APPLE VARIETIES AVAILABLE AT APPLEJACK ORCHARDS.
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Variety
Average
Harvest
Dates
Fruit Characteristics
Norland
August 1015
Dolgo Crab
August 1525
Vista Bell
Dutchess
Whitney Crab
August 1725
Aug. 9-15
August 20
Greenish yellow
stripped with red.
Moderately acid but
pleasant
Crimson
crabapple,tart,
complex flavor.
White fleshed fruit
William's
Pride
August 2530
Viking
August 2530
State Fair
Aug. 18-24
Zestar!
Paulared
Beacon
August 28
Aug. 25Sept.1
Aug. 25-30
Wealthy
Sept 5 -10
Ginger Gold
Early
September
Chestnut Crab Sept. 3-11
Wealthy
Sept. 8-16
tart, tender, juicy
Large sweet Crab
Dark red on a greenyellow background.
Very crisp and juicy.
Red/Purple on
greenish yellow
backgound. White
fleshed.
Medium red,
striped, crisp, juicy,
somewhat tart
Crisp and Juicy
Red, crisp, juicy
Sweet, aromatic
flavor.
Red skin sometimes
striped. White
tender very juicy
sweet.
Crisp, juicy and
tangy. Smooth
green-yellow skin.
Large crab with
super great flavor
Red with a white
Uses
Storage Life
Fresh eating and cooking.
Several Weeks
Excellent for jelly .
3-4 weeks
Very good eating and
cooking
Good for pie and sauce
Good for eating and
pickling
Fresh eating.
3-4 weeks
Good early baking
apple.Sauce. Fresh eating
6-8 weeks.
Fresh eating and cooking
Several weeks
Excellent eating
Good for eating, pie, sauce
6-8 weeks
1 month
Fresh eating, cooking and
cider
Pies, fresh eating, cooking
Several weeks
Fresh eating, pies, salads
(Waldorf), freezing,
cooking.
Eating
4 weeks
Cooking, pies and fresh
1 month
Several weeks
3-4 weeks
6-8 weeks.
4weeks
4 Weeks
Red Baron
MN 1914 /
Sweet Tango
/ Minneistra
5 Weeks
4 weeks
Sep 10th
Sep 10-25
Sweet
Sixteen
Honeycrisp
flesh. Juicy sweet
subacid flavor
Good Eating!
Red, "sheep nose"
shaped with distinct
white lenticles
Sept. 19-27
eating
Sept. 15-28
Eating, Pie, Cider
Insanely crisp, mega juicey,
complex sweet tart flavors!
4 Weeks
Excellent Eating
Apple
Large, crisp, sweet
Eating, sauce and
pie
Fresh eating!
Cooking and pies.
5 to 6
Months
Cortland
Sept. 25-Oct. 3
2 months
Macoun
September 20-30
Keeps well
Late September
4 weeks
Northwest
Greening
Frosbite
THE ONE EVERYONE IS
TALKING ABOUT! Red with
a yellow background. A
mouth full of flavor.
Sweet/tart. Very white
flesh which holds color
well
Dark Red, medium size,
richly flavored,
aromatic,excellent fresh
eating quality.
Large, Green
Late September
Medium sized Red striped
4 weeks
Prairie Spy
Sept. 27-Oct. 5
2 months
Haralson
Sept. 30-Oct. 8
4 months
Honeygold
Early October
Large, mild flavor, holds
shape when cooked
A Minnesota favorite! crisp, tart
Yellow sweet flavor
3 months
Liberty
October 5-10
6 weeks
Regen
Oct. 10-17
3-4 months
Snow Sweet
Oct 12-18
Several
months
Connell Red
Oct 12-18
Connell Red is a color sport
of Fireside
Several
months
Fireside
Oct 12-18
Large Red Striped on yellow
background
Several
months
Keepsake
Oct. 13-19
Firm and crisp
Red, School box size. Great
sweet/tart balence
Crisp, juicy, sweet, good
keeper
Medium Sized Round red.
An "improved" Connel Red
All purpose. Great
for salads!
Cooking, Fresh
eating, cider, pie.
Cooking
Fresh eating
"Pineappley"
sweet/tart flavor
All purpose
Good all purpose
apple
Fresh eating and
cooking
Cooking, fresh
eating.
All purpose
Great fresh
eating, cooking
and sauce. Snow
White Flesh
Great fresh
eating, cooking
and sauce
Great fresh
eating, cooking
and sauce
Fresh eating