Variety |
Approximate Date |
Description |
PAULA RED |
Late August |
An early apple, Paula Red is sweet and tart. It is best for eating and sauce. |
GINGER GOLD |
Late August |
A midsummer apple with the qualities of a fall apple, Ginger Gold has a rich yellow color with a cream colored flesh and a mildly sweet flavor. |
GALA |
Late August |
A red stripped apple that has a very sweet taste. Gala apples are excellent for eating and hold their shape when cooked. Gala has become one of the favorite eating apples of many people. |
ZESTAR |
Late August |
This apple is one of the newer varieties and has become very popular
as a dessert apple. Zestar has a sweet-tart balance with a brown sugar
overtone. It matures early, is crisp and juicy, and is a great eating
apple as well as good for cooking.
|
CORTLAND |
Early September |
Sweet with a hint of tartness characterizes this apple. It is great for salads and stays white longer than most. |
EMPIRE
|
Mid September |
Empire remains crisp when cut up for salads or for a quick snack. It is sweet and tart and holds up well for months after picking. The color of this apple is a very dark red with white flesh.
|
JONAGOLD |
Mid September |
Jonagold is juicy with a tangy, sweet flavor that makes it a perfect eating apple. It is excellent also for salads, sauce and baking. |
GOLDEN DELICIOUS |
Mid September |
The Golden Delicious is an all-purpose apple. It can be baked, eaten or cooked, and it has a rich, mellow taste. |
HONEYCRISP |
Mid September |
Developed in 1991, this apple is one of the newest varieties. Honeycrisp has become one of the most popular apples to date. It is a sweet, crisp apple that is superb for eating and salads. |
MCINTOSH
|
Mid September |
Sweet and juicy with a tart tang, McIntosh is a classic eating apple. |
JONATHAN |
Mid September |
Jonathan is one of the most popular old-time apples in the Midwest. Red, crisp, juicy, sweet-tart. Makes great pies and sauce. |
EARLY FUJI |
Late September |
The Fuji apple holds up very well in storage and is excellent for eating as it is sweet, juicy, and extremely crisp. |
MUTSU (Crispin) |
Early October |
Mutsu is sweet, very juicy, super crisp and good for eating, sauces, baking and salads. This apple has become a favorite for baking, especially in sugar free pie. Due to it’s large size, Mutsu is also a favorite for gourmet caramel apples.
|
SNOWSWEET |
Early October |
The Snowsweet apple is a new variety that is sweet with a slight tart balance. It has an outstanding snow white flesh that is slow to oxidize. Excellent for fresh eating, snack trays, salads and sauces. |
IDA RED |
Mid October |
Ida Red is crisp with a sweet, tart flavor. It is great for pies and fresh eating. |
GRANNY SMITH |
Late October |
The Granny Smith apple has a very sharp, tart flavor and is mainly used for making apple pies. It is distinguished by the bright green appearance. |
