Season commences for new apple varieties in Australia
Two new Australian-grown apple varieties, Kanzi and Greenstar, will be available throughout Australia as of early April 2012.
The Greenstar and Kanzi Marketing Group, made up of several key Australian growers in conjunction with Giston Consulting Services, are responsible for the new apple varieties.
They have been collectively working towards this season’s harvest for the past five years.
Both apple varieties are grown in Australia’s apple-producing regions including Batlow and Orange in NSW, Manjimup in WA, Adelaide Hills in SA and the Mornington Peninsula in VIC.
Kanzi was first grown in Europe, where it was developed from a natural cross between a Gala and a Braeburn apple. It is a crunchy and firm apple, with a sweet and sour flavour and a bright red skin.
Since it was first grown in Belgium, Kanzi has become the fastest growing new variety of apple in Europe, with production expected to reach around 40,000 tonnes this year.
The Greenstar apple was developed from a natural cross between the Delbarestival and Granny Smith varieties and has a sweet flavour.
Greenstar apples also contain a high level of Vitamin C and they also possess the remarkable quality of resistance to oxidation. Because of this, the flesh of a Greenstar apple will stay white after being cut open or bitten into for hours afterwards.
I’m really looking forward to trying these two new varieties, which haven’t been seen where I live, yet.
However, will someone please tell me why I haven’t seen Braeburns for the last few years (my favourites so far!), and whether and where I could still buy some. If ever. PLEASE!!
To interested apple developers…….we don’t all have a ‘sweet tooth’…..some of us would love a ‘tart’ apple.