Esopus Spitzenberg are medium to large-sized, slightly oval apples. They have smooth, tough, bright red skin dotted with specks of yellow or russett. Inside, they have firm, juicy, finely-textured yellow flesh with a spicy aroma and tangy taste. The apples ripen late September, early October. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores best if picked…
American Apples
Etter’s Gold Apples
Etter’s Gold Apples are round, medium to large-sized apples. They have greenish-yellow skin, becoming more golden as they ripen. Inside, they have aromatic, crispy, juicy, sweet white flesh. The apples start ripening in October. The fruit is protected by American plant patent #659. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating, okay for cooking. Storage Hints Stores well. History…
Fall Pippin Apples
Fall Pippin are large-sized, somewhat oval apples. They have thin, transparent yellow skin, occasionally with dull orange flush. Inside, they have white to off-white, juicy, tender, aromatic flesh. The apples ripen August / September, or mid-October, depending on location. Cooking Tips Most people recommend the apples for cooking, but some like them as fresh-eating apples…
Fall Russet Apples
Fall Russet are small apples with yellowish-green skin covered with a web of grey and dark green russett. Inside, they have crisp, cream-coloured flesh. The flesh has a rich flavour, with a good balance of sweet and tart. The apples ripen in mid-September. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating, also good for drying. History Notes Fall Russet…
Fallawater Apples
Fallawater are large to very-large sized apples. They have dull green skin turning greenish yellow when fully ripe, with bronze and red flushes. Inside, they have greenish-white, tender, coarse, juicy flesh, with a mild, slightly sweet flavour. The tree may occasionally bear every other year, but mostly is a regular bearer. The apples ripen in…
Fireside Apples
Fireside are somewhat tall, large-sized apples, growing up to 3 inches (7 ½ cm) wide. They have somewhat tough green skin flushed with bright red, with occasionally a bit of orange. Inside, the juicy, crisp, somewhat coarse flesh is white or off-white, occasionally tinged with green. The mild taste is a balance of sweet and…
Florence Crab Apples
Florence Crab Apples grow to be 1 ½ inches (4 cm) wide. They have thin, tough off-white skin covered with bright red. Inside, they have crisp, juicy flesh that is yellow tinged with red, with a small core, and tart but good flavour. The fruit ripens late August to mid-September. Cooking Tips Okay for fresh-eating…
Fortune Apples
Fortune are medium to large-sized apples with firm, tender, coarse yellowish flesh. They have a sweet, spicy taste in which some people think they detect banana. The tree tends to bear every other year. The blossoms are somewhat frost-resistant. The apples ripen in September. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Fortune Apples were developed at…
Franklin Apples
Franklin Apples have crisp, tender flesh with a mild flavour. Late September harvest. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Franklin Apples were developed from a cross between Delicious and McIntosh apples at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station.
Freedom Apples
Freedom are medium to large-sized apples. They have yellow skin almost entirely covered by red. Inside, the cream-coloured flesh is crisp, firm and juicy, with good flavour and a balance of tart with some sweet. The apples ripen mid to late September. This apple is protected by US Plant patent #5723; royalty prices have to…
Gano Apples
Gano Apples have pale yellow skin, almost completely flushed with dark purplish red by the time they are fully ripe. The flesh is off-white, firm, crisp and juicy, with a tangy, rich flavour. The apples ripen in late September. Some have thought that Gano Apples might be the same apple as Black Ben Davis. But…
Garden Royal Apples
Garden Royal are round, slightly conical, medium-sized apples. They have greenish-yellow skin nearly covered with a red blush, with russet spots. Inside, they have juicy, firm but tender yellow flesh, with a small core. The apples are aromatic, with a mild, balanced flavour that sometimes has a hint of spice to it. The tree starts…
Garfield King Apples
Garfield King Apples have yellow skin. The tree is hardy and delivers an early harvest. History Notes Garfield King Apples were developed from a chance seedling of Yellow Transparent apples, found growing at Charette Hill in Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine.
Geneva Early Apples
Geneva Early are large-sized apples, with pale yellow and green skin covered by bright red. Inside, they have tender, aromatic flesh with a slightly tart taste. The fruit ripens in mid to late July. Cooking Tips For sauce, pies, fresh-eating. Storage Hints As is the case for most early apples, does not store well. History…
Geneva Red Apples
Geneva Red are large-sized apples with red skin and tender flesh. The apples ripen in July. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Not for long storage. History Notes Geneva Red Apples originated in New York State, 1982.
Ginger Gold Apples
Ginger Gold Apples © Denzil Green Ginger Gold™ are medium to large-sized apples, with thin skin that ripens to golden yellow. Inside, they have crisp, firm, white, juicy flesh. The flavour is a balance of tart and sweet, and is spicy as well. The apples can be picked while the skin is still green, before…
Gloria Mundi Apples
Gloria Mundi apples are very large, growing up to a weight of 16 to 24 oz (450 to 675g.) They are round, with uneven sides. They have greenish-yellow skin flushed with faint bronze. Inside, the flesh is somewhat coarse and crisp, and is dry rather than juicy. The flavour is very faint and tart. Some…
Gold Rush Apples
Gold Rush are medium to large-sized, somewhat oval apples with greenish-yellow skin. Inside, they have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a complex flavour. Their tart taste mellows after two months in storage, and has enough sweetness to take the edge off. The apples are ready for harvest in early November. US Protected Plant #9,932 Cooking…
Golden Delicious Apples
Golden Delicious Apples © Denzil Green Golden Delicious Apples are not related to Red Delicious at all, except that both happen to be apples. A Golden Delicious Apple has a similar shape to Red Delicious, but a milder taste. The apples are large and very fragrant. The skin is smooth and yellow, sometimes with russeting…
Golden Pearmain Apples
Golden Pearmain are medium-sized apples, round, somewhat flattened at the ends, and with rough, golden-orange skin. They are reddish on the side that got the sun, and have dots of bronze russetting. Inside, they have yellow, finely-textured, crisp, somewhat juicy, tender flesh with a rich flavour. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Also good for cider. Storage…
Golden Russett Apples
Golden Russett is a medium-sized apple with golden skin with russeting on it that ranges from a greyish-green to bronze. The yellowish flesh inside is finely-textured and crisp, with very sweet juice. The flavour is particularly good after a sharp frost. Golden Russetts are popular for cider — their high sugar content can push alcohol…
Golden Sweet Apples
Golden Sweet are medium to large-sized apples. Their thin pale yellow skin is smooth and waxy. Inside, they have firm, juicy, aromatic yellow flesh. The taste is rich and very sweet with almost no tartness. The fruit starts ripening late July / early August depending on the area, and the harvest can continue into September….
Goldrush Apple
Goldrush Apples are medium-sized apples. The thin, tender skin is greenish-bronzey yellow at harvest, turning deeper yellow during storage. Sometimes the skin will have a red blush on the side exposed to the sun, and sometimes it will develop russeting. Inside, the coarse-grained flesh is a pale cream colour, and firm and crisp. Despite its…
Gragg Apples
Gragg are medium-sized, slightly oval apples. They have waxy, greenish-yellow skin striped with red. Inside, they have tough, juicy, greenish-white flesh. October harvest. Cooking Tips For cooking. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Gragg Apples were first grown around 1860 by a James Gragg on his farm in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Language Notes Another…