It is the biggest milestone yet for us, and we can't wait until they're available for consumers. Neal Carter More Quotes by Neal Carter More Quotes From Neal Carter This is really huge. It's what we've waited almost five years for with regulatory approval, now we can get down to business planting trees and selling Arctic apples. We're stoked. Neal Carter top-news These are called 'nontarget effects,' and I'm comfortable and confident this hasn't happened, we've had them in the ground and have been watching them grow for 12 years, compiling data and statistics. The trees produce flowers and fruit of the same composition and analysis [as conventional apples]. Neal Carter top-news It takes two years to build a nursery and another two years to get fruit, we're saying 20 acres of trees in the ground this spring will produce a small amount of fruit by fall 2016. Neal Carter top-news We've spent time and money on five years of regulatory work to prove and to demonstrate our product is as safe as any other, label it just like any other apple. We'll have information at the point of sale, and we're very transparent on our website. Let the consumer decide. Neal Carter top-news