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Apple Varieties

Braeburn

Origin: Chance seedling, New Zeland, 1952.
Characteristics: Rich, sweet-tart, spicy flavor. Excellent for snaking and baking.
Picking: Mid - Late October

Cortland

Origin: Ben Davis and McIntosh, Cornell, 1915.
Characteristics: Sweet with a hint of tartness, juicy, tender, snow white flesh. Excellent for eating, salads, sauce, pies and baking. Good for freezing.
Picking: Mid September

Crispin

Origin: Indo and Golden Delicious, Japan, 1947.
Characteristics: Sweet yet very refreshing, very juicy, super crisp.
Picking: Early - Mid October

Fuji

Origin: Ralls Janet and Red Delicious. Japan.
Characteristics: Very sweet with crisp cream colored flesh.
Picking: Late September

Empire

Origin: McIntosh and Delicious, Cornell, 1966.
Characteristics: Wonderful blend of sweet and tart, very crisp, creamy white flesh. Picking: Late September

Gala

Origin: Kidds Orange & Golden Delicious, New Zeland, 1965.
Characteristics: Mild sweet flavor, juicy, crisp, creamy yellow flesh.
Picking Mid September

Ginger Gold

Origin: Ginger Crisp and Golden Delicious. Minnisota, 1986
Sweet, but mildly tart.Fine textured, crisp cream colored flesh.
Picking: Early September

Golden Delicious

Origin: Clay County, West Virginia, 1914.
Characteristics: Mellow and sweet, Goldens are great for eating out of hand, baking and salads.
Picking: Mid - Late September

Granny Smith

Origin: Australia, 1858.
Characteristics: Green, extremely tart, crisp, juicy and versatile.
Picking Mid - Late October

Honey Crisp

Origin: Macoun and Honey Gold, Minnesota, 1991.
Characteristics: Complex sweet-tart flavor, juicy, super-crisp yellow flesh.
Picking: Mid September

Ida Red

Origin: Wagner and Jonathan, Idaho, 1942.
Characteristics: Sweetly tart, juicy with a firm, pale yellow-green flesh, sometimes tinted rosy pink. Ida Reds make a beautiful pink applesauce.
Picking: Mid October

JonaGold

Origin: Jonathan & Golden Del., Cornell, 1915.
Characteristics: Honey sweet with a hint of tartness, juicy, crisp, creamy yellow flesh.
Picking: Mid September

McIntosh

Origin: Chance Seedling in New York, 1811.
Characteristics: Sweet with a tart tang, very juicy, tender, white flesh.
Picking: Early - Mid September

Macoun

Origin: Jersey Black and McIntosh, Geneva, NY, 1932.
Characteristics: Extra sweet and aromatic, very juicy, tender, snow white flesh.
Picking: Mid September

Red Delicious

Origin: Chance seedling in Iowa, 1872.
Characteristics: Sweet, juicy, crisp yellow flesh.
Excellent for eating and salads.

Rome

Origin: Ohio, 1816.
Characteristics: Mildly tart, firm, greenish white flesh. Excellent for baking and pies.
Picking: Mid - Late October


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