Got a pack of C. Crisps from Costco two weeks ago, and they were awful. Little flavor, mealy texture. They looked beautiful, but that had zero crunch, and really bland flavor.
Figured it was a bad batch and bought another dozen from Fred Meyer. Same thing.
Is something going on in the world of apples? I get they’re not in season, but this seems extreme.
Apples are propagated by grafting because the fruit are not true to seed. If you plant a seed, you have no idea what the fruit will be like. So they take known good trees and graft a part of them onto existing root stock of a compatible tree.
So breeding isn’t really a thing for apples.
Huh. I am now smarter. Thanks!