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List of disease-resistant apple varieties

Traditional apple varieties with good disease-resistance and modern disease-resistant varieties.

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Varieties list

Akane
Akane is an attractive early-season eating apple with a good pedigree and a sweet/sharp flavor.
- Picking season: Early
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Alkmene
Alkmene is a mid-season apple from Germany, related to to Cox but with a more robust flavor.
- Picking season: Mid
- Pollination group: 2
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Antonovka
Antonovka is one of the most cold-hardy of all apple varieties.
- Picking season: Early
- Pollination group: 3
- 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
Beauty of Bath
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
- Picking season: Very early
- Pollination group: 3
- 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: 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
Bonkers NY35
Bonkers (NY35) is an interesting cross between Liberty and Delicious, with the best characteristics of both.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Chieftain
A quietly popular apple, similar to Delicious but with a better and more complex flavor.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Claygate Pearmain
Claygate Pearmain is a popular English dessert apple of the Victorian era.
- Picking season: Very late
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cortland
Developed from McIntosh, Cortland is one of the most widely-grown Mac-style apples.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 6
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
CrimsonCrispTM
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
CrimsonTopazTM
CrimsonTopaz is a modern scab-resistant variety from the Czech Republic, with a sweet-tart flavor.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Dayton
Dayton is an attractive red modern disease-resistant apple with crisp flesh and a sweet/tart flavor.
- Picking season: Mid
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Discovery
Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety.
- Picking season: Early
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Duchess of Oldenburg
An old culinary variety from Russia, popular in North America, and noted for its winter hardiness.
- Picking season: Early
- Pollination group: 2
- 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
Fameuse
A very hardy north country apple, known both as the Snow Apple and Fameuse, and the probable parent of McIntosh.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 2
- 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
Freedom
A modern disease-resistant apple variety, similar to McIntosh.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not 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
Ginger Gold®
One of the first yellow apples to ripen.
- Picking season: Very early
- Pollination group: 4
- 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
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
Hudson's Golden Gem
A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not 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
King David
A popular Arkansas variety with a rich southern flavor.
- Picking season: Very late
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Liberty
Liberty is a popular disease-resistant apple, large crops of bright red apples, similar to McIntosh.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 2
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
McIntosh
A traditional versatile apple popular in the northern states of the USA. Also known as Macintosh.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 2
- 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
Pixie CrunchTM
Pixie Crunch is a small modern disease-resistant apple with a crisp flesh and great flavor.
- Picking season: Mid
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pristine
A very early disease-resistant golden-green apple with a tart flavor.
- Picking season: Very early
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Red Delicious
Delicious is one of the most popular red apples, productive and easy to grow.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Redfree
A disease-resistant and cold-hardy summer apple with a sweet flavor, also known as Co-op 13.
- Picking season: Early
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
- Picking season: Mid
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Sansa
A high quality early-season apple variety with a notably sweet flavor.
- Picking season: Early
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Scarlett O'HaraTM
Scarlett O'Hara is a modern disease-resistant red eating apple,
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
SnowSweet®
A rich sweet-flavored red apple which grows best in the northern states.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 3
- 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
SundanceTM
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
Suntan
An attractive English late-season dessert apple with excellent sweet-sharp aromatic flavors.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 5
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet 16 is a sweet-flavored apple, with good cold hardiness.
- Picking season: Mid
- Pollination group: 3
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
TriumphTM
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
Tydeman's Late Orange
An excellent late-season Cox-style aromatic apple.
- Picking season: Late
- Pollination group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Williams' Pride
An early summer apple, with excellent disease-resistance and a pleasant tart flavor.
- Picking season: Very early
- Pollination group: 2
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
WineCrispTM
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