Melrose are large-sized apples, slightly flattened with slight ribbing. They have yellowish-green skin covered in shiny, dark red flushes, with occasional russetting. Inside, they have off-white, coarse, firm, juicy flesh. It has a rich, sweet taste balanced with a bit of tartness. The apples ripen in late September. They are best stored a bit before…
American Apples
Milwaukee Apples
Milwaukee are large-sized apples, with yellowish-green skin with bright red stripes and blushes. They have a slightly tart flavour. The tree starts producing fruit when it is young, and is a reliable annual bearer. Cooking Tips For cooking and cider. Okay for fresh-eating if picked not overrripe. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Milwaukee Apples…
Minnesota 1734 Apples
Minnesota 1734 Apples are small-sized. Their skin is covered with bronze-coloured russetting. Inside, they have firm, yellow flesh, with a rich taste. The tree is a heavy bearer. Stores well. Cooking Tips Good for cider.
Mollie’s Delicious Apples
Mollie’s Delicious are large-sized, conical apples. They have pale yellow skin half covered with a pinkish-red blush. Inside, they have juicy, crisp, greenish-white flesh, with a mild, sweet taste. The fruit ripens late August to early September. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating, salads, pies. Storage Hints Stores for up to 10 weeks; taste even improves in…
Mother Apples
Mother are medium-sized apples with slight ribbing. They have smooth, thin golden yellow skin covered with carmine red blushes and stripes. The side which got the sun will have darker red colourings. The skin is bright; becoming duller after picking. Inside, the apples have aromatic, finely-textured, tender, juicy yellow flesh. The tree needs cross-pollination, and…
Mrs Bryan Apples
Mrs Bryan are large-sized apples. They have greenish-yellow skin covered with an reddish-orange blush and sometimes, light red stripes as well. Inside, they have tender, off-white, coarse flesh, which is not very juicy. The fruit ripens in the southern United States in July and August; at higher altitudes, it ripens as late as October. Cooking…
Myer’s Royal Limbertwig Apples
Myer’s Royal Limbertwig are large-sized apples. They have yellow skin covered with a red that ranges from dull to deep red. Inside, they have aromatic, firm, juicy flesh, with a rich flavour. The tree is a reliable bearer. Cooking Tips Good for cider. History Notes Myer’s Royal Limbertwig Apples are from the Cades Cove area…
Newtown Pippin Apple
Newtown Pippins are medium-sized apples with light green skin. Inside, the yellow flesh is tart, tangy and firm. Cooking Tips Good for fresh-eating. Hold their shape and flavour during cooking. Some people like it for cider. Storage Hints Ships and stores very well. Taste even improves in storage. History Notes Newtown Pippins originated on the…
Niagara Apples
Niagara are medium to large-sized, irregularly shaped apples. They have tough, pale yellow skin covered with deep red blushes and stripes. Inside, they have white, juicy flesh. A significant proportion of apples tends to drop from the tree as harvest approaches. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Niagara Apples were developed at the New York…
Nickajack Apples
Nickajack are medium to large-sized apples. They have greenish-yellow skin with orange-red to dark red blushes, dotted with white. Inside, the apple has firm, coarse-grained, crisp, juicy off-white flesh, slightly green under the skin. It is aromatic, with a brisk, sweet flavour. The fruit ripens in September; November at higher altitudes. This is not the…
Nittany Apples
Nittany Apples have reddish-orange skin and crisp flesh. They have a sweet taste with a nutty flavour. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating, baking and apple sauce. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Nittany Apples were developed in 1972 by the Pennsylvania State breeding program from a seedling whose parents were Golden Delicious and York Imperial.
Northern Spy Apples
Northern Spy © Denzil Green The Northern Spy has smooth, thin skin that is a bright, dark red with yellow striping. Inside, the finely-grained flesh is crisp, juicy and fragrant. It is white, or sometimes yellowish. It is an all-purpose apple, though it is mostly used commercially for processing into apple products because it bruises…
Ohio Nonpareil Apples
Ohio Nonpareil are large-sized, occasionally irregularly-shaped apples. They have pale yellowish skin with red and light-red stripes, sometimes nearly completely covered in dark red. Inside, they have off-white, finely-textured, firm, juicy, crisp flesh that is aromatic, with a mild taste. The fruit ripens late August. The tree needs to be a bit older than many…
Old Fashioned Limbertwig Apples
Old Fashioned Limbertwig are medium to large-sized apples, with tough greenish-yellow skin with red flushes. The tree has weeping branches typical of a Limbertwig. The fruit ripens late October. Cooking Tips For pies, jelly and cider. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Old Fashioned Limbertwig Apples have been known since the early 1800s in northern…
Oliver Apples
Oliver are medium to large-sized, somewhat flattened apples. They have smooth, waxy, glossy thick greenish-yellow skin with flushes of dark red. There will be large white or russet dots on the skin. Inside they have finely-textured, crisp, tender, juicy, yellowish flesh sometimes with pink stains in it. The apples have a brisk taste. The tree…
Orenco Apples
Orenco are medium to large-sized apples with bright red skin. Inside, they have crisp, tender, juicy white flesh. The flavour is a good balance of sweet and tart. Pick the apples as soon as they are ripe. The tree is not a heavy bearer. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Orenco Apples were developed from…
Oriole Apples
Oriole are large-sized apples, with greenish-yellow skin with red stripes. The apples bruise easily. The tree is a prolific bearer, and hardy, but it is not a long-lived tree. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating and cooking. Storage Hints Does not store well. History Notes Oriole Apples were developed from a cross between Yellow Transparent and Livland…
Ortley Apples
Ortley are medium to large-sized, conical-shaped apples. They have waxy, tough, smooth greenish-yellow skin which sometimes has a red blush on it. Inside, they have off-white, crisp, tender, juicy flesh. The apple has good flavour, with some tartness. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Ortley Apples were first known in New…
Ozark Gold Apples
Ozark Gold are large-sized apples, with bright, waxy yellow skin. Inside, they have juicy, firm flesh with a sweet taste with very little tartness to it. The fruit ripens about three weeks earlier than Golden Delicious (one of its parents.) The tree is hardy, and starts bearing fruit when young, but it tends to be…
Ozark Pippin Apples
Ozark Pippin are large-sized apples. They are slightly oval, and can be uneven in shape, with occasional ribbing. They have bright green skin that ripens to yellow. The skin is smooth, thick and tough with a pink blush and reddish-white spots in the blush area. Inside, it has yellowish, medium-fine textured, tender, juicy flesh, with…
Parmer Apples
Parmer are small to medium-sized, conical apples. They have dark-yellow skin with patches of russetting. Inside, they have finely-textured, crisp dark yellow flesh, with a somewhat tart flavour. The fruit ripens in late July / early August in the American South. Cooking Tips Parmer Apples make a thick yellow applesauce, also good yellow apple butter….
Paula Red Apple
Paula Red Apple © Denzil Green Paula Red Apples have bright red skin with yellow or tan highlights. Inside, the creamy-white flesh is firm, finely-textured, crisp and juicy. Though sweeter than McIntosh apples, there is also a bit of tartness. The tree needs thinning to produce medium-sized fruit. It is one of the first apples…
Pettingill Apples
Pettingill are large-sized apples, with green skin flushed with red. Inside, they have crispy, white, firm juicy flesh, with a somewhat tart flavour. The fruit ripens late in September / early October in California. The tree can pollinate itself. Cooking Tips Good for fresh-eating, pies, sauce. Storage Hints Stores okay. History Notes Pettingill Apples were…
Pilot Apples
Pilot are large-sized apples. They have pale yellow skin covered in dull red stripes and some russet dots. Inside, they have finely-textured, firm, tender, crisp, juicy yellow flesh that is mildly aromatic. The fruit ripens in October in Virginia, United States. The tree does best above 1800 feet (550 metres) in altitude. Cooking Tips For…