Variety

Taste

Suggested Uses

Harvest Date
(Approximate)

Braeburn

Sweet and tart, firm, crispy and juicy.

All purpose.

Mid to Late October
Out of Season

Cameo

Sweet and firm, crispy, and juicy.

Great all purpose apple for eating, salads, pies, sauces, and baked.

Late October
Out of Season

Cortland

Slightly tart.  Crisp with a very white flesh.

Great all purpose apple for eating, salads, pies, sauces, and baked.

Late September
Out of Season

Empire

More sweet than tart.  Extra crisp.

Great for eating fresh, in salads, and for making sauces.

Early October
In Season!

Fuji

Very sweet.  Firm, crisp, and juicy.

Wonderful for eating fresh, putting in salads, baking pies, making sauces, and baking whole.

Late October
Out of Season

Gala

Sweet with crisp yellow flesh.

Great for eating fresh and for salads.

Early September
Out of Season

Ginger
Gold

Slightly tart and crisp.

All purpose.

Mid August
Out of Season

Golden Delicious

Sweet and mellow.  Crisp and juicy.

Good for eating fresh, putting in salads, making pies and sauces, and for baking.

Early October
In Season!

Honey
Crisp

Very sweet, crisp and juicy.  Tastes like apple cider!

Excellent for eating fresh, on salads, and for sauce.

Mid September
Out of Season

Ida Red

Slightly tart and juicy.

Great all purpose apple for eating, salads, pies, sauces, and baked.

Early October
Out of Season

Jersey
Mac

Tart 

Great for eating, sauce. 

Early August
Out of Season

Jonagold

Blend of tart Jonathan and Sweet Golden Delicious.

Wonderful for eating fresh, they hold up nicely in pies and as a baked apple.

Early October
In Season!

Jonathan

Tart, crisp, and juicy.

Great for eating fresh and they cook down nicely for making sauces.

Late September
Out of Season

Lodi

Very sour/tart

Great for sauces.

Late July
Out of Season

Macoun

Slightly tart, crisp, and juicy.

Great for eating, pies, and baking.

Early October
Out of Season

McIntosh

Slightly tart.  Crisp and very juicy.

Great for eating fresh and they cook down nicely for making sauces.

Early September
In Season!

Mutsu

Sweet and slightly tart.  Very firm, crisp, and juicy.

Great for eating fresh, baking pies, and baked apples.

Early October
Out of Season

Northern Spy

Very tender, crisp, juicy, and tart.

All purpose apple except for drying.

Early October
Out of Season

Paula Red

Slightly tart.

Eating and sauces.

Early August
Out of Season

Pippin

Slightly tart.

Great for baking.

Early September
Out of Season

Rambo

Fragrant and tart. "Summer's Granny Smith"

Good for pies, sauces, and baked.

Early August
Out of Season

Red Delicious

Sweet and juicy

Good for eating fresh and for putting in salads.

Late September
In Season!

Rome

Slightly tart.  Firm, crisp, and juicy.

Great for sauces, pies, and baked apples.

Mid to Late October
Out of Season

Soergel Special

More sweet than tart, very crisp, firm and juicy.

Great all-purpose apple.

Mid September
Out of Season

Stayman Winesap

Sweet and slightly tart.  Firm and juicy.

Wonderful for eating fresh, putting in salads, baking pies,
making sauces, and baking whole.

Mid October
Out of Season