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List of the best apple varieties for juicing and pressing

All apples can be juiced, but if you want press your own apple cider these varieties offer the best quality color and flavor for home-made sweet cider.

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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

  • 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

  • Ashmead's Kernel apple trees
    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 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

  • 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

  • Blondee is bright yellow sweet mid-season apple, closely related to Gala.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 4
    • 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

  • Burgundy apple trees
    A mid-season apple variety with a good flavor, and good for juicing.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • 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

  • Claygate Pearmain apple trees
    Claygate Pearmain is a popular English dessert apple of the Victorian era.
    • Picking season: Very late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Court Pendu Plat apple trees
    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

  • 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

  • CrimsonCrisp apple trees
    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

  • 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

  • Cripps Pink apple trees
    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

  • Discovery apple trees
    Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Empire apple trees
    One of the most widely-planted McIntosh style apples, Empire has the Mac flavor but improves on it.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Fameuse apple trees
    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

  • Fenouillet Gris apple trees
    Fenouillet Gris is an old French apple variety, noted for its aniseed flavors.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Freiherr von Berlepsch apple trees
    A good quality German apple, notable for its characteristic pineapple flavor.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Frostbite apple trees
    An unusual small apple with a distinctive sweet flavor, and exceptional cold-hardiness.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Gala apple trees
    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

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • Holstein apple trees
    A high-quality apple from Germany, noted for its good flavor and excellent juice.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Hudson's Golden Gem apple trees
    A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
    • Picking season: 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

  • 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

  • Karmijn de Sonnaville apple trees
    A rare Cox-style apple from the Netherlands, with the potential for very good flavor.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Kidd's Orange Red apple trees
    Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not 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

  • Lady apple trees
    A small highly flavored apple variety from France, where it is known as Api. It is thought to be very old.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Liberty apple trees
    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

  • Margil apple trees
    An 18th century French apple variety with an aromatic and complex flavor.
    • 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

  • 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

  • Reinette Clochard apple trees
    A traditional French sweet-flavored dual-purpose apple.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • 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

  • Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees
    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

  • Shizuka apple trees
    A large sweet-flavored crisp eating apple from Japan.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Spartan apple trees
    Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, and a delicate "vinous" flavor.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Spigold apple trees
    A good-tasting cross between Northern Spy and Golden Delicious.
    • 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

  • Sturmer Pippin apple trees
    A traditional late-season English apple, ideal for storing.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Summer Rambo apple trees
    Summer Rambo is a well-known summer apple, notable for its juiciness and pleasing flavors.
    • Picking season: Early

  • SunCrisp apple trees
    A high-quality late-season eating apple with plenty of interesting flavor.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Sunrise apple trees
    Sunrise is a bright red-flushed Canadian apple with a soft flesh and sweet flavor.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Suntan apple trees
    An attractive English late-season dessert apple with excellent sweet-sharp aromatic flavors.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 5
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Tydeman's Late Orange apple trees
    An excellent late-season Cox-style aromatic apple.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Williams' Pride apple trees
    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

  • 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

  • Winter Banana apple trees
    A good quality American apple variety named for its faint banana-like flavor.
    • Picking season: Very late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • 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

  • Zabergau Reinette apple trees
    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