Apples come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, textures and tastes. To help you select the apples most appropriate for your use, please consult the chart below.
FM=Farm Market | SR=Scenic Ridge
EX=Excellent | GD=Good | FR=Fair | NR=Not Recommended
| Variety Availability |
Flavor Texture |
Eating | Salads | Sauce | Pies | Baking | Freezing | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland Sept. – Nov. FM, SR |
Spicy Tender |
GD | EX | EX | EX | EX | NR | Red, flat-shaped apple with white flesh, which remains white when sliced. |
| Earligold August FM, SR |
Mildly Tart Tender |
FR | GD | EX | EX | GD | Slices & Sauce | Yellow, mildly tart apple. |
| Empire Oct. - June FM, SR |
Sweet Tart Crisp |
EX | EX | GD | GD | GD | Sauce | Similar to McIntosh, but firmer with more red color on green background. |
| Fuji Nov. - June FM, SR |
Sweet Hard |
EX | EX | NR | EX | EX | Slices | Light green to burnt orange appearance. Juicy apple which stores well. |
| Gala Sept – June FM, SR |
Sweet Firm |
EX | EX | NR | EX | EX | Slices | Similar to Golden Delicious in flavor with 50% and more red color with yellow background color. |
| Ginger Gold Aug. – Sept. FM, SR |
Tart Crisp |
EX | EX | FR | FR | NR | NR | Greenish-yellow apple with smooth finish. |
| Gold Rush Nov. - April FM, SR |
Tart Hard |
EX | EX | GD | EX | EX | Slices | |
| Granny Smith Oct. - June FM, SR |
Tart Hard |
FR | EX | FR | EX | EX | Slices | Pale green tart sweet apple with a red-blushed cheek. |
| Honeycrisp Sept. - Oct. FM, SR |
Sweet Crisp |
EX | EX | FR | EX | NR | Slices | Light red color over yellow background color. |
| Ida Red Oct. - May FM, SR |
Mildly Tart Firm |
EX | EX | GD | EX | EX | EX | Red colored apple. |
| Jonagold Oct. - June FM, SR |
Sweet Tangy |
EX | EX | GD | EX | EX | NR | Light red color over yellow background color. |
| Jonathan Sept. - June FM, SR |
Tart Spicy Hard |
EX | EX | GD | EX | EX | Slices | 80% and more red color on light green background, may have slight russeting around the stem. |
| Law Rome Oct. - June FM, SR |
Mild Firm |
GD | FR | GD | EX | EX | Slices | 90% and more red color, slight speckling on skin. May show slight pink flesh. Excellent storage apple. |
| Lodi Mid July FM, SR |
Tart Tender |
FR | FR | EX | EX | NR | Slices & Sauce | Green, tender apple. |
| McIntosh Sept. - March FM, SR |
Spicy Tender |
EX | EX | GD | GD | GD | Sauce | 40% red color, white flesh, flat-shaped apple. |
| Melrose Oct. - April FM, SR |
Mild Crisp |
EX | EX | EX | EX | GD | Slices & Sauce | 50% red color on rough-skinned green to yellow background color. |
| Mutsu (Crispin) Oct. - May FM, SR |
Spicy Firm |
GD | GD | FR | EX | EX | Slices | Large green apple with slightl y blushed cheek |
| Paula Red End of Aug. FM, SR |
Spicy Tender |
GD | EX | EX | EX | EX | Slices & Sauce | Red blush over a yellow-green background. |
| Pink Lady Late Oct. - Jan. FM, SR |
Tart Crisp |
EX | EX | EX | EX | EX | Slices & Sauce | |
| Red Delicious Sept. - June FM, SR |
Sweet Rich |
EX | EX | NR | FR | GD | NR | 90% and more red color with a slightly elongated appearance. A very sweet Ohio apple. |
| Transparent End of July FM, SR |
Tart Tender |
FR | FR | EX | EX | NR | Slices & Sauce | Yellow-green round apple. |
| WineSap Oct. - July FM, SR |
Spicy Firm |
GD | EX | GD | GD | EX | Slices & Sauce | 70% red color on rough skin surface. An excellent storage apple. |
| Yellow Delicious Sept. - June FM, SR |
Rich Semi-Firm |
EX | EX | GD | GD | EX | Slices & Sauce | Pale green to light yellow apple with slight russeting or freckles. |