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Aceymac appleResembles McIntosh in taste, appearance, shape, and flesh. Slightly firmer than McIntosh. Aceymac may be Spartan with new name. |
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Aerlies Red Flesh appleA red-fleshed apple variety from the USA, sometimes known as Hidden Rose or Airlie Red Flesh. |
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Almata appleA red-fleshed apple variety. |
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American Summer Pearmain appleExcellent early eating apple, also good for cooking. Medium size, yellow-green fruit is flushed and streaked red to purple red. Sweet, very juicy flesh. |
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Apricot appleAn unusual and little-known apple variety noted for its apricot-like flavor. |
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Arkansas Black appleA long-keeping tart apple from Arkansas, USA - which goes almost black in storage. |
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Autumn Gold appleBright red blush over yellow-green. Keeps better than Golden Delicious. |
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Baldwin appleA very popular old American apple variety, widely grown for culinary use, and a good keeper. |
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Barry appleMedium to large fruit with an intense solid dark red skin. Lasts 3 months in storage. |
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Beacon appleBeacon is a bright red early-season apple with a soft flesh, noted for its cold hardiness. |
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Belmont appleLarge, yellow. Tender flesh. Mild. |
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Benoni appleA mid-season heritage variety from Massachusetts, USA, with a pleasant sweet flavor. |
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Black Amish appleDark purple colored apple |
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Black Gilliflower appleVery uniform in shape and size. Large, oblong, conical ribbed fruit. Dark red deepening to almost black. Greenish white flesh. Rich, mild, sweet flavor and distinctive aroma. Hangs long on the tree but must not be allowed to over ripen as flesh soon becomes dry. |
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Black Oxford appleRound deep purple fruit with a black bloom. |
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Blackjon appleA brighter red than Jonathan. |
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Blacktwig appleFruit large to medium with green to yellow skin, flushed red. Flesh yellow, very firm. The ultimate in a tart apple. Tannic juice adds kick to sweet or hard cider. |
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Blue Pearmain appleAn heirloom American apple variety, commonly found in New York state. Named for the blue-colored bloom. |
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Bonnie Best appleFruits are large with attractive pale red striping. Flesh is creamy color, crunchy, tender, juicy and slightly tart. Keeps well in storage. |
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Bottle Greening appleGood keeper. Fruit large to medium sized. Skin thick, tough, green with yellow cast blushed red on one side. Flesh tender and very juicy, almost melting. Excellent quality. Bruises easily. |
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Britemac appleGood McIntosh type. Large and attractive, brightly colored and the best for eating. Sweet, juicy, crisp, white flesh. |
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Brock appleFruit is large and pinkish red over cream in color. Flavor is mildly sweet but distinctive. |
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Brushy Mountain Limbertwig appleOne of a group of antique American apples known as 'Limbertwigs', most of which are good keepers and useful for culinary purposes, often with an aromatic or spicy flavor. |
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Buff appleLarge in size, the shape is flat, rectangular, convex and it is ribbed at the eye and prominently on the body. The greenish white flesh is fine-grained, crisp and sweet in flavor. |
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Cameo appleA modern sweet variety, reminscent of Red Delicious. |
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Campfield appleA cider apple of medium size. Skin is smooth and red, with small indistinct yellow spots and side away from the sun is typically greenish yellow. The flesh is white, firm, sweet and rich. Form is round, flattened and somewhat sunk at the ends. |
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Candy Crisp appleGlossy yellow, and generally russet free apple with an extremely mild, somewhat pear-like flavor. Large, conical fruits is occasionally blushed with soft pink. |
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Chehalis appleLarge greenish yellow apple, usually with a pink blush on exposed side. Resembles Golden Delicious in looks and flavor but larger, crisper and more elongated. Crisp, cream colored flesh. Medium-fine texture. Sweet, slightly honeyed, juicy eating and baking apple. |
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Chieftain appleFruits are medium in size, round, and bright red. Flesh firm, juicy, white. Flavor subacid, milder than Jonathan but more sprightly than Delicious. Dual purpose, high quality. Keeps well. |
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Cinnamon Spice appleMedium sized apple, dark red with some yellow background color. Cinnamon flavored. |
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Cole's Quince appleCooking apple in July, eating apple when ripe. Large, ribbed yellow fruit with a firm red juicy flesh. Mild, rich quince flavor and aroma. Very rare. |
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Cortland appleOne of the more successful McIntosh offspring, with all the usual characteristics, including the sweet vinous flavour. |
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Crimson Crisp appleSmall to medium. Very bright mid-range red over yellow. Extremely crisp. Very good, rich flavor. Sweet/sharp flavor, spicy. |
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Criterion appleLarger fruit with dark red skin underlaid with stripes. Crisp pure white flesh resists browning when cut. Tart tangy flavor. Dessert quality. Excellent for eating out of hand, cooking, and cider. |
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Dayton appleFruit is medium-large, full red and sweet. |
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Delicious appleOne of the most famous and important American apple varieties. The original Delicious has a flavor that many find superior to the numerous sports such as Red Delicious that have been developed from it. |
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Detroit Red appleClassic deep red apple. Soft, snow white flesh. Curious ridges about the calyx. |
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Doctor Matthews appleRed and red-striped skin with fine crisp, juicy, creamy flesh. It has a mild but aromatic flavor. An excellent keeper. |
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Dulcet appleDeep red apple with a faint stripe and pronounced lenticels. Flesh is white, crisp and enhanced with a mild, sweet flavor that is very aromatic. |
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Earligold appleAs an early season apple, Earligold is a good eating and cooking apple. |
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Early Harvest appleCooking apple, especially good for sauce, and eating apple when fully ripe. Golden with slight blush of brownish orange. Crisp, tender, creamy white flesh with subacid flavor |
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Early Strawberry appleSmall, sprightly, aromatically flavored with solid rich dark red skin and crisp yellowish flesh sometimes streaked with red. |
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Empire appleOne of the best McIntosh-style apples, with a good sweet vinous flavor, and easy to grow. |
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Empress appleFruit is medium sized, 90% red, with excellent eating quality and the aromatics of Jonamac. |
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Enterprise appleA modern American late-season disease-resistant apple with a sharp flavor and good keeping qualities. |
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Esopus Spitzenburg appleOne of the great American apple varieties, thought to be Thomas Jefferson's favourite. Noted for its spicy flavour, and for its susceptibility to any and every disease afflicting apples. |
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Etter's Gold appleMedium to large, greenish yellow fruit ripening to a clear golden color. Excellent eating quality. Good for cooking. Flesh remains crisp and juicy even after months in storage. |
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Fallawater appleGood sauce and culinary apple. Large, green fruit turning to light green upon ripening. Sometimes over 6 inches in diameter. Subacid to mildly sweet flavor. |
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Fortune appleA very good North American eating apple with a "spicy" flavor. Fruit large, with an attractive color. Flesh yellow. Subject to bitter pit. |
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Franklin appleWell-colored fruit. Tender, crisp flesh, mild flavor. Resembles shape of Delicious, but far superior in eating quality. |
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Freedom appleGood multi-use apple. Medium to large red fruit on almost invisible yellow skin. Crisp, juicy, sweet, good-tasting flesh. Subacid, sprightly flavor. |
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Gano appleFruit has light yellow skin that is striped and flushed red. It turns purple-red upon ripening. Flesh firm, crisp and juicy, subacid flavor. |
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Ginger Gold appleAn attractive yellow apple from Virginia |
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Golden Delicious appleUndoubtedly one of the most important apple varieties of the 20th century, both as a commercial variety in its own right, and as breeding stock for many other varieties. Very good flavor when home-grown. |
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Golden Earl appleVery hard, yellow apple. The flesh is very coarse and dryish. The flavor has components of both Honeygold and Haralson with the crunchiness of Northwestern Greening. Interesting traits of this apple are the ripeness bumps and deep calyx. |
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Golden Haralson appleGold apple with pink blush on side of apple facing the sun. Taste similar to Haralson - mildly tart. |
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Golden Russet appleGolden Russet is usually considered as one of the best-flavored of the American russet apples. |
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Golden Sweet appleDessert and excellent sauce apple. Good for cider. Medium-large pale yellow fruit with very sweet, juicy, rich flavor. |
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GoldRush appleA modern disease-resistant apple variety related to Golden Delicious, with crisp hard flesh and a good sugar / acid balance. |
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Grimes Golden appleGreat historical interest as the probable parent of Golden Delicious, with similar sweet flavour and good keeping qualities, and widely planted during early 20th century. |
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Grove appleFruit is medium large, conic in shape, having a dull finish, striped orange-red over yellow green. The flesh is pale cream color, very sweet and juicy. |
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Haas appleGreen-yellow ribbed fruit with red stripes. Tender white flesh sometimes stained red. Qunce-like texture. |
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Hampshire appleFruits are large and uniformly round to oblate with 100% red blush with little striping. Skin is thin and tough, flesh creamy white, slow to discolor. Subacid, yet mildly sweet, sprightly, good aromatics. Has excellent storage life. |
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Haralred appleSelection of Red Haralson. Earlier, redder, and sweeter, without the common russeting problem many Haralsons have. Juicy, tart, firm flesh. Good keeper. |
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Haralson appleGood baking, eating and cider apple. Flesh is crisp, juicy, firm. Mildly tart flavor, not acid. Holds its shape and texture in baking. Retains good flavor in keeping. |
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Hauer Pippin appleLarge, crisp, hard, juicy, tasty, tart apple |
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Hawkeye Delicious appleThis is the original Delicious, the one that earned the name. This genuine original strain of the world's most widely grown apple has never been improved on as far as eating quality is concerned, superior to all spur types. |
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Hazen appleLarge round dark red fruit. Greenish yellow, medium firm, juicy, very sweet flesh; mildly subacid flavor. Pleasant for eating, good dessert and cooking apple. |
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Hewe's Crab crab-appleA popular crab-apple, also widely known as Virginia Crab, and producing a high-quality cider juice. |
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Holiday appleHigh quality fine flavored eating apple. It has inherited the good eating qualities of it's parents with the rich flavor of Jonathan and the white juicy flesh of Macoun. Shiny bright red over yellow skin with a prominent dotting. |
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Holly appleLarge outstandingly beautiful apple has the color of the holly berry. Its shape is conic, sometimes having a blockish appearance. The glossy skin is evenly blushed with pinkish to deep, solid red. The creamy white flesh is mild in flavor, juicy and quite sweet, similar to Delicious. It keeps well until January. Fruit hangs well on the tree. |
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Honeycrisp appleSometimes 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. |
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Honeygold appleHardy substitute for Golden Delicious developed especially for cold northern areas. Golden Delicious flavor, Haralson hardiness. Medium to large golden to greenish fruit with very smooth finish and reddish bronze blush. Flavor is sweeter and more bland than Golden Delicious. High quality. Superior storage qualities. |
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Horse appleGreenish yellow in color usually with a pink blush. The fruit is medium to large. It is very tart until fully ripened. Firm white flesh white stained red. A little tough, sprightly, subacid, aromatic. |
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Hubbardston Nonesuch appleLarge, rugged fruit with red skin, highlight of gold. Flesh hard, crisp yet fine-grained. Sprightly and rich flavor, becoming sweeter when fully ripe. |
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Hudson's Golden Gem appleExcellent eating apple. Large conical and elongated fruit. Dull yellow russet skin. Crisp, sugary flesh with nutty flavor. |
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Hunt Russet appleFruit medium sized, golden russet with broken patches of smooth bright red on the cheek. It is quite attractive for a russet apple, excellent in quality and a good keeper. Known to keep in root cellars over a year. |
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Idared appleIdared is notable for its exceptional keeping qualities. It has a pleasant mild but undistinguished apple flavor. |
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Jefferies appleChoice early fall apple. Thin-skinned fruit, light red with darker red stripes. Flesh is juicy, crisp yet melting. Rich, pear-like flavor. |
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Jonadel appleSolid medium fruit, orange red streaked color. Flesh is yellowish white and fine grained. |
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Jonafree appleMedium size, bright red, fully or nearly fully colored. Flavor is Jonathan-like, but less acid. Keeps 10 weeks. |
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Jonagold appleA very popular commercial variety, with a good flavour. Inherits many of the good qualities of its parents Jonathan and Golden Delicious. |
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Jonagrimes appleAs the name suggests, Jonagrimes is a cross between Jonathan and Grimes Golden. |
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Jonamac appleMedium size, firm fruit with 90% dark red color over greenish background. Flesh firm, crisp, high quality with flavor similar to McIntosh. |
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Jonathan appleA classic American variety, and widely regarded as one of the best flavoured with a good sweet/sharp balance. A precocious and productive tree in US apple-growing regions. |
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Jonwin appleIt has the crisper texture of the Baldwin combined with the Jonathan's distinctive aromatic flavor, and is a brighter red than either. |
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Keepsake appleUnattractive, irregularly shaped, 2.25 to 2.75 inch diameter, 90% red fruit. Fine grained, hard, very crisp, juicy light yellow flesh. Strongly aromatic flavor. Very hardy. Mellows with age. Attains peak fresh eating quality in January or February. Keeps in storage through April. |
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King David appleA good quality American apple variety, notable for its resistance to fireblight. |
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King Luscious appleVery large apple. Streaky, somewhat dull red over yellow green. Yellowish-white, fine-grained, crisp and juicy flesh. |
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King of Tompkins County appleAn old American variety from New Jersery. The fruit is very large, and keeps well. |
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Late Harrison appleMedium in size and round to oblong in shape, the yellow skin has black dots, and the yellow flesh is coarse and dry |
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Liberty appleSounds like an heirloom variety, but actually a modern American apple variety, developed specifically for disease resistance. |
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Limbertwig appleMedium size and deep or dull red color. Flesh is yellowish, hard, aromatic. |
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Lindamac appleOne hundred percent red, otherwise same as McIntosh. |
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Lodi appleAn attractive yellow early-season apple with a sharp flavor, best used for cooking. |
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Lyman's Large Summer appleLarge, green fruit ripens yellow. Firm, crisp, and juicy. |
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Macoun appleAnother McIntosh style apple variety from the famous Geneva Research Station, and considered one of the better ones. |
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Magnum Bonum appleYellow medium size apple with patterns of red. |
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Maiden's Blush appleCooking, dessert and cider apple, also dries well. Flat, round pale yellow-skinned fruit with crimson blush. Crisp, tender flesh with sharp acid flavor that mellows with ripening. |
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Malinda appleYellow apple with slight taste of pears. Not widely grown today, but parent of many University of Minnesota bred apples. |
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McLellan appleLight smooth, straw colored fruit, covered with stripes and marblings of lively red. Good sprightly taste of fruit in November. Crisp, firm flesh. |
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Melrose appleOfficial Ohio State apple. Large flattened fruit. Yellowish green skin flushed and streaked dark red with russet spots. Firm, coarse, juicy creamy white flesh. Slightly acid flavor. Very good cooking and dessert qualities. Best after Christmas when it develops it's fruity aroma. |
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Milton appleMedium sized, pale yellow covered fruit with deep cherry red flush. Fine grained white flesh. Juicy with sweet hint of raspberry flavors. |
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Mother appleAn old Massachusetts apple variety rated for its flavor. |
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Nectarapple appleMaroon skin colored apple with yellow undercolor. Skin is chewy like a nectarine, and displays unique cracking near the calyx lobe. Flavor and scent similar to a nectarine. |
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Newell's Late Orange appleFlat-round, sometimes irregular shape. Good size, solid yellow-green fruit entirely covered with minute green or black dots. Firm, crisp, juicy, rich white flesh. |
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Newtown Pippin appleAlso known as Albermarle Pippin. Made famous by none other than Thomas Jefferson, who grew them in his orchard at Monticello. One of the first US apple exports to the UK. |
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Niagara appleFruits are medium to large in size, roundish conic and irregular in shape, with deep red blush and stripe over pale yellow. The flesh is white and similar to McIntosh, very sweet and juicy, skin tough. |
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Nittany appleCrisp, juicy yellow flesh tart apple, 3 to 3.25 inches in diameter. About 50 to 90% of the surface is covered with a dull red color. Shape is truncate to conical. Good eaten fresh but also good choice for a cooking apple as it holds its shape when cooked. |
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Northern Lights appleGlossy, bright red fruit with slightly tart flesh. Good flavor. |
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Northern Spy appleA widely grown American heirloom apple variety. The fruit is late ripening and stores well. |
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Northwestern Greening appleBeneath its tough skin the greenish yellow flesh is firm, juicy and mildly tart. Best when cooked into sauce or made into pies as it does not rate high for fresh eating. |
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Oliver appleWaxy golden skin nearly covered with crimson and streaked dark red. Rich, spritely flavor. |
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Opalescent appleA popular large New England apple, sweet, crunchy, juicy, hint of strawberries - a well-flavoured apple. |
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Orenco appleHigh quality eating apple. Almost solidly bright red. Tender, crisp, juicy flesh. Very sweet and piquant flavor. |
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Oriole appleAn early-season American apple from the University of Minnesota. |
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Ozark Gold appleVery similar to Golden Delicious. Flavor is sweet, honeyed, very juicy with little acidity. |
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Paula Red appleOne of the better early season eating apples. Small to medium apple, taste is mild. |
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Perry Russet appleIt is a large yellow green apple often with shiny skin and only occasionally covered with a fine russet. It has juicy fine grained yellow flesh, rich and acidic in flavor and excellent for pies. |
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Pettingill appleLarge fruit with red flush over green skin. Flesh crisp and juicy with good subacid flavor. |
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Pink Pearl appleA pink-fleshed apple developed by Californian enthusiast Albert Etter in the 1940s. |
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Pink Sparkle appleDistinctive upside down shape, broad base narrow at the stem. Develops a red striped skin when ripe, flesh is deep pink, but varies according to climate. Tart mildly sweet with distinctive aromatic flavor. |
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Pixie Crunch appleSmall, sweet flavored, crisp and juicy apple. Greenish-yellow base color with 90-100% red-purple overcolor. |
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Porter appleVery good eating, canning and cooking apple. Pure yellow skin with crimson blush, tender, sweet and juicy flesh. Retains its form with cooking. |
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Prairie Spy appleAll purpose. Red over yellow, attractive large fruit. Some russeting may occur. Excellent flavor, improves in storage. Extra long keeping winter apple. |
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Priam appleMedium range red over green-yellow. Keeps well through January. |
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Prima appleMedium to large fruit with dark red blush over yellow. Juicy white flesh with mild subacid flavor. |
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Primate appleHighly regarded early American summer eating apple. Medium-large, smooth, light green fruit, crisp, juicy, tart. |
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Princess appleMedium size. Round to oblate round. Yellow to whitish pale yellow skin. Fine, crisp, breaking texture. Very spicy, very juicy, very aromatic. May develop off-flavor in storage. |
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Priscilla appleMedium in size. 65% red blush over yellow background. Crisp, coarse, mildly subacid. White to slightly greenish flesh. Good flavor and quality. Will store for three months. Fruit hangs well. |
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Pristine appleBeautiful lemon-yellow apple with a perfect finish. This high quality apple is very productive and is a good keeper for an early apple. |
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Pumpkin Sweet applePrized for baking, good for canning or eating. Yellow skin marbled with greenish-yellow and a brown flush. Sweet, nonacid flesh is crisp and juicy. |
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Puritan appleRed skinned apple covered with small white dots. Soft texture, tart flavored. |
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Red Baron appleMedium size. Coarse, dryish flesh. Pear-flavored. Acceptable mild (non-tart) cooking apple. Not very juicy. Orange blush over yellow, resembling traditional peach coloring. |
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Red Delicious appleOne of the most famous American apple varieties, a sport of Delicious, known for its bright red color. |
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Red Gold appleThis one gets a blue ribbon for being the sweetest tasting apple ever developed. Keeps for weeks in the refrigerator. |
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Red Gravenstein appleSimilar to Gravenstein but less tart. |
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Red June appleClassic southern apple prized for over a century as a good tasting early apple. |
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Red Sauce appleAs the name suggests, notable for its pink-stained flesh and resulting pink juice. |
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Redcort appleCrisp sweet apple that is good for eating and cooking. Similar to a Cortland. |
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Redfield appleMedium to large apple. Dark red with dark red flesh. Juice is red. Not for fresh eating. |
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Redfree appleMedium size, glossy fruit with 90% bright red color. Smooth, waxy, russet-free skin. Light flesh is crisp and juicy. |
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Regent appleMedium size fruit. Bright red over yellow. Very pleasing flavor and texture. Honeyed, plenty of acidity, crisp, crackling, juicy flesh. Cooked keeps shape, light flavor, sweet, fruity. Delicately flavored. Fruits store into the winter. |
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Reverend Morgan applePinkish red colored skin with good quality fruit. Superb flavor and texture. |
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Rhode Island Greening appleOne of the oldest American varieties, known since the 1650s, and widely planted in the USA. Its main use is in cooking. |
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Richared appleOnly fair color (blush), but better tasting than most modern strains. Flavor is rich and complex, with hint of coconut. Shape is bloated compared to Delicious, with wide middle. |
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Rome Beauty appleAn extremely attractive and productive red cooking apple, widely-grown in North America. |
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Roxbury Russet appleProbably the first apple variety originating in North America, as a seedling from a variety brought from Europe by early settlers. |
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Runkel appleMedium to large. Pink over green-yellow. Smooth and waxy with pronounced lenticels. Sweet, rich flavor. Very juicy, fairly crisp. |
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Rusty Coat appleDarker than Golden Russet with drier flesh. Very good flavor, excellent for drying, sauce and eating. |
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Scarlet O'Hara appleFruit is round-conic, full blushed red, sweet and juicy. Hangs extremely well to the tree and sugars increase greatly until early October. |
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Scarlet Surprise appleOne of the most striking examples of a red-fleshed apple variety. |
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Seek-no-further appleCreamy yellow fruit streaked red with some russeting. Crisp, tender, juicy and aromatic flesh with distinctive flavor. Not recommended for cooking. |
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Senator appleA flattish round, medium size apple. Almost solid red over green background with prominent white or russet dots. Tender, crisp, juicy flesh. Most refreshing flavor. |
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September Wonder Fuji appleBlush. Approximates flavor of Fuji in spite of much shorter growing season. |
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Sharon appleYellow fruit striped with red. Flesh sweet, soft & juicy. Can lack acidity and taste woody. Generally similar to McIntosh, but sweeter and firmer. High quality. |
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Shay appleThe red elongated fruit is crisp, sweet, and great for fresh eating. |
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Shenandoah appleQuite similar to its parent Opalescent, and a pleasant sweet apple in its own right |
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Shiawassee appleYellow fruit covered with red flush and darker streaks. Crisp, juicy, aromatic, subacid flavor. |
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Sierra Beauty appleLarge blocky handsome apple. Greenish yellow skin. Striped or blushed with red. Juicy very crisp moderately sweet flesh. Rich, tart, sprightly flavor. Excellent for eating fresh or cooking. Good keeper. |
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Sir Prize appleLarge greenish yellow fruit. High quality, but very thin tender skin that bruises easily. Very sweet, scented taste, crisp & juicy. |
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Skinner's Seedling appleGreenish-yellow apple, blushed pink, good for cooking and eating. Flesh white and fine-grained. |
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Smokehouse appleLarge, flattish shape, yellow flushed and striped red. Flesh crisp, yellowish, moderately fine-grained. Fresh cider flavor. Very good quality cooking, eating, and baking apple. Keeps well through March. |
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Snow Sweet appleSweet with a slight tart balance and rich overtones. Firm, snow white flesh is very slow to oxidize when exposed to air. 3-inch oblate shaped fruit, 70-85% bronze-red blush over a green-yellow background. |
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Spigold appleLarge golden yellow fruit 75% covered with bright red stripes. Tender skin. Fine grained firm crisp yellow flesh, sprightly and sweet. Stores well. |
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Spijon appleThe fruits are large, of good quality, and have a very attractive red blush. |
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Starkrimson appleCrisp, dense flesh, very sweet, quite juicy - a Delicious-style apple |
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State Fair appleFruit is round, conic, medium sized. Fruit is brilliantly striped with reddish orange over a yellow background. Creamy flesh is firm, juicy aromatic and sweet and firmer than most early varieties. Moderately subacid flavor. Excellent for fresh eating. Keeps well for a summer apple. |
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Stayman appleAn old American dual-purpose apple variety, popular in Virginia. Descended from Winesap, and in most respects an even better apple. |
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Stearns appleRed stripes and a yellow background. It's creamy white flesh, although crisp to the teeth, is melting and tender and almost dissolves on the tongue. Its flavor has a rich luscious pure apple taste. Good savory taste. Plenty of sweetness, acidity, & juice. Fruits up to 3" in circumference. |
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Strawberry Parfait appleEarly season apple with hints of strawberry flavoring |
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Summer Champion appleMedium-sized round-conical shaped. Yellow skin covered with red and pink stripes. Flesh semifirm, nearly white with subacid flavor. |
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Summer Rose appleExcellence both for eating and stewing. The size is moderate, the form flat, the skin smooth of a beautiful yellow resembling yellow wax, blended with red in streaks and blotches. The flesh is sweet, sprightly, and juicy. |
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Summer Treat appleFruits are large to very large, of angular, oblong-conic shape, with glossy skin blushed 70-100% brilliant red. The coarse, cream colored flesh is crisp, sweet, and good fresh from the tree when the fruits are ripe. Fruits hang well, but lose quality quickly and become mealy if not harvested. Storage life is short. |
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Sundance appleA modern disease-resistant apple with an attractive yellow blush. |
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Swaar appleLarge, dull yellow fruit with russet dots. Uncommon flavor and richness, spicy and aromatic. The creamy white flesh is firm textured with a sweet and aromatic flavor and the flavor will improve with storage. It will soften and mellow somewhat like a pear until slightly soft at which time it has velvety, tender and beautifully balanced flesh. |
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Swayzie appleGolden yellow sprinkled with russet spots and streaks with cinnamon russet becoming solid at base. Rich, distinctive flavor; aromatic and sprightly. Excellent eating apple. |
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Sweet Delicious appleLarge, greenish yellow fruit, flushed reddish-orange with red streaks. Firm, fine, creamy white, melting flesh. Very sweet with an aromatic flavor. Excellent keeper. |
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Sweet Sixteen appleLarge, red striped fruit. Firm, crisp, aromatic flesh. Moderately acidic. |
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SweeTango appleDeep red coloration over a yellow breaking background. Crisp, juicy, sweet fruit. |
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Thome Empire appleColors to a deep burgundy three weeks earlier than standard Empire. |
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Tioga appleLarge green, turning to yellow skinned late apple. Mild but mellow flavor. |
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Tolman Sweet appleExcellent for cider and drying, also a good dessert and baking apple. Large green or yellow apple, sometimes blushed red with lines of russet, often marked by a suture top to bottom. Flesh is firm, dry to moderately juicy, decidedly sweet. Historically, a highly esteemed "sweet" apple. |
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Turley Winesap appleRound, dull red fruit. Resembles Stayman, but is more crack resistant and eating quality is not as good. Stores well. |
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Victory appleGold colored apple with grey russeting. Snow white coarse flesh. Aromatic and juicy with good acidity. |
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Viking appleVery deep, dark maroon to purple color. Highly aromatic. Crisp and juicy, richly flavorful with acid component. Outstanding flavor retention when cooked. Keeps about 1 month. |
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Virginia Gold appleBright yellow fruit with pink blush. Crisp juicy flesh with flavors similar to Newtown Pippin. Should be stored to reach peak flavor. |
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Vista Bella appleA very-early season dessert apple. |
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Wagener appleOne of the best late fall varieties for dessert, sauce, cider, juice and storage. Doesn't shrivel. Medium sized, glossy green, red flushed fruit. White flesh, very crisp, juicy and tender, resembles NorthernSpy in taste. |
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Waltana appleMedium to large, variable sized green apple with thin red striping and crisp, firm juicy flesh. |
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Wayne appleDessert, canning, freezing and sauce apple. Large fruit. |
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Wealthy appleExcellent dessert and multi-use apple, picked a few weeks early for cooking. Beautiful fruit ripens to bright red across the surface. Crisp, juicy flesh. Refreshing, sprightly, vinous flavor. |
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Wickson crab-appleWickson Crab is an unusually sweet / sharp crab apple, becoming popular for cider production. |
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William's Pride appleFruit is medium in size and slightly conic in shape with a rich aromatic flavor. Apples are 70-80% red with excellent eating quality. |
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WineCrisp appleWineCrisp, formerly known as Coop31, is a modern disease-resistant variety developed by the Universities of Prudue, Rutgers and Illinois. |
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Winesap appleOften known as Virginia Winesap, a tart small apple, and like many US heirloom varieties, keeps well in store. |
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Winter Banana appleNamed for the alleged banana-like flavour. |
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Winterstein appleAttractive, pink/red late apple that has a crisp, flavorful subacid taste. |
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Wolf River appleNamed after the place where it was found. Notable for its very large size, primarily used for cooking. The tree is exceptionally cold hardy and disease resistant. |
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Yellow Bellflower appleExcellent cooking and cider variety. Good dessert apple later in season as flavor develops with time. 13.61% sugar. Large to medium-sized fruit. Smooth, lemon yellow skin blushed red to red-orange. Juicy and aromatic. |
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York Imperial appleGood cooking/baking apple and excellent keeper. |
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Zestar! appleEarly season apple with a good crisp sweet-tart flavor. |