Minnewashta Apple

marketed under the Zestar! (r) brand

USPP11367 until November 25, 2017 (expired) google patents

AKA Zestar! (r)

released 1999 by UMN

Red Delicious -54

Collections

• National/US Patent List
• Indiana/Purdue BP-132-w Disease Susceptibility of Common Apple Cultivars
• Kentucky/Home Fruit Variety Recommendations - 2019

  Red. Use: All. Crisp, juicy and tart

• Utah/Utah State HG 2006-01pr Growing Tree Fruit in the Uintah Basin

  Large, crunchy, juicy red fruit with sweet-tart flavor. Excellent for both fresh eating and cooking. Tree is vigorous, upright, but susceptible to apple scab

• commercial/ACN Maturity Chart
• Washington/WSU EB 0937 Fruit Handbook for Western Washington
• Washington/WWFRF Recommended Varieties
• Colorado/commercial/Holly Acres Nursery
• Wisconsin/A2105 Apple Cultivars for Wisconsin

  Red blush. Coarse, crisp. Balanced. Uses: all purpose. 1 month storage. Good early apple, stores well

• Minnesota/UMN apple varieties

  https://mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fruit/apples/zestar

Harvest Times

• Aug 10 [ref]
• Late Aug - Early Sep [ref]
• August 12 to August 24 [ref]
• early to mid August [ref]
• August 18 [ref]
• late August to early September [ref]