A dessert apple of a US variety with mottled red and yellow skin and sweet, firm flesh.
Example sentencesExamples
For folks who prefer sweeter apples, Tom recommends 'Gala,' the season's opener; the explosively crisp 'Honeycrisp' and late-season 'Fuji,' which he says is the world's best-keeping sweet apple.
Buttressed by poles and green wires every few feet, the saplings bulge with glimmering red Braeburn and honey crisp apples.
Maybe apple people are getting a little overly excited about the Honeycrisp apple.
For dessert I had the apple and pear crisp ($6) which was prepared with locally grown red delicious and honey crisp apples; Bosc, Anjou, and Bartlett pears; an almond crisp topping; vanilla ice cream; and caramel sauce.
Of course, unless you spend time at farmers' markets you might not know what a Honeycrisp apple is.
So in the odd mix of agronomy and product development that is the farming business in much of New York, consider the Honeycrisp apple.
Honeycrisp blooms mid-season and is moderately resistant to apple scab and fire blight.
Definition of Honeycrisp in US English:
Honeycrisp
nounˈhənēˌkrispˈhəniˌkrɪsp
A dessert apple of a US variety with mottled red and yellow skin and sweet, firm flesh.
Example sentencesExamples
Honeycrisp blooms mid-season and is moderately resistant to apple scab and fire blight.
For dessert I had the apple and pear crisp ($6) which was prepared with locally grown red delicious and honey crisp apples; Bosc, Anjou, and Bartlett pears; an almond crisp topping; vanilla ice cream; and caramel sauce.
For folks who prefer sweeter apples, Tom recommends 'Gala,' the season's opener; the explosively crisp 'Honeycrisp' and late-season 'Fuji,' which he says is the world's best-keeping sweet apple.
So in the odd mix of agronomy and product development that is the farming business in much of New York, consider the Honeycrisp apple.
Maybe apple people are getting a little overly excited about the Honeycrisp apple.
Of course, unless you spend time at farmers' markets you might not know what a Honeycrisp apple is.
Buttressed by poles and green wires every few feet, the saplings bulge with glimmering red Braeburn and honey crisp apples.