Approximate Ripening Dates and Apple Descriptions

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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