a lengthy process, taking up to thirty years for a new apple variety to hit the market after cross-pollination. The tree that Bedford saved in 1982 was one of four clones of MN ...

An apple’s metabolism will continue to function even after it leaves the tree, Evans said. To fuel this process, the fruit uses up its store of certain acids that add tartness to its flavor.

It’s the oldest Honeycrisp apple tree in the world. “It’s been pretty productive” said Bedford. “I would say somewhere in the neighborhood of probably 20 million trees worldwide.