apples.
Key:
Country (i.e.; 'England'), Date =
variety's country of origin and date of introduction.
Bloom: Early, Mid, Late in season. See Cultivation for description
of bloom times.
Pollination= pollinating needs of tree. See Cultivation
for description of pollination.
Two names in parentheses (i.e.; McIntosh x Red Delicious)=
hybrid of those two varieties.
Low Chill= Does well in low chill. See Cultivation
for description of low chill.
Zone= USDA zones best suited for this variety. See Cultivation
for description of the USDA Hardiness Zones.
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Arkansas Black. |
Almost black on the sunny side, the skin of this apple is its identifying characteristic. Like a fine wine, the sharp taste of its fruit matures with age. The apple keeps very well and is good for cider, while the tree is resistant to cedar apple rust. |
Braeburn. |
One of the "Big Three" (see also Fuji and Gala), this great apple ripens late in the season and grows especially well in low-chill areas. |
Cox's Orange Pippin. |
This is one of apple-crazy England's premiere fruits (which says a lot), as it is a great apple for pies, cooking and cider. It is perfect for espalier because the tree produces a multitude of branches. Somewhat susceptible to scab and tends to burn in hot weather. |
Empire. |
This variety is best for cold climates. The fruit is a good eating apple, with creamy white flesh, and lends itself especially to cider-making due to its sub-acid flesh. |
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Esopus Spitzenburg. (AKA Spitzenburg) |
This excellent dessert apple is crisp, spicy and juicy, and was Thomas Jefferson's favorite. The fruit keeps well and tastes best around the winter solstice. It works beautifully as an espalier in home gardens, as the fruit ripens unevenly, allowing for a longer harvest season. Susceptible to fire blight and scab. |
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Fameuse. (AKA Snow) |
This smaller apple is beautiful, with its red skin delicately blushed over creamy fruit. It's one of our very favorites! The parent of the McIntosh, it is an excellent dessert apple, and makes heavenly pies and cider. |
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Fuji. |
A delicious apple with lovely red stripes over a yellow-green skin. Crisp, white flesh that keeps well. One of our best sellers for its ease of cultivation and pollination and great taste! |
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Gala. |
Sweeter than Fuji, with dark red stripes overlaying a golden skin. |
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Gilbert Gold. |
If you like Golden Delicious, you'll love Gilbert Gold. Its rich, sweet flavor is more intense that that of its probable parent. |
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Golden Delicious. |
There are many reasons why this apple is still around. It is an excellent "keeper," is easy to grow, and is one of the finest-tasting dessert apples we know. And, off your own tree the apples are even better than when bought in the store! |
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Golden Russet. |
If you like apples, you'll love the Golden Russet. Bronze russets enliven an otherwise plain green skin, which is the only drawback to this famous apple. The fruit has crisp and juicy yellow flesh, is excellent in cider, and also makes a great dessert. As an added bonus, the trees are disease resistant. |
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Granny Smith. |
Green, very tart and sharp-tasting apple with crisp, juicy white flesh. Great for cooking. |
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Gravenstein. |
Gravenstein is the variety of choice in our small apple-growing community in Northern California. We actually have two festivals praising this apple. It is known as an excellent cooking apple, but we love the taste fresh off the tree! Not a good "keeper." |
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Jonagold. |
A large, very tasty fruit with red stripes over a yellow skin. |
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Kidd's Orange Red. |
These apples have the conical shape of the Red Delicious, and the incomparable taste of the Cox's Orange Pippin. The trees do well in hot climates where Cox's Orange Pippin often burns. |
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Liberty. |
A very disease-resistant variety, this tasty apple has red blushed skin with crisp and juicy yellow flesh. |
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Newtown Pippin. |
This is the ideal apple - great taste wrapped in a lovely green skin - except for its "squat" shape. It works beautifully for cider, cooking and eating and can be kept all year 'round. |
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Northern Spy. |
Greenish-yellow apple with pinkish-red stripes and occasional russets. Great tart, crisp flavor. Good all-around apple (taste, keeping) and one of the best for baking. |
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Pink Pearl. |
This remarkable apple has bright pink flesh and makes a great tart. |
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Redgold. |
For fans of sweet apples, this fruit is a must-have! The blush-red skin stretches over creamy light yellow flesh that caresses the taste buds. The trees grow well in coastal climates. |
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Snow. See "Fameuse". | |
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Spitzenburg. See "Esopus Spitzenburg". | |