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Approximate Ripening Dates and Apple Descriptions |
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Pristine |
July 10 |
Bright yellow with a pleasant sweet-tart flavor. Excellent for fresh eating and applesauce. |
Monarch |
July 15 |
Near full red with a superb tart flavor. |
Redfree |
July 25 |
Bright red with a sweet and highly aromatic flavor. Excellent for fresh eating and drying. |
Ginger Gold |
August 1 |
Crisp and sweet. |
Mollies Del |
August 15 |
Resembles Red Delicious in appearance only. The apple is large and is sweeter, juicier than the Red Delicious and has perfumed flash. Great for fresh eating and salads. |
Gala |
August 20 |
Orange with yellow background. Has an outstanding spicy flavor that is great for fresh eating and salads. |
Honeycrisp |
September 5 |
Very large, light red/green color. Flavor is a near perfect balance of sugar and acids. Very crisp and one of the very highest quality of apples. |
Spigold |
September 10 |
Juicy and creamy flesh with a wonderful flavor. |
Golden Del |
September 15 |
Picked tree ripe which makes our goldens superb. |
Jonagold |
September 15 |
Red over yellow. Largest selling apple in Europe for years. Has crisp, sweet, aromatic flesh and will keep in refrigeration for months. Great all around apple. |
Stellar |
September 15 |
Bright yellow-green in color with an intense yet pleasing tart-sweet flavor. |
Liberty |
September 15 |
Tart and juicy. Excellent for fresh eating and pies. |
Mutsu |
September 20 |
Yellow variety originated from Japan. Superior to either parent. Sweet and juicy. |
Enterprise |
October 1 |
Fruit is large, round, deep maroon red with a good sugar/acid balance. Stores well with superior flavor development in December. Good for everything. |
Goldrush |
October 10 |
Fruit is medium large, medium green in color. Very tart at harvest. It mellows to excellence after 6 to 8 weeks of store. Great for Christmas. |
Rome |
October 10 |
Old favorite. Tart flavor. Great for fresh eating and cooking. |
Fuji |
October 15 |
Medium to large. Dull red over pale green. Richly sweet and aromatic flesh. Long keeper. |
Asian Pears |
August - October |
Sweet, juicy flavor. Crisp texture similar to apple. Excellent quality. |
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