Apple Varieties and their Availability
Available Apples: Crimson Crisp, Cortland, Jonagold, Jonathan, Molly Delicious, Fuji, Honey Crisp, Gala, and Empire
Availability Subject to Change!
Available Apples: Crimson Crisp, Cortland, Jonagold, Jonathan, Molly Delicious, Fuji, Honey Crisp, Gala, and Empire
Availability Subject to Change!
Cameo: A chance seedling found by Darrel Caudle near Dryden, Washington in 1987. The fruit is firm, crisp and characterized by a highly appealing sub-acid, aromatic flavor. Fruit shape is conic, very similar to Delicious but without the "bumps" on the bottom. The color is bright red stripe over creamy background. The tree is a semi-spur with good vigor, precocity and productivity. Mildew, scald, bitter pit and watercore have not been observed with this variety. Matures two weeks before Fuji and has a long harvest window with storage life comparable to Fuji.
Cortland: A McIntosh x Ben Davis cross that inherited the good qualities of both parents. Fruit is a beautiful red, very large, with pure white flesh. Crops heavier than most varieties and considered an annual bearer. Picked seven to ten days after McIntosh.
Crimson Crisp: Intensely colored, striped strain of Gala discovered in a block of Royal Gala® in Milton-Freewater, OR. Size and flavor are similar to its parent, Tenroy Gala, maturing three to five days later. It has some background color making it easier to determine fruit maturity. Recommended for northern growing districts where full color with a prominent stripe is desired.
Empire: Are red, juicy, firm, crunchy and sweet. They ripen during September and October, and will keep until January. The original seed was a cross between the varieties McIntosh and Red Delicious. Are excellent for eating and salads, and good for sauce, baking, pies and freezing.
Fuji: Are medium to large. The thick skin of the fuji is light red with a yellow blush, and is oftentimes lined with red vertical stripes. The fuji's interior creamy white flesh is dense, juicy, and crisp. Low in acid, the flavor is mild yet very sweet with hints of both honey and citrus.
Gala: Gale® Gala was discovered by Wally Gale in his Malaga, Washington Royal Gala® orchard. This sport develops 90-100 percent full red color with deep red striping, allowing harvest in one or two pickings. The finish is very clean. Fruit size, firmness and eating quality are equal to other Gala sports.
Golden Delicious: A russet-resistant selection of the original Golden Delicious. One of the most widely planted apple cultivars worldwide. Fruit is firm, medium to large with the classic Golden Delicious flavor. The tree is spreading, productive and easy to manage. Fruit thinning is required to maintain annual bearing.
Honeycrisp: This popular variety was developed at the University of Minnesota. The fruit is mostly orange-red with a yellow background. This crisp, juicy, sweet-tart apple has a rich flavor that has made it "#1" in taste panels. The fruit averages 3 inches and up, matures ten days before Red Delicious and stores well. Outstanding winter hardiness gives this variety excellent potential for northern growing regions. Honeycrisp is moderately resistant to apple scab. Tree is non-vigorous and late blooming.
Jonagold: Selected by Henry De Coster, a prominent horticulturist from Belgium, De Coster™ is a leading red strain of Jonagold. The apple has an attractive red blush over yellow background with the red color developing right before harvest. This strain is characterized by having excellent dessert and processing qualities and does not compromise the flavor of the original Jonagold. Trees are very vigorous, productive and spreading in habit.
Jonathan: Attractive, high-quality McIntosh-type dessert apple that is medium in size with 90 percent dark red color. Fruit is firm and crisp, ripening just ahead of McIntosh. Tree is medium-sized, very productive and an annual bearer. Jonamac is suggested as a pollenizer due to its extended bloom period and apparent tolerance to fire blight.
Macoun: An excellent dessert apple with characteristics similar to McIntosh. Macoun is recognized in the Northeast for its high quality. Flesh is white, firm and juicy. A top choice for the roadside market and pickyour- own trade. Tree is upright in habit, requiring aggressive thinning to maintain annual cropping.
Mollies Delicious: Mollies Delicious is a late summer apple. It is a low chill variety with good size, a very attractive finish, and conic shape. It colors with a 50% red blush on a yellow background. Fruit stores for up to 10 weeks in cold storage. Tree is vigorous and very productive, as well as a great pollinizer.
Nittany: Introduced by the Pennsylvania State University, Nittany is a York Imperial-type apple possessing outstanding processing characteristics. Its flavor and attractive orange-red color also give it good fresh market potential. Flesh oxidizes very slowly and imparts a highly desirable yellow color to processed products. Nittany needs to be aggressively thinned to avoid biennial bearing.
Red Delicious: Has a sweet but very mild flavor, somewhat reminscent of slightly over-ripe melon. The flesh is juicy and has a light crispness. The skin can be quite tough. Overall red delicious can be quite a refreshing apple to eat, but its chief characteristic is that it has almost no flavor at all.
Suncrisp: This Golden Delicious x Cox Orange Pippin selection from the New Jersey Apple Breeding Program is rated highly by taste panels. The fruit color is golden with an orange blush. This dual-purpose apple matures approximately three weeks after Golden Delicious, has a sweet, spicy flavor and typically stores up to six months. The tree has medium vigor with an upright growth habit. Thinning of Suncrisp® decreases the tendency toward biennial bearing. Site selection is critical as this variety is prone to russet.
Winesap: An improved all-red Winesap. Fruit is very firm, medium in size and matures one week after Snapp™ Stayman. Flavor is more stringent than Stayman. Exhibits less cracking than Stayman. Trees should be planted on dwarf stock and kept open to maintain fruit color characteristics.
Cortland: A McIntosh x Ben Davis cross that inherited the good qualities of both parents. Fruit is a beautiful red, very large, with pure white flesh. Crops heavier than most varieties and considered an annual bearer. Picked seven to ten days after McIntosh.
Crimson Crisp: Intensely colored, striped strain of Gala discovered in a block of Royal Gala® in Milton-Freewater, OR. Size and flavor are similar to its parent, Tenroy Gala, maturing three to five days later. It has some background color making it easier to determine fruit maturity. Recommended for northern growing districts where full color with a prominent stripe is desired.
Empire: Are red, juicy, firm, crunchy and sweet. They ripen during September and October, and will keep until January. The original seed was a cross between the varieties McIntosh and Red Delicious. Are excellent for eating and salads, and good for sauce, baking, pies and freezing.
Fuji: Are medium to large. The thick skin of the fuji is light red with a yellow blush, and is oftentimes lined with red vertical stripes. The fuji's interior creamy white flesh is dense, juicy, and crisp. Low in acid, the flavor is mild yet very sweet with hints of both honey and citrus.
Gala: Gale® Gala was discovered by Wally Gale in his Malaga, Washington Royal Gala® orchard. This sport develops 90-100 percent full red color with deep red striping, allowing harvest in one or two pickings. The finish is very clean. Fruit size, firmness and eating quality are equal to other Gala sports.
Golden Delicious: A russet-resistant selection of the original Golden Delicious. One of the most widely planted apple cultivars worldwide. Fruit is firm, medium to large with the classic Golden Delicious flavor. The tree is spreading, productive and easy to manage. Fruit thinning is required to maintain annual bearing.
Honeycrisp: This popular variety was developed at the University of Minnesota. The fruit is mostly orange-red with a yellow background. This crisp, juicy, sweet-tart apple has a rich flavor that has made it "#1" in taste panels. The fruit averages 3 inches and up, matures ten days before Red Delicious and stores well. Outstanding winter hardiness gives this variety excellent potential for northern growing regions. Honeycrisp is moderately resistant to apple scab. Tree is non-vigorous and late blooming.
Jonagold: Selected by Henry De Coster, a prominent horticulturist from Belgium, De Coster™ is a leading red strain of Jonagold. The apple has an attractive red blush over yellow background with the red color developing right before harvest. This strain is characterized by having excellent dessert and processing qualities and does not compromise the flavor of the original Jonagold. Trees are very vigorous, productive and spreading in habit.
Jonathan: Attractive, high-quality McIntosh-type dessert apple that is medium in size with 90 percent dark red color. Fruit is firm and crisp, ripening just ahead of McIntosh. Tree is medium-sized, very productive and an annual bearer. Jonamac is suggested as a pollenizer due to its extended bloom period and apparent tolerance to fire blight.
Macoun: An excellent dessert apple with characteristics similar to McIntosh. Macoun is recognized in the Northeast for its high quality. Flesh is white, firm and juicy. A top choice for the roadside market and pickyour- own trade. Tree is upright in habit, requiring aggressive thinning to maintain annual cropping.
Mollies Delicious: Mollies Delicious is a late summer apple. It is a low chill variety with good size, a very attractive finish, and conic shape. It colors with a 50% red blush on a yellow background. Fruit stores for up to 10 weeks in cold storage. Tree is vigorous and very productive, as well as a great pollinizer.
Nittany: Introduced by the Pennsylvania State University, Nittany is a York Imperial-type apple possessing outstanding processing characteristics. Its flavor and attractive orange-red color also give it good fresh market potential. Flesh oxidizes very slowly and imparts a highly desirable yellow color to processed products. Nittany needs to be aggressively thinned to avoid biennial bearing.
Red Delicious: Has a sweet but very mild flavor, somewhat reminscent of slightly over-ripe melon. The flesh is juicy and has a light crispness. The skin can be quite tough. Overall red delicious can be quite a refreshing apple to eat, but its chief characteristic is that it has almost no flavor at all.
Suncrisp: This Golden Delicious x Cox Orange Pippin selection from the New Jersey Apple Breeding Program is rated highly by taste panels. The fruit color is golden with an orange blush. This dual-purpose apple matures approximately three weeks after Golden Delicious, has a sweet, spicy flavor and typically stores up to six months. The tree has medium vigor with an upright growth habit. Thinning of Suncrisp® decreases the tendency toward biennial bearing. Site selection is critical as this variety is prone to russet.
Winesap: An improved all-red Winesap. Fruit is very firm, medium in size and matures one week after Snapp™ Stayman. Flavor is more stringent than Stayman. Exhibits less cracking than Stayman. Trees should be planted on dwarf stock and kept open to maintain fruit color characteristics.