Graniwinkle are medium-sized apples. They have rough, greenish-yellow skin flushed with stripes of dark-red skin. Inside, they have yellowish, sweet rich-tasting flesh with a small core. September harvest in America Cooking Tips For cooking or cider. The apples produce a thickish cider, so they are usually mixed with another apple such as Harrison. History Notes…
American Apples
Grenadine Apples
Grenadine Apples have juicy pink flesh which shows through the somewhat translucent red skin, making the apple appear somewhat purplish. This is a trademarked apple, mostly grown in Humboldt County, California. October harvest. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Grenadine Apples need a few weeks in storage for the slightly tart taste to mellow. History…
Haas Apples
Haas are medium to large-sized apples with a bit of a ribbed shape to them.Their smooth, yellow skin is flushed with bright, deep red. Inside, the white flesh is juicy, tender, firm and aromatic, occasionally with red stains in it. The fruit starts to ripen in September. The tree is very hardy. Cooking Tips Best…
Hall Apples
Hall are small-sized, slightly oval apples. They have smooth, thick yellow skin flushed with dull red. Inside, the yellowish flesh is juicy, finely-textured, tender and aromatic. The apples have good flavour; some think they detect hints of vanilla. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Hall Apples were developed on a farm…
Haralred Apples
Haralred are large-sized apples with bright red skin. Inside, the white flesh is firm, crisp, tart and juicy. The tree is very hardy, and starts bearing fruit when young, but it tends to bear every other year. The fruit grows in clusters. Royalties must be paid on the tree when planting. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating…
Haralson Apples
Haralson are medium-sized apples, growing up to 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) wide. They have yellow skin striped with red, and occasional russeting when there has been a lot of rainfall, or high humidity. Inside, the white flesh is crisp, juicy and firm, and somewhat tough. The taste is mild but tart. The tree is…
Hauer Pippin Apples
Hauer Pippin are large-sized apples. They have green skin covered with bright-red and some orange. Inside, they have crisp, juicy, firm flesh. The flesh has a complex flavour with some tartness and caramel hints. The apples can be left on the tree till December in California. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History…
Hawaii Apples
Hawaii Apples are large-sized, with yellow skin flushed with pinkish-orange. The flesh has a sweet taste. Some people think that the taste and aroma is reminiscent of pineapple. The tree tends to bear every other year, and needs thinning to produce good-sized apples. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Hawaii Apples…
Hawkeye Delicious
Hawkeye Delicious was the original Red Delicious Apple variety. Many feel it still has a better flavour than Red Delicious. The skin is a smooth, shiny yellow with red patches and striping. Inside, the cream-coloured flesh is crisp, fine-textured and juicy. History Notes First grown about 1870 on the farm of Jesse Hiatt of Peru,…
Hawley Apples
Hawley Apples are large-sized with some ribbing. They have smooth, thin, pale green, waxy skin that ripens to a deep yellow with some russet dots and flecks on it. Inside, the pale yellow flesh is juicy, soft, tender and finely-textured, with a mild, tart taste. The fruit ripens in September. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History…
Hazen Apples
Hazen are large-sized apples with a squarish shape and dark red skin. Inside, the flesh is greenish-yellow, firm, juicy, and slightly coarse. It has a mild, very sweet taste, with a bit of tartness. The fruit ripens late August / early September. The tree starts producing when quite young. Cooking Tips Good for cooking; okay…
Henry Clay Apples
Henry Clay are medium-sized, slightly oval apples with some ribbing. Their pale yellow skin has a pink blush on the side that got the sun, and occasionally, russet dots and patches. Inside, they have soft, juicy greenish-white flesh with a mild tang. The apples ripen in June and July. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes…
Hewe’s Crab Apples
Hewe’s Crab Apples grow up to 1 1/2 inches (3 1/2 cm) wide. They have dark green skin mostly covered with dull dark red, and white dots. Inside, they have crisp, firm, juicy flesh with a sharp tart flesh. The flesh has a high sugar content despite its sharp taste, so juice from it will…
Holiday Apples
The skin of Holiday Apples can be dull red to shiny, bright red over yellow. Inside, the white flesh is tender but crisp, and aromatic, with some tartness in the taste. The fruit ripens mid-October in America. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Holiday Apples were developed in 1940 by Freeman S. Howlett of the…
Honey Crisp Apples
Honey Crisp Apple © Denzil Green Honey Crisp Apples are large, growing up to 3 1/2 inches (9 cm) wide. The skin is yellow and green covered with red blushes. The cream-coloured flesh is very crisp and juicy, with a coarse texture and a slightly tart taste. The tree stands up well to very cold…
Hoover Apples
Hoover are large-sized, slightly conical apples. They have yellow skin almost completely covered with dark-red (which can be a lighter red at lower altitudes) with some russetting and light dots. Inside, they have firm, tender, juicy flesh with a good, brisk taste with mild tartness. The fruit ripens September and October. The tree blooms late…
Hubbardston’s Nonesuch Apples
Hubbardston’s Nonesuch are medium to large-sized apples. They have smooth yellow skin almost completely covered with reddish-brown blushes and red stripes. Inside, the off-white flesh is firm, crisp, juicy, finely-textured, tender, aromatic and sweet. The flavour becomes milder and sweeter as the apple ripens more fully. The fruit ripens late October / early November. The…
Hudson’s Golden Gem Apples
Hudson’s Golden Gem are large-sized, oval apples with a long stem. They have smooth dull yellow skin covered with russetting. Inside, the pale yellow flesh is crisp, juicy and sweet, with a fruity flavour, reminscent of pear. The fruit ripens late September to late October, depending on location. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores…
Humboldt Apples
Humboldt Apples have golden yellow skin with red blushes. The fruit ripens in late September in America. In the spring, the tree produces large blooms. Protected by American plant patent number 658. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating or cider. History Notes Humboldt Apples were developed by Albert Etter in Humboldt County, California, USA from a seedling…
Hunt Russet Apples
Hunt Russet are medium-sized, slightly oval apples with ribbing. They have yellow skin with a bright red blush, and covered with russetting. Inside, the off-white flesh is tender, finely-textured, and juicy. The taste is slightly tart but overall it has good flavour. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores for at least 6 months; up…
Ida Red Apples
Ida Red Apples © Denzil Green Ida Red Apples have shiny, bright skin that is nearly all red. The white, crisp flesh inside is fragrant and juicy with a pronounced flavour. The tree is a good annual fruit producer. Cooking Tips Ida Reds are a good cooking apple. They are also okay as a fresh-eating…
Jade Apples
Jade are slightly oval, medium-sized apples with green skin. They have crisp flesh with good flavour. The apples stay on the tree until late in the year. Cooking Tips Good for cider. History Notes Jade Apples were developed by Albert Etter in Humboldt County, California, USA. They are a hybrid between an apple and a…
Jefferis Apples
Jefferis are small to medium-sized apples. They have thick, waxy, translucent yellow skin with dark reddish-orange flushes. Inside, they have tender, yellowish-white flesh is crisp and juicy. The flavour is reminiscent of pear. The tree is a reliable bearer. The apples ripen in mid-September, and mature over a period of several weeks. Cooking Tips For…
Jersey Mac Apple
Jersey Mac Apple © Paula Trites Jersey Mac Apples are medium to large-sized apples 2 3/4 to 3 inches wide (7 to 7.5 cm.) The apples are very round, and have red skin with yellow patches. The greenish-white flesh inside is firm, fragrant and fine-grained. The taste is a good balance of sweetness and tartness….