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 ▼
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Bright yellow apple with a sweet/tart crunch. Uses: Delightful and distinctive eating apple McIntosh In farm market ▼
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"Macs" have a tart flavor and tender white flesh. Uses: Suitable for cooking and eating fresh Honeycrisp Gone for the season ▼
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A perfect balance of sweet-tart taste with a distinctive juicy crunch. Uses: Principally eating fresh Jonathan August 15 ▼
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Sweet/tart with firm texture. Bright red color. Uses: Eating, baking - an apple butter favorite Pixie Crunch In farm market ▼
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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 ▼
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Crisp, juicy, tart off the tree - mellows with storage. Similar to Jonathan but sweeter. Uses: Eating, sauce, pies, baking and salads Cortland September 5 ▼
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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 ▼
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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") September 5 ▼
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Very sweet and aromatic, grows in richness after picking. One of the best for storage. Uses: Eating, salads, pies, baking, freezing Ultragold September 20 ▼
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Bright and crisp, beautifully sweet and consistently rated as one of the finest culinary apples Sweet Zinger October 7 ▼
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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 October 2 ▼
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Rich sweet/tart combination. Very crisp, firm, and juicy. Considered to be one of the best eating apples Ludacrisp October 7 ▼
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Good 'n' juicy! Sweet, tropical and fruity - some say like Juicy Fruit gum! Uses: Fresh eating Enterprise Mid-October ▼
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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-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 ▼
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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 ▼
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Very tart and crisp. This bright green apple is a late season favorite. Uses: Baking, eating - great with caramel dip and football!