Apple Descriptions
HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN
currently available at our Stand and for "Pick Your Own”
HIGHLIGHTED IN RED
currently available for only "Pick Your Own"
HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW
currently available at our 'Stand.
HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY
finished for the season.
Lodi - Early July
The Lodi apple is light green in color and has been described as an early season, summer apple, and also as a cooking apple. The cultivar has also been described as suitable for saucing (making applesauce).Tart apple; good for sauce & pies; cooks up fast (cracks if not kept cold)
Paulared - Mid August
Agricultural Containers eating and baking apple; sweeter than Lodi and Earligold; makes great tasting pie (McIntosh type apple)
Earligold- Mid August
Less tart than Lodi; good for sauce and pie
Akane- Mid August
Crisp with a little tang; good for baking and eating; makes delicious dark pink apple sauce (cross between Johathan and Worcester Permain)
Gala- Early September
Crisper and sweeter than Akane; Good eating and baking apple (cross between Golden Delicious and Kidd's Pippin)
Honeycrisp - Mid September (not available for Pick your own 2020)
Firm and predominantly sweet eating apple; good for sauce
McIntosh- Early September
A soft apple for eating and baking; sweet tasting
Cortland - Mid September
Great Baking and eating apple; Sweeter than McIntosh
Red Delicious- Mid September
Popular eating apple
Golden Delicious - Mid September
Popular baking and eating apple
Empire - Late September
Good eating apple; stays firm when baked (cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious)
Jonagold - Late September
Great eating and also for baking (cross between Jonathan and Golden Delicious)
Crispin (Mutsu)- Mid October
Excellent dessert and processing qualities (cross between Golden Delicious and Indo)
IdaRed - Mid October (not available for pick your own)
The Idared has a white flesh with a firm body, and generally considered to be tart and juicy. It is very well suited for making apple sauces, pies, and cakes. (cross between jonathan & wagener)
Rome - Mid October
Good for baking and eating (slightly tart)
Fuji - Mid October
Firm, crisp and sweet eating apple (cross between Ralls Janet and Red Delicious)
Braeburn - Late October
Crisp and mildly sweet; flavor is rich and aromatic
Grannysmith - Late October
Tart green apple; good for baking and eating
Pink Lady - Late November
Sweet-tart eating apple (Not available for "Pick Your Own")
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