Apple Varieties Available Now
Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, Stayman Winesap, Fuji, Gala, Cortland, and Shizuka Apples
While Quantities Last
Red Delicious Apples
September – Sweet
The world’s most widely planted apple. It has a thin bright red skin with a mildly flavored fine-grained white flesh. Excellent for eating as a snack or in salads.
Rome Beauty Apples
Late September – Tart
The ultimate baking and cooking apple, also good for fresh eating. It is a very smooth red apple with a slightly juicy flesh. The flavor of this variety grows richer when baked in your favorite recipe. Also available in U-Pick Orchard.
Golden Delicious Apples
September – Sweet
An apple with a firm white flesh which retains its shape and rich mellow flavor when baked or cooked. The skin is so tender that it does not require peeling for most recipes. This apple is the one that will stay white longer when cut and therefore is great for salads. Also available in U-Pick Orchard.
Pink Lady Apples
Late October / Early November – Sweet-Tart
Attractive pink blush over yellow undertone and sweet-tart flavor. Pink Lady is medium to large with ribbing, or bumpy skin and crisp, firm, cream-colored flesh that resists browning.
Gala Apples
Mid-August – Sweet
Gala apples are usually medium to smaller in size with a distinctive red and yellow striped heart-shaped appearance. They have a noticeably sweet flavor and aroma and are excellent for kids as a snack.
Mutsu Apples
Late September – Tart, Crisp
Crispin/Mutsu apples are light green to yellowish white in appearance. This juicy apple has a sweet, rich, full flavor. Its texture is firm and very dense. Crunchier and tarter than Golden Delicious.
Empire Apples
Late September – Tart, Sweet
Empire is a McIntosh type apple with longer shelf life and better color and flavor. Aromatic and crisp with creamy white juicy flesh.
Stayman Apples
October – Tart
These apples have a juicy cream-colored to yellowish flesh with a tart, wine-like flavor. They hold up well in storage and are often used as cooking and cider apples as well as for fresh snacks.
Jonathan Apples
Late September – Tart
A Medium-sized apple with a thin, tough skin. A good keeper.
Arkansas Black Apples
October – Tart
Medium size. The yellow flesh is firm, fine-grained, crisp, moderately juicy, and sprightly sub acid in flavor. Best keeper.
Honeycrisp Apples
Late August – Sweet
A sweet, exceptionally crisp-textured apple rated superior to McIntosh and Delicious for fresh eating. Excellent keeper.
Late Fuji Apples
October – Sweet
Fuji is a newer variety with exceptionally sweet flavor. It is becoming a favorite for fresh eating and desserts. Known for holding up well in storage.
King Luscious Apples
October – Tart
A dark-red apple discovered in Hendersonville, North Carolina, by William Dalton. King Luscious is a cross between the older Stayman and the Wolf River.
Granny Smith Apples
October – Tart
Very popular apples light green in color. Crisp, juicy and tart apples often used in baking pies.
Cortland Apples
Late September – Tart, white flesh
Cortland is a medium-=sized apple with smooth yellowish skin mostly covered with dark red. The fine-grained flesh is very juicy and takes longer to turn brown when exposed to air.
Jonagold Apples
Late September – Tart
Jonagolds are a cross-between a Golden Delicious and a tart Jonathan apple. This juicy, crisp apple with a honey sweet taste with a hint of tartness make them a great eating apple. They are also good for baking and freezing.
Cameo Apples
Late October
The Cameo is a firm, crisp, bright red striped apple with a creamy orange color.
Shizuka Apples
Late September-Early October
The Shizuka is a firm, green, crisp apple. It is a Golden Delicious and Indo mix like the Mutsu but may be a little sweeter and store longer than the Mutsu
Early Fuji Apples
September
Similar to Fuji, but harvest about 6 weeks earlier.
Wolf River Apples
September
Tender, juicy. Good for baking and drying. Great cooking apple – good for applesauce and apple butter.
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