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Pink Lady® apple
One of the best-known modern apples - and one of the most popular pages on this website. -
Cox's Orange Pippin apple
This is the benchmark for flavor in apples - from a good tree in a good year it can achieve exceptional flavor. -
Braeburn apple
Braeburn was the first of the new wave of bi-colored supermarket apple varieties, and re-established the importance of flavor in commercial apples. -
Honeycrisp apple
Sometimes marketed as Honey Crisp, this is a crisp, and predomoninantly sweet, modern variety from the USA. It was developed by the University of Minnesota specifically for growers in cold climates, and is one of the most cold-hardy of apple varieties. -
Granny Smith apple
The most instantly-recognised of all apples, and perhaps Australia's most famous export. -
Arkansas Black apple
A long-keeping tart apple from Arkansas, USA - which goes almost black in storage. -
Gala apple
One of the most widely-grown apple varieties, with a sweet pleasant flavour, and good keeping qualities. -
Empire apple
One of the best McIntosh-style apples, with a good sweet vinous flavor, and easy to grow. -
Jazz apple
Proof that supermarket apples are no longer bland and boring, Jazz has crisp flesh with a superb rich peardrop flavor. -
Fuji apple
Developed in Japan, but an all-American cross of Red Delicious and Ralls Janet. A very attractive modern apple, crisp, sweet-flavoured, and keeps well.
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Red coloration in apples
Short article on how to encourage red coloration in apples. -
Top 10 apple varieties for the garden
Hamid Habibi of Keepers Nursery to recommend 10 apple varieties which are easy to grow in the northern European garden. -
Top 10 dessert apple varieties for eating fresh
Our list of the best apple varieties for eating fresh, based on flavor. -
Supermarket apples
Helps you compare some of the apple varieties listed on this website with popular supermarket apple varieties. -
Press Release: Orange Pippin and All About Apples
July 2011: Orange Pippin and All About Apples Merge to Become World's Leading Apple Resource and Orchard Community Website. -
National Apple Museum
A Piece of History and a Slice of Apple -
Patulin
Patulin is a mycotoxin (mold toxin) produced from a number of molds such as Penicillium and Aspergillus. It has been found in moldy fruits, vegetables, grains and other foods, however, the major sources of contamination are apples and apple products. -
Book Review: The New Book of Apples
The definitive guide to apples, including over 2,000 apples -
Ebook: Apples Old and New
Early 20th century book presenting an incredibly detailed chart of 804 apple varieties. - More articles and resources >>