SweeTango (apple)
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SweeTango, a registered trademark for the fruit produced by the Minneiska trees, is the apple cultivar
Minneiska. It is a newly released hybrid brand apple that debuted in 2009. The spelling of the name, SweeTango, is with one capital "T" and is one word. It is a pinkish apple consisting of a yellow background that is intermittent with red coloration. The surface of the apple has several distinguishing visual characteristics, with freckle-like white lenticels. This variety is also prone to exhibit some net-like russeting in certain seasons.
produced this variety of apple from their breeding program. They have given it the testing designation “MN 1914”. Their 80 acre Horticultural Research Center near Victoria, Minnesota
, produced the Minneiska variety apple from Honeycrisp
and Zestar apple varieties, which they also specially breed. Other apple varieties they have developed in their facility are Fireside, Haralson, and Honeygold. The Minneiska variety is a hybrid between the Honeycrisp
(mother) apple and the Zestar apple
(pollinator, "father"). The "Zestar" is the apple cultivar Minnewashta and is the "father" of the SweeTango. The Association of University Technology Managers named the Honeycrisp apple one of the top 25 innovations that changed the world.
David Bedford, the inventor of the Minneiska (SweeTango brand) apple says,
WCCO
Broadcasting explains that the SweeTango is a good eating apple as well as a good cooking apple and goes on to say
Wall Street Journal says that New York farmers are looking for the next big "Moneycrisp", previously the Honeycrisp, and believe the SweeTango is it for the future.
USA Today
writes that Minnesota apple growers believe that SweeTango is a possible worthy successor to the popular and highly successful Honeycrisp apple variety.
Associated Press
reports on the Hot New Apple: SweeTango, Spicy and Sweet and gives an extensive review.
StarTribune newspaper reports that the AppleHouse opens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum featuring the new SweeTango .
The News Tribune newspaper writes a report that the Licensing deal for hot new apple comes under fire for University of Minnesota's exclusive rights to the intellectual property of the SweeTango growing exclusive licensing deals. Others have explained the concept behind this.
Post-Bulletin newspaper reports that Pepin Heights Orchard believes that they have the next "dynamite" apple with the SweeTango.
University of Minnesota
reports that this new brand of apple is a "managed variety", meaning to maintain high quality standards.
Foodgreekery believes that SweeTango is Honeycrisp's nightmare.
A fruit grower comments on the SweeTango in confidence of its future
A recipe for SweeTango apple cobbler can be found online. Numerous reviews of the SweeTango apple can be found online.
A list of sellers from California to Michigan of this new variety of apple is available at the following website: Eat Like No One Else.
Patent No.: US PP18,812 P3 says it was obtained on May 13, 2008 by inventors David S. Bedford and James J. Luby. The varietal denomination "Minneiska" has a Latin name of Malus domestica and its patent says in part
The Patent for this apple cultivar goes on to say it is distinct
It further says of the new apple variety
The Patent compares this new apple style to the state fruit of Minnesota
, the Honeycrisp
apple
The Patent further shows that the new apple variety has characteristics superior to the Honeycrisp apple (its "mother")
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
Minneiska. It is a newly released hybrid brand apple that debuted in 2009. The spelling of the name, SweeTango, is with one capital "T" and is one word. It is a pinkish apple consisting of a yellow background that is intermittent with red coloration. The surface of the apple has several distinguishing visual characteristics, with freckle-like white lenticels. This variety is also prone to exhibit some net-like russeting in certain seasons.
Taste
SweeTango's have a texture similar to Honeycrisp with a slightly tart and citric quality. The name is a portmanteau of the words sweet and tangy. The news release slogan used upon announcement of the 2010 season crop was Let Your Taste Buds Dance!Breeding
University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
produced this variety of apple from their breeding program. They have given it the testing designation “MN 1914”. Their 80 acre Horticultural Research Center near Victoria, Minnesota
Victoria, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,025 people, 1,367 households, and 1,141 families residing in the city. The population density was 575.4 people per square mile . There were 1,410 housing units at an average density of 201.6 per square mile...
, produced the Minneiska variety apple from Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is an apple cultivar developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities...
and Zestar apple varieties, which they also specially breed. Other apple varieties they have developed in their facility are Fireside, Haralson, and Honeygold. The Minneiska variety is a hybrid between the Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is an apple cultivar developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities...
(mother) apple and the Zestar apple
Zestar Apple
-Overview:The Zestar is an apple cultivar that was released in 1998; it was bred to be sold as an early season apple able to survive in colder climates like Minnesota...
(pollinator, "father"). The "Zestar" is the apple cultivar Minnewashta and is the "father" of the SweeTango. The Association of University Technology Managers named the Honeycrisp apple one of the top 25 innovations that changed the world.
David Bedford, the inventor of the Minneiska (SweeTango brand) apple says,
Notability
One of the growers of the new SweeTango brand apple held a "taste-off" on September 11, 2010. Of the 472 votes for the best tasting apple, 237 (50.21%) were for the SweeTango variety, 132 (27.97%) were for the Honeycrisp variety, and 103 (21.82%) were for the Zestar apple variety. In the 2009 "taste-off" the SweeTango received 321 (67.30%) votes out of 477, Zestar got 103 (21.59%) out of the 477, and Honeycrisp got 53 (11.11%) out of the 477 cast votes.WCCO
WCCO
WCCO, which stands for "Washburn Crosby Company", the forerunner to General Mills, may refer to:*WCCO , a radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
Broadcasting explains that the SweeTango is a good eating apple as well as a good cooking apple and goes on to say
Wall Street Journal says that New York farmers are looking for the next big "Moneycrisp", previously the Honeycrisp, and believe the SweeTango is it for the future.
USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
writes that Minnesota apple growers believe that SweeTango is a possible worthy successor to the popular and highly successful Honeycrisp apple variety.
Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
reports on the Hot New Apple: SweeTango, Spicy and Sweet and gives an extensive review.
StarTribune newspaper reports that the AppleHouse opens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum featuring the new SweeTango .
The News Tribune newspaper writes a report that the Licensing deal for hot new apple comes under fire for University of Minnesota's exclusive rights to the intellectual property of the SweeTango growing exclusive licensing deals. Others have explained the concept behind this.
Post-Bulletin newspaper reports that Pepin Heights Orchard believes that they have the next "dynamite" apple with the SweeTango.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
reports that this new brand of apple is a "managed variety", meaning to maintain high quality standards.
Foodgreekery believes that SweeTango is Honeycrisp's nightmare.
A fruit grower comments on the SweeTango in confidence of its future
A recipe for SweeTango apple cobbler can be found online. Numerous reviews of the SweeTango apple can be found online.
Availability
The SweeTango apple style is harvested in late August and early September. They became available for purchase in limited quantities at select retailers across the United States and Canada in September 2009. They are also available to purchase at certain online apples stores. SweeTango is one of 24 apple varieties created by University of Minnesota's scientists in Minnesota.A list of sellers from California to Michigan of this new variety of apple is available at the following website: Eat Like No One Else.
Grower's Cooperative
A grower's cooperative of 45 members from Nova Scotia to Washington State is involved in growing and selling this new variety of apple. This cooperative is known as the Next Big Thing.Trademark and Patent
The trademark called "SweeTango" belongs to the University of Minnesota for its apple fruit of the "Minneiska" cultivar. Cultivar means a variety of plant that originated under cultivation. Cultivar is a combining of cultivated and variety.Patent No.: US PP18,812 P3 says it was obtained on May 13, 2008 by inventors David S. Bedford and James J. Luby. The varietal denomination "Minneiska" has a Latin name of Malus domestica and its patent says in part
The Patent for this apple cultivar goes on to say it is distinct
It further says of the new apple variety
The Patent compares this new apple style to the state fruit of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, the Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is an apple cultivar developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities...
apple
The Patent further shows that the new apple variety has characteristics superior to the Honeycrisp apple (its "mother")
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Sources
- Bedford , David S., United States Plant Patent, Patent No.: US PP18,812 P3 (45)