Source-cited profile
Honeycrisp
2 cited categories from 2 sources. Each claim below carries its source, and the region or conditions that source gives. Categories no admitted source covers are left out.
Cited profile evidence
Source wording is quoted as published. The history is an approved summary of its sources. A claim applies only within the scope shown with it.
Cited history
Identity and history
Cited summary
Developed by the University of Minnesota apple breeding program. UMN genetic work identifies its parents as Keepsake and the unreleased selection MN1627.
- Source
- University of Minnesota, Nicholas Howard Uncovers the Honeycrisp Family Tree
- Scope
- Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.
- Date
- 2017-05-17; accessed 2026-09-27
Conditioned storage
Source wording
“Store at 38°F directly and do not condition”
“Condition the fruit at 50°F for 1week... Transferee the fruit to 38°F and store for 4- 5 months”
- Source
- Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY, Hudson Valley storage meeting takeaways
- Scope
- Hudson Valley commercial/postharvest context, risk and treatment conditional.
- Date
- accessed 2026-09-27
This profile gives no nutrient values. For general handling and where apple nutrient data is published, see How to store apples and Apple nutrition.
Separate from the cited evidence
Editorial guide ratings
In the guide, Honeycrisp reads sweet-leaning and crisp next to the other seven profiles. None of this section is cited, and nothing above depends on it.
Editorial guide ratings
- The 1–5 dot scale is relative editorial orientation for browsing these eight profiles against one another.
- It is not culinary consensus, a lab measurement, or a source-backed cultivar fact.
- Cited evidence is kept separate, and its source, scope, and date govern it.
- No result here proves suitability, availability, health, or storage outcome.
Guide ratings
Relative dots: 1 = lowest here, 5 = highest here
- Sweetness
- 4/5 (4 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Tartness
- 2/5 (2 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Crispness
- 5/5 (5 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Juiciness
- 5/5 (5 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Aroma
- 3/5 (3 of 5, editorial guide rating)
Guide shape
The same five ratings, charted
- Sweetness: 4 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Tartness: 2 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Crispness: 5 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Juiciness: 5 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Aroma: 3 of 5, editorial guide rating
At a glance in the guide
- Editorial keeping class
- Medium keeping class Relative to the other seven, not a storage time or advice
- Editorial rarity
- 1 of 5 1 is the most familiar name here, 5 the least; not availability
- Editorial use tags
- Fresh
- Lunch
- Kids
- Cheese
Browsing groupings, not tested uses
