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 Gone for the season
Blondee Bright yellow apple with a sweet/tart crunch. Uses: Delightful and distinctive eating apple Gone for the season
McIntosh "Macs" have a tart flavor and tender white flesh. Uses: Suitable for cooking and eating fresh In farm market
Honeycrisp A perfect balance of sweet-tart taste with a distinctive juicy crunch. Uses: Principally eating fresh Gone for the season
Jonathan Sweet/tart with firm texture. Bright red color. Uses: Eating, baking - an apple butter favorite August 15
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. In farm market
Empire Crisp, juicy, tart off the tree - mellows with storage. Similar to Jonathan but sweeter. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, baking and salads September 5
Cortland A large red apple over snow white flesh. Very juicy and mildly tart. Will not turn brown in salads. Uses: Eating, baking, salads September 5
Liberty Fine textured, crisp and juicy. Rich complex flavor. Uses: Eating, pies, sauces. One of the best for pies and apple butter September 5
Fuji ("Septmber Wonder") Very sweet and aromatic, grows in richness after picking. One of the best for storage. Uses: Eating, salads, pies, baking, freezing September 5
Ultragold Bright and crisp, beautifully sweet and consistently rated as one of the finest culinary apples September 20
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 October 7
Braeburn Rich sweet/tart combination. Very crisp, firm, and juicy. Considered to be one of the best eating apples October 2
Ludacrisp Good 'n' juicy! Sweet, tropical and fruity - some say like Juicy Fruit gum! Uses: Fresh eating October 7
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-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! October 10
Gala Gone for the season ▼
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 Gone for the season ▼
Description
Bright yellow apple with a sweet/tart crunch. Uses: Delightful and distinctive eating apple
McIntosh In farm market ▼
Description
"Macs" have a tart flavor and tender white flesh. Uses: Suitable for cooking and eating fresh
Honeycrisp Gone for the season ▼
Description
A perfect balance of sweet-tart taste with a distinctive juicy crunch. Uses: Principally eating fresh
Jonathan August 15 ▼
Description
Sweet/tart with firm texture. Bright red color. Uses: Eating, baking - an apple butter favorite
Pixie Crunch In farm market ▼
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 September 5 ▼
Description
Crisp, juicy, tart off the tree - mellows with storage. Similar to Jonathan but sweeter. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, baking and salads
Cortland September 5 ▼
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 September 5 ▼
Description
Fine textured, crisp and juicy. Rich complex flavor. Uses: Eating, pies, sauces. One of the best for pies and apple butter
Fuji ("Septmber Wonder") September 5 ▼
Description
Very sweet and aromatic, grows in richness after picking. One of the best for storage. Uses: Eating, salads, pies, baking, freezing
Ultragold September 20 ▼
Description
Bright and crisp, beautifully sweet and consistently rated as one of the finest culinary apples
Sweet Zinger October 7 ▼
Description
A cross between Goldrush and Sweet 16 — the perfect balance between sweetness and a cheek-flushing bite. Zing, zam, yum! Uses: Fresh eating
Braeburn October 2 ▼
Description
Rich sweet/tart combination. Very crisp, firm, and juicy. Considered to be one of the best eating apples
Ludacrisp October 7 ▼
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 ▼
Description
Very sweet with a crispness like Honeycrisp only firmer. Known for storability. Uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking
Candycrisp Mid-October ▼
Description
A large, very sweet golden apple with a pink blush. Uses: Excellent for eating, baking
Fuji ("Super Red") Mid-October ▼
Description
Sweet, crisp and juicy with a rich, deep scarlet color — gorgeous in salads. Keeps for months. Uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking, freezing
Goldrush Mid-October ▼
Description
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 October 10 ▼
Description
Very tart and crisp. This bright green apple is a late season favorite. Uses: Baking, eating - great with caramel dip and football!