Washington State University's apple breeding program is renowned for its Cosmic Crisp launched in 2019. Now, Sunflare joins the lineage with its pink and yellow hues, high crunchiness, and sweet ...

Washington State University’s new apple star has an official brand name — Sunflare. WSU apple breeder Kate Evans announced the new name for WA 64 on Dec. 10 at the […] ...

The apple’s physical qualities inspired its namesake, as Sunflare “hits all those marks,” said Jeremy Tamsen, director of the WSU Office of Commercialization, in a news release.

Meet Sunflare, previously WA 64, the university’s newest apple. A public contest with more than 15,000 submissions earlier this year crowned the crop with a name.

The apple is now called Sunflare. The name Sunflare was chosen from a public contest that attracted over 15,000 responses. This new variety is a cross between Honeycrisp and Pink Lady apples.

Evans and her staff have another apple in the works – dubbed the Sunflare. A cross of the Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink, the Sunflare is scheduled to reach grocery store shelves in 2029.

Sunflare is the third apple to emerge from the WSU program, which most recently launched Cosmic Crisp in 2019. USApple projected Cosmic Crisp to rank eighth in production for the 2024-25 season ...

Meet Sunflare, previously WA 64, the university’s newest apple. A public contest with more than 15,000 submissions earlier this year crowned the crop with a name.