Varieties & Ripening
| Variety | Description | Ripening / Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Gala | Very sweet with a lively kick; crisp firm and juicy. Uses: A favorite for eating out of hand, also for pies and sauce | Late August |
| Blondee | Bright yellow apple with a sweet/tart crunch. Uses: Delightful and distinctive eating apple | Late August |
| McIntosh | "Macs" have a tart flavor and tender white flesh. Uses: Suitable for cooking and eating fresh | Late August to Early September |
| Honeycrisp | A perfect balance of sweet-tart taste with a distinctive juicy crunch. Uses: Principally eating fresh | Late August to Early September |
| Jonathan | Sweet/tart with firm texture. Bright red color. Uses: Eating, baking - an apple butter favorite | Early September |
| Pixie Crunch | Exceptionally crisp with a sweet, slightly spicy flavor. These medium-sized, red apples are ideal for snacking. Developed by UI, Purdue and Rutgers University, Pixie Crunch is suited to the heat and humidity of our environment and is naturally disease resistant. | Mid-September |
| Empire | Crisp, juicy, tart off the tree - mellows with storage. Similar to Jonathan but sweeter. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, baking and salads | Mid- September |
| Cortland | A large red apple over snow white flesh. Very juicy and mildly tart. Will not turn brown in salads. Uses: Eating, baking, salads | Mid-September |
| Liberty | Fine textured, crisp and juicy. Rich complex flavor. Uses: Eating, pies, sauces. One of the best for pies and apple butter | Mid-September |
| Fuji ("Septmber Wonder") | Very sweet and aromatic, grows in richness after picking. One of the best for storage. Uses: Eating, salads, pies, baking, freezing | Mid-September |
| Ultragold | Bright and crisp, beautifully sweet and consistently rated as one of the finest culinary apples | Late September |
| Sweet Zinger | A cross between Goldrush and Sweet 16 — the perfect balance between sweetness and a cheek-flushing bite. Zing, zam, yum! Uses: Fresh eating | Early October |
| Braeburn | Rich sweet/tart combination. Very crisp, firm, and juicy. Considered to be one of the best eating apples | Early October |
| Ludacrisp | Good 'n' juicy! Sweet, tropical and fruity - some say like Juicy Fruit gum! Uses: Fresh eating | Early October |
| Enterprise | Spicy aromatic flavor with mild tartness; flavor grows with storage. Outstanding storage capabilities. Uses: All purpose — eating, baking, sauces, juice/cider | Mid-October |
| EverCrisp | Very sweet with a crispness like Honeycrisp only firmer. Known for storability. Uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking | Mid-October |
| Candycrisp | A large, very sweet golden apple with a pink blush. Uses: Excellent for eating, baking | Mid-October |
| Fuji ("Super Red") | Sweet, crisp and juicy with a rich, deep scarlet color — gorgeous in salads. Keeps for months. Uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking, freezing | Mid-October |
| Goldrush | Tart off the tree, becomes sweeter with storage while maintaining its crunch. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, apple butter and juice/cider | Mid-late October |
| Pink Lady | An excellent Australian dessert apple — sweet/tangy with a floral, honey finish. Uses: Fresh eating, baking, salads (does not brown quickly) | Late October |
| Granny Smith | Very tart and crisp. This bright green apple is a late season favorite. Uses: Baking, eating - great with caramel dip and football! | Late October |
Gala Late August ▼
Description
Very sweet with a lively kick; crisp firm and juicy. Uses: A favorite for eating out of hand, also for pies and sauce Blondee Late August ▼
Description
Bright yellow apple with a sweet/tart crunch. Uses: Delightful and distinctive eating apple McIntosh Late August to Early September ▼
Description
"Macs" have a tart flavor and tender white flesh. Uses: Suitable for cooking and eating fresh Honeycrisp Late August to Early September ▼
Description
A perfect balance of sweet-tart taste with a distinctive juicy crunch. Uses: Principally eating fresh Jonathan Early September ▼
Description
Sweet/tart with firm texture. Bright red color. Uses: Eating, baking - an apple butter favorite Pixie Crunch Mid-September ▼
Description
Exceptionally crisp with a sweet, slightly spicy flavor. These medium-sized, red apples are ideal for snacking. Developed by UI, Purdue and Rutgers University, Pixie Crunch is suited to the heat and humidity of our environment and is naturally disease resistant. Empire Mid- September ▼
Description
Crisp, juicy, tart off the tree - mellows with storage. Similar to Jonathan but sweeter. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, baking and salads Cortland Mid-September ▼
Description
A large red apple over snow white flesh. Very juicy and mildly tart. Will not turn brown in salads. Uses: Eating, baking, salads Liberty Mid-September ▼
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Fine textured, crisp and juicy. Rich complex flavor. Uses: Eating, pies, sauces. One of the best for pies and apple butter Fuji ("Septmber Wonder") Mid-September ▼
Description
Very sweet and aromatic, grows in richness after picking. One of the best for storage. Uses: Eating, salads, pies, baking, freezing Ultragold Late September ▼
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Bright and crisp, beautifully sweet and consistently rated as one of the finest culinary apples Sweet Zinger Early October ▼
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A cross between Goldrush and Sweet 16 — the perfect balance between sweetness and a cheek-flushing bite. Zing, zam, yum! Uses: Fresh eating Braeburn Early October ▼
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Rich sweet/tart combination. Very crisp, firm, and juicy. Considered to be one of the best eating apples Ludacrisp Early October ▼
Description
Good 'n' juicy! Sweet, tropical and fruity - some say like Juicy Fruit gum! Uses: Fresh eating Enterprise Mid-October ▼
Description
Spicy aromatic flavor with mild tartness; flavor grows with storage. Outstanding storage capabilities. Uses: All purpose — eating, baking, sauces, juice/cider EverCrisp Mid-October ▼
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Very sweet with a crispness like Honeycrisp only firmer. Known for storability. Uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking Candycrisp Mid-October ▼
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A large, very sweet golden apple with a pink blush. Uses: Excellent for eating, baking Fuji ("Super Red") Mid-October ▼
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Sweet, crisp and juicy with a rich, deep scarlet color — gorgeous in salads. Keeps for months. Uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking, freezing Goldrush Mid-late October ▼
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Tart off the tree, becomes sweeter with storage while maintaining its crunch. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, apple butter and juice/cider Pink Lady Late October ▼
Description
An excellent Australian dessert apple — sweet/tangy with a floral, honey finish. Uses: Fresh eating, baking, salads (does not brown quickly) Granny Smith Late October ▼
Description
Very tart and crisp. This bright green apple is a late season favorite. Uses: Baking, eating - great with caramel dip and football!