Osman Crab Apples are round, and about 1 ½ inches (3 ½ cm) wide. They have relatively thick, pale yellow skin, flushed with pale red. Inside, they have yellow, crisp but tender flesh, with a tart, astringent taste. The fruit ripens late August / early September. Cooking Tips Best for canning or jelly. Storage Hints…
Canadian Apples
Parkland Apples
Parkland are small to medium-sized apples (up to 3 inches / 7 ½ cm wide.) Their skin is greenish-yellow with red stripes. Inside, they have off-white, crisp, juicy flesh with green tinges, with a somewhat tart but otherwise ordinary flavour. The tree is cold-hardy. Cooking Tips For cooking; some like it for fresh-eating. Storage Hints…
Pink Princess Apples
Pink Princess are medium-sized apples with light-green skin. As the apple ripens, the skin turns yellow and develops a few pale red stripes. Inside, they have pinkish flesh with a sweet taste and fruity flavour. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Pink Princess Apples were developed from a cross between Pink Pearl and King of…
Prairie Sun Apples
Prairie Sun Apples grow up to 3 inches ( 7 ½ cm) wide. They have pale green skin flushed with pink. Inside, they have finely-textured flesh with a small core. The tree is hardy. Cooking Tips All-purpose apple. Good for salads — slow to brown when sliced. Storage Hints Does not store well. History Notes…
Quality Crab Apples
Quality Crab Apples are round and grow up to 1 ½ inches (4 cm) wide. They have pale-yellow skin flushed with red. Inside, they have coarse yellow flesh with an astringent, tart taste. The fruit ripens late September. Cooking Tips Good for canning; some like it for fresh-eating. History Notes Quality Crab Apples were developed…
Quinte Apples
Quinte are medium-sized apples, with yellow skin with dark red flushes. Inside, they have tender, off-white flesh. The tree is a hardy, good, reliable bearer, but it needs thinning while fruiting. The apples are ready for harvest in August in Ontario. They stand up well to shipping. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Quinte Apples…
Renown Applecrabs
Renown Applecrabs grow up to 1 ¾ inches (4 1/ 2 cm) wide. They have light yellow skin flushed with red. Inside, they have pale yellow flesh, with a very mild, sweet taste. Renown Applecrabs ripen late August / early September. Cooking Tips Good for fresh-eating and drying. Not very good for cooking, or canning….
Richelieu Apple
Richelieu Apples are medium-sized apples with light-green, glossy skin blushed with red, and mottled with white dots and light russeting. The white flesh is crisp, juicy and high in sugar. The tree bears well each year. Cooking Tips Can be used for fresh-eating or cooking, but because even Canadian government reports (usually full of mandatory…
Rosybrook Applecrabs
Rosybrook Applecrabs are round, and grow 1 ½ to 2 inches (4 to 5 cm) wide. They have pale yellowish-green skin, mostly covered with rosy-red. Inside their white, finely-textured, crisp flesh has a slightly sweet taste. Rosybrook Applecrabs ripen in early-September. Cooking Tips Good for fresh-eating, canning, cooking, juice. Storage Hints Storage estimates range from…
Rouville Apple
Rouville Apples have pale, greenish-yellow skin mostly covered by red blushes. Inside, the coarse flesh is juicy and a pale cream-colour. It was bred to be both an eating and cooking fruit. The apples have a high sugar and tannin content (attention cider makers.) The apple is ribbed, making it not completely round. It ranges…
Sandow Apples
Sandow Apples are covered with a bright scarlet flush and stripes. Inside, they have off-white, crisp, juicy, aromatic flesh with a sweet taste in which some people detect a hint of raspberries, In Ontario, Canada, the fruit is ready for harvest mid to end of October. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History…
Shafer Applecrabs
Shafer Applecrabs grow 1 ¾ inches (4 cm) wide, with bright yellow skin flushed with bright red. Inside, they have yellow, crisp, slightly coarse but tender flesh, with a juicy, sweet, good flavour. Shafer Applecrabs ripen early September. Cooking Tips Good for fresh-eating and sauce. Storage Hints Stores better than most other applecrabs. History Notes…
Spartan Apples
Spartan Apples are large, with dark plum red skin that has small patches of yellow. Inside, the white flesh is finely-textured and crisp. Much like a McIntosh apple, but sweeter. The trees must be heavily thinned, or the fruit that is produced will be small. The apples must be harvested on time because they can…
Spencer Apples
Spencer are large-sized, oblong or conical apples. They have greenish-yellow skin flushed with red and reddish-orange. Inside, they have soft, crisp, tender, greenish-white flesh, with a small core, and a sweet taste. The fruit ripens in September in British Columbia. Cooking Tips Good for fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Spencer Apples were developed…
Sunny Brook Apples
Sunny Brook are medium-sized apples. They have yellow skin covered by bright red. The taste is a balance of sweet and tart. The tree starts to produce fruit while still young, and is very hardy, but it is not always a reliable bearer. Cooking Tips For cooking; okay for fresh-eating. The flavour holds up well…
Swayzie Apples
Swayzie are small-sized, conical apples. They have golden yellow skin with patches of cinnamon-coloured russet. Inside, they have tender, crisp, aromatic flesh with rich, sprightly flavour. Late harvest. The tree is only a light bearer, so it was never popular commercially. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Swayzie Apples originated in…
Trail Crab Apples
Trail Crab Apples are round, growing up to 1 ½ to 2 inches (4 to 5 cm) wide. They have pale yellow skin with orangey-red flushes. Inside, they have yellow, firm, crisp, juicy flesh with good flavour and a tart but not astringent taste. The fruit ripens late August, early September. Cooking Tips Good for…
Trailman Applecrabs
Trailman Applecrabs grow to be up to 1.75 to 2 inches (4 to 5 cm) wide. They are oval, egg-shaped, and ribbed. They have thin golden skin. The side that got the sun will be covered with a reddish-brown flush. Inside, they have firm, crunchy yellowish flesh. It has a juicy, rich, tart flavour with…
Trent Apple
Trent Apples are a new apple, developed to be all-purpose. The skin is greenish-yellow with dark red blushes. Inside, the pale, cream-coloured flesh is sometimes tinged green. It is firm, juicy and coarse. The fruit is medium to large-sized. The apples are prone to bitter pit — small brown patches under the skin and in…
Westland Apples
Westland are large-sized apples, up to 3 inches (7 ½ cm) wide. They have pale yellowish-green skin flushed with pale red. Inside, they have juicy, off-white flesh with a tart taste. The tree is very hardy. The fruit ripens in August. The flesh can get mushy if the apples are let fully mature on the…
Wismer’s dessert Apples
Wismer’s Dessert are medium to large-sized apples. They have yellow skin flushed with bright red, and some russet dots, and yellowish, tender, finely-textured flesh inside. The flavour is mild but rich and concentrated. Cooking Tips For fresh-eating. History Notes Wismer’s Dessert Apples originated in Canada. Introduced 1897.