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List of popular cooking apples

Apple varieties which have the acidity and textures needed for use in the kitchen.


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    • Akane apple trees
      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
    • Almata apple trees
      Almata is a red-fleshed apple, with an acidic flavor. The blossom is deep red.
      • Picking season: Early
      • Pollination group: 1
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Antonovka apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Baldwin apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Black Oxford apple trees
      A good quality hardy traditional New England apple which keeps well.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Blenheim Orange apple trees
      Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and cooking with.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • 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
    • Bramley's Seedling apple trees
      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
    • Calville Blanc apple trees
      One of the world's great cooking apples, Calville Blanc is a French variety with a spicy tangy flavor.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Chieftain apple trees
      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
    • Cortland apple trees
      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
    • Cox Queen apple trees
      A modern self-fertile form of the renowned Cox's Orange Pippin, with arguably even better flavor.
      • Picking season: Mid
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Cox's Orange Pippin apple trees
      Cox is widely considered to have the best flavor of any dessert apple variety.
      • Picking season: Mid
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • 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
    • Duchess of Oldenburg apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Freedom apple trees
      A modern disease-resistant apple variety, similar to McIntosh.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Golden Delicious apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Gravenstein apple trees
      Gravenstein is a high-quality early-season eating and cooking apple, with an excellent strong apple flavor.
      • Picking season: Early
      • Pollination group: 1
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Grimes Golden apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Idared apple trees
      A popular and versatile apple, especially good for juicing, and an exceptional keeper.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 2
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Isaac Newton's Tree apple trees
      The old Engish variety known as Flower of Kent is the variety of apple tree the famous scientist sat under.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 5
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Jonagold apple trees
      Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Jonalicious apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • King David apple trees
      A popular Arkansas variety with a rich southern flavor.
      • Picking season: Very late
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • King of Tompkins County apple trees
      An heirloom apple from New York state, primarily used for cooking.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • McIntosh apple trees
      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
    • Mutsu apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Northern Spy apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Orleans Reinette apple trees
      Orleans Reinette is a traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pink Pearl apple trees
      Pink Pearl features bright pink flesh, and pink apple blossom.
      • Picking season: Early
      • Pollination group: 1
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Redfield apple trees
      An unusual apple / crab-apple cross, with distinctive red-flesh.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Regent apple trees
      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 apple trees
      A traditional French sweet-flavored dual-purpose apple.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Rhode Island Greening apple trees
      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
    • Ribston Pippin apple trees
      A handsome English apple from the 18th century.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Roxbury Russet apple trees
      Roxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America.
      • Picking season: Late
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Spitzenburg apple trees
      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
    • State Fair apple trees
      State Fair is a bright red summer apple, with a juicy firm flesh and sweet/tart flavor.
      • Picking season: Early
      • Pollination group: 4
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Summer Rambo apple trees
      Summer Rambo is a well-known summer apple, notable for its juiciness and pleasing flavors.
      • Picking season: Early
    • Sweet Sixteen apple trees
      Sweet 16 is a sweet-flavored apple, with good cold hardiness.
      • Picking season: Mid
      • Pollination group: 3
      • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Winesap apple trees
      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 apple trees
      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
    • Yellow Transparent apple trees
      A traditional very early-season dual-purpose apple, which is also very winter-hardy.
      • Picking season: Very early
      • Pollination group: 2
      • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile