Variety

Availability

Characteristics

Uses

Braeburn

October to August

Crisp, juicy, slightly tart flavor.  Yellow-green to creamy yellow flesh.

Eating, Salad, Sauce, and Baking.

Cortland

September to April

Juicy, Red and Crisp with a hint of tartness.  Tender, snow white flesh.

Eating, Salad, Sauce, Pies, and Baking.

Empire 

September to July 

Crisp and juicy with a mild spicy flavor.  Reddish to purple skin with green intermingled and white flesh. 

Eating and Salads.

Fuji

Late October to August

Yellowish skin with pink blush very crisp, firm and sweet.

Excellent Baking, Eating and Salads.  Stores very well.

Gingergold

August to November

Mildly tart.  Fine Textured, crisp cream colored flesh.

Eating and Salads

Golden Delicious

September to June

Yellow or golden skin, yellowish-white flesh, juicy and sweet

Eating, Salads, and Baking

Granny Smith

Early September to August

Green skin often with a red cheek and white flesh.  Very firm and crisp.  Tart to very tart flavor.  Stores well.

Baking and Eating.  Great for Caramel and Candy Apples

Honeycrisp

September to December

Sweet.  Unique Crisp Texture

Eating, Salad, Sauce, and Baking

Jazz

May to August

Red and Yellow Skin.  Crisp, sweet mellow flavor.

Eating and Salads

Jerseymac

August to September

Juicy, slightly tart.

Eating, Sauces, and Salads

Jonagold

October to May

Orange and reddish with yellow background mildly tart. Very firm.

Baking and Eating

Jonathan

September to April

Red striped skin with orange to yellow background. Tart.  Generally small in size.

Eating, Salad, Sauce, and Pies.

Macoun

October through December

Crisp, Snappy, White Flesh

Salads and Eating

Mcintosh

Mid September through April

Very Juicy, Mildly Tart

Eating, Salads, and Juices

Pacific Rose

November to May

Red with yellow/green blush.  Crisp, hard, sweet and juicy.

Eating and Salads

Paula Red

September to October

Juicy and tart with crisp, white flesh.

Eating

Pink Lady

November to May

Pinkish to light red skin crisp, firm, slightly dry, very sweet.

Eating and Salads

Red Delicious

October to September

Bright red, solid or striped, five points at blossom end yellowish white flesh juicy, very mild, sweet.

Eating and Salads

Red Rome

Late October to September

Bright red skin, yellow flesh often mingled with red streaks.  Firm, mildly tart.

Baking, Cooking, and Eating

Royal Gala

September to August

Partial to full red speckly and stripe crisp and sweet.

Eating and Salads

Southern Rose

Late April to July

Mostly red with green background.  Very crisp, dense, slightly tart

Great Baking, Eating, and Salads

Staymen / Winesap

October to April

Dull red with stripes white flesh tinged with yellow juicy and slightly tart. Very firm.

Eating and All Cooking