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Varieties
55 varieties
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Keeping (of fruit)
- 3 months or more
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Categories
Apples
48
For the northern states
14
For the south-eastern states
6
For California
10
Cider
1
Crab-apples
1
Pears
2
Asian pears
4
Stock availability
All
55
In stock
25
Not in stock
30
Rootstocks
Dwarf
10
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Semi-dwarf
12
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Semi-vigorous
7
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Vigorous
5
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Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
12
Average
37
Experienced
4
Self-fertility
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Self-fertile
2
Partially self-fertile
6
Not self-fertile
47
Pollination group
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1
2
5
3
28
4
19
5
3
6
Pollinating others
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Good
5
Average
35
Poor
12
Using
Picking season
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Very early
Early
1
Mid
4
Late
40
Very late
10
Uses
Eating fresh
51
Culinary
28
Traditional cooker
5
Dual purpose
4
Juice
27
Hard cider
7
Drying
Pickling
Keeping (of fruit)
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Does not keep
1
1-3 days
22
1 week
38
2-3 weeks
64
1-2 months
63
3 months or more
55
Disease resistance
General resistance
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Good
25
Average
21
Poor
5
Fireblight
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Very resistant
4
Some resistance
18
Some susceptibility
15
Very susceptible
7
Canker
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Very resistant
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
5
Very susceptible
1
Scab
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Very resistant
13
Some resistance
9
Some susceptibility
12
Very susceptible
3
Cedar apple rust
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Very resistant
6
Some resistance
12
Some susceptibility
15
Very susceptible
5
Mildew
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Very resistant
3
Some resistance
14
Some susceptibility
11
Very susceptible
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
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Zone 3 (-40F)
7
Zone 4 (-30F)
21
Zone 5 (-20F)
21
Zone 6 (-10F)
1
Zone 7 (0F)
1
Zone 8 (10F)
1
Summer maximum temperatures
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Cold (< 20C / 67F)
5
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
41
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
49
Hot (>30C / 86F)
15
Chill requirement
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Low-chill
11
High-chill
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
3
Belgium
Canada
3
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
4
Germany
1
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Japan
5
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
1
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
3
United States
32
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
13
1850 - 1899
5
1900 - 1949
10
1950 - 1999
17
2000
1
Flesh colour
White
4
Cream
11
Golden / Yellow
Pink / Red
Dark red
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
1
Crimson
4
Gold
1
Green
7
Green - light
4
Green / Red
3
Green / Yellow
8
Orange
Orange / Red
9
Orange flush
4
Pink
3
Purple
Purple - light
Red
6
Red - dark
2
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
1
Russet
9
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
2
Yellow / Red
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Varieties list
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is a late-season dessert apple with a crisp flesh and sweet flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Arkansas Black
Arkansas Black is an unusual and attractive apple, used as a winter apple after maturing in a cold store.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Baldwin
Baldwin is an American heirloom apples, sweet and crisp for eating fresh or cooking.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Belle de Boskoop
A versatile and popular dual-purpose 19th century Dutch apple, still grown commercially in Europe.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Beurre d'Anjou
Beurre d'Anjou is a highly-regarded traditional French dessert pear with melting sweet flesh.
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Black Oxford
A good quality hardy traditional New England apple which keeps well.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Blue Pearmain
An old-fashioned winter eating apple, with a strong sweet/sharp flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking and sharp cider apple, famous for its rich tangy acidity.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
CrimsonCrisp
TM
CrimsonCrisp is a modern scab-resistant apple, with a very crisp flesh. It can be picked over a long-period.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cripps Pink
Cripps Pink is one of the best-known modern apple varieties, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cripps Red
Cripps Red is a late-season low-chill apple from Australia, with a crisp dense flesh and a good flavor.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Enterprise
Enterprise is a modern American disease-resistant apple, good for eating fresh and cooking.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Florina
A modern disease-resistant variety related to Jonathan and Golden Delicious.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Fuji
Developed in Japan, but with all-American parents, Fuji is a very attractive apple with a good sweet flavor.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Gala
Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Galarina
Galarina is best considered an improved, disease-resistant Gala (to which it is closely related).
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Gilpin
Gilpin is a traditional American an all-purpose apple, an excellent keeper, useful in the kitchen and for cider too.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Golden Delicious
The flavor of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Golden Russet
Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
GoldRush
GoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. It is also one of the best new hard-cider varieties.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Grimes Golden
A high quality apple, Grimes Golden is probably the parent of Golden Delicious, but with a richer flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Haralson
Haralson is a great all-round backyard apple variety, disease-resistant and cold-hardy.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Idared
A popular and versatile apple, especially good for juicing, and an exceptional keeper.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Jonalicious
An interesting cross of Red Delicious and Jonathan, for eating fresh or baking.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Jonathan
One of the best-flavored US apple varieties, a good choice for the backyard orchard.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Keepsake
A high-quality late-season eating apple, keeps well, and at its best in mid-winter.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Kerr
A cold-hardy crab-apple, primarily used for cider and cooking.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Korean Giant
Korean Giant (or O;ympic) has potentially the largest fruits of any Asian pear variety.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Melrose
Melrose is a Jonathan-style apple, with a sweet flavor and good storage life.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Mutsu
Mutsu (or Crispin) is a high quality apple from Japan, with a good flavor, and also sharp enough for cooking.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Newtown Pippin
In use since the 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a good aromatic flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Niitaka
Niitaka is an Asian pear variety producing very large crisp russeted fruits.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Northern Spy
Northern Spy is a popular late-season American heirloom apple variety which stores well.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Novaspy
An improved form of Northern Spy, and an excellent all-round apple for northern areas.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Regent
Regent is a large attractive late-season eating apple with a juicy crisp flesh and a sweet flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Reinette Clochard
A traditional French sweet-flavored dual-purpose apple.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Rhode Island Greening
Rhode Island Greening is a well-regarded American heirloom variety, particularly good for cooking.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Roxbury Russet
Roxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Scarlett O'Hara
TM
Scarlett O'Hara is a modern disease-resistant red eating apple,
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Shenandoah
Shenandoah is a late-season Bartlett-style pear, with a rich sweet/sharp flavor.
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Shinko
A classic Asian pear, with large golden brown russeted fruits which have a crisp sweet flesh.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Shinseiki
This popular early-season Asian pear variety produces crisp sweet-flavored pears, which can be kept for up to 3 months.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Spigold
A good-tasting cross between Northern Spy and Golden Delicious.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, and a favorite of Thomas Jefferson.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Sturmer Pippin
A traditional late-season English apple, ideal for storing.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
SunCrisp
TM
A high-quality late-season eating apple with plenty of interesting flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Sundance
TM
A high-quality late-season eating apple, with excellent flavor and disease-resistant qualities.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Triumph
TM
Also known as MN80, Triumph is a new release from the well-regarded University of Minnesota apple breeding program.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
WineCrisp
TM
WineCrisp is a modern disease-resistant apple with a spicy flavor. Also known as Co-op 31.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Winesap
Winesap is a popular southern heirloom apple, widely grown in Virginia in the 19th century.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Wolf River
Wolf River is the perfect cooking apple for the north - reliable, cold-hardy, disease resistant.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Zabergau Reinette
Zabergau Reinette is a well-regarded russet apple from Germany with a strong well-balanced flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile