Apple Variety Guide
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Arkansas Black
Dark red/violet color, with very firm skin, light yellow flesh, and tart flavor. These apples are ideal for storing through the winter and sweetens over time.
For Eating, Cooking, and Storing
October
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Cameo
Extremely crispy with a sweet-tart flavor the cameo is perfect for serving as it resists browning. Distinguishable by its red stripes over a cream background.
For Eating
Mid-September
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Crimson Crisp
The creamy-white flesh of this apple has an extremely crisp bite to it. It has a very sweet taste with a hint of tartness.
For Eating
Mid-Late October
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Fuji
A sweet and firm apple that is bi-colored, typically with red or yellow strips.
For Eating
Mid-Late September
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Gala
Typically smaller in size with a distinctive red and yellow striped heart-shaped appearance. They have a sweet flavor and aroma.
For Eating
Mid-August
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Ginger Gold
This apple has a sweet flavor with mildly tart overtones and a fine-textured, crisp cream-colored flesh.
For Eating and Cooking
Early August
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Golden Delicious
Firm white flesh with a rich mellow flavor that remains when cooked. The skin is so tender it does not require peeling when cooked.
For Cooking
Early-Mid September
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Granny Smith
A tart apple famous for both its flavor and color.
For Eating and Cooking
Mid - Late October
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Honeycrisp
True to its name the Honeycrips has a sweet honey-like flavor with a crispy, juicy flesh. The skin is a distinctive mottled red over yellow background.
For Eating
Late August
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Jonagold
Juicy and crisp with creamy yellow flesh. These apples are sweet like honey with a touch of tartness.
For Eating and Cooking
Mid-Late September
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Mutsu or Crispin
A cross between Japanese Golden and Indo. This apple is sweet-tart in taste with a juicy, crisp flesh.
For Cooking, Eating, and Storing
Early September
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Pink Lady
Crip, sweet-tart flavor with a blush pink skin over yellow undertones.
For Eating
Early November
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Red Delicious
The world’s most widely planted apple. It has bright red skin with a mild flavor and fine flesh.
For Eating
Early - Mid Septemeber
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Rome
Smooth red skin with slightly juicy flesh that grows richer in flavor when cooked.
For Cooking: Known as the perfect baking apple.
Mid-Late October
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Stayman or Winesap
An old-time favorite that is dull red in color with white flesh. It is a firm crisp apple with a tart flavor.
For Cooking and Eating
Mid - Late October