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Apple Varieties
June
One of the first apples to ripen, reaching ripeness in late June to mid-July. Do not keep well, and will last about 2-3 weeks refrigerated. Yellow in color.
July
Resembles yellow transparent apples in appearance and season. It is more firm and a better keeper than yellow transparent.
August
Slightly tart, sweet spicy flavor. Distinct aroma. Does not store well. Firm with smooth, clean skin. Bright red color.
August
Golden Delicious-type apple. Sweet, crisp, slightly acidic fruit. Once cut has very little tendency to turn brown. Limbs of the tree are well-spaced.
August
Sweet, tart flavor. Does not keep well. Waxy yellow-green with crimson spots and reddish lines.
Late August
Tart, medium-sized. Mostly red with yellow background. Crispy, white flesh often stained red, with a mellow flavor. Stores well.
August-September
Yellow-gold with pink to red stripes, but some strains may be nearly solid red. Good-quality Gala apples will be firm with smooth and clean skin.
September
Fruit has an exceptionally crisp, juicy texture and mildly aromatic flavor. Flesh is cream colored and coarse. A nearly solid red coloration develops only if the fruit is well exposed to the sun. Flavor and texture can be maintained for at least six months in refrigerated storage.
September
Good sweet/sharp balance. Precocious and productive tree. Largely red in color, blushed with green and yellow undertones.
September
Fruit is a deep dark red over a yellow base. Flesh is yellow, juicy, crisp and fine textured. Flavor is subacid, primarily a dessert apple. Trees are highly productive and resistant to all the major apple diseases.
September
Firm with smooth, clean skin and a rich red color that is sometimes streaked lightly with yellow or with a yellow cheek.
September
Ripens in early fall, just ahead of Honeycrisp. Crisp and juicy with an exotic yellow flesh and rosy red, smooth textured finish. A very sweet, unusual sugar cane or spicy cherry candy flavor. Fruit is medium to large sized. Trees are moderately resistant to fireblight. Stores for 5 to 8 weeks.
Late September
Sweet flavor. Flush of crimson against a pale yellow background sprinkled with short, dark red stripes and gray-green dots. Very white flesh.
September-October
Distinct honeyed and slightly perfumed flavor. Skin is smooth, with an iridescent pink blush over cream background. Flesh is tender, juicy, fine, crisp texture. Low-acid apple which is slow to turn brown when cut.
September-October
Medium-sized, sweet apple with a crisp texture, bright white flesh and deep red coloring. Does not bruise easily.
September-October
Lovely pink speckled flush over a yellow-green background. Crisp and juicy, with dull white flesh which snaps cleanly. The flavour is predominantly sweet, very refreshing, but not particularly outstanding.
September-October
When picked fresh from the tree the flavor is exceptionally sweet and rich, almost like eating raw sugar cane. Versatile. Golden yellow.
September-October
Striped red with greenish-yellow undercolor. Very winter hardy and productive. Excellent, distinctive, tart flavor, is very crisp and juicy, and keeps well from September until about March 15th under refrigeration.
September-October
Large, sweet with a thin skin. Green-yellow basic color with crimson brindle cover. Crisp with juicy, aromatic, sweet-sour taste. Triploid, and requires a second type of apple for pollen and is incapable of providing pollen for other trees.
September-October
Skin is dark red with a purplish flush. Very firm flesh is juicy and snow white, tasting sweet with a hint of berry.
October
Moderately sweet flavor with firm, juicy and creamy white flesh. Skin color is a yellowish green with an orange blush. Vigorous, fairly early. Fruit is large and oblong shaped. Stores and keeps well.
October
Skin color is a green base, flushed with red stripes where not shaded. White flesh is juicy, crisp and mildly sweet with a rich, aromatic subacid flavor, noted for high vitamin C content. Characteristic flavor is more tart than most popular varieties, and its flesh is harder/crunchier than most, with a thin skin. Excellent apple for storage, as it tends to last longer due to late maturation.
