Apple Tips

Storage
All apples continue to ripen on storage and become, sweeter, though proper refrigeration slows
this process. That means an apple is its most tart right off the tree. If a particular variety is
too tart for you, store it in the fridge for a couple weeks and then try it. A good keeping
apple will continue to develop a more complex flavor upon storage. Some apples, such as Fuji and
Goldrush, can be kept for 8 and 10 months, respectively. Apples keep best at temperatures around 32-34 degrees, which
is colder than most refrigerators are typically set. If you are going to be keeping your apples
for more than a week, it is a good idea to keep them hydrated by putting a damp sponge or cloth with them
in the plastic bag. Remember, moisture up, temperature down.

Flavors
All apples have a balance between sweet and tart, but to varying degrees. A perfect example of a tart apple
is a Goldrush. It has a bite that makes some folks pucker, but it's still plenty sweet. A Fuji is a perfect
example of a sweet apple, especially a month after it has been picked. It has a complex flavor, but the tart elements
are subtle and they only enhance the sweetness, while an apple like Hudson's Golden gem has an almost sugary sweetness.
Also, its important to remember that everyone's taste buds are a little different and that
people taste different things in the same apple.

A lot of folks are surprised by just how different various apples can taste. A Turley Winesap has a subtle, rich aroma
similar to a glass of wine. Orin, a Japanese apple, has a hint of pineapple. People have detected chocolate, banana and even
coriander flavors in different apples! So come on by and try as many of our 50 varieties as you can. Pretty
soon you'll be an apple expert.

The Apple Works "Pick the Perfect Apple" Index

	Apple	Origins	Skin	Flesh	Picked	Keeps until	Flavor	Uses	Also Try
	Arkansas Black	1870, Benton County Arkansas, surmised to be a seedling of Winesap	Beautiful, dark red to almost black in color, smooth and waxy	hard, firm flesh	Oct 20-27	well into spring	tannic, aromas of dry wine and hickory bark, mellows in storage	eating, salads, cider	Stayman Winesap, New Red Winesap, Turley Winesap
	Ashmead's Kernel	England 18th Century	russeted yellow gold	crisp, firm, juicy	Sep 20-26	Oct	Tart	eating, cider	Golden Russet
	Chojuro Pear	Asia	bronze russet skin	crisp, juicy	Sep 1-30	through Feb	sweet	eating, salads	Hudson's Golden Gem, Splendour, Golden Russet, Korean Giant
	Bert's Special	C&O Nursery	red blush over cream	crisp, firm, juicy	Sep 13-28	3 months	sweet/tart	eating, baking pies, salads	Jonagold, Melrose, Swiss Gourmet
	Blondee	chance seedling from Portsmouth Ohio	smooth yellow	crisp, firm, juicy	Aug 11-17	mid-Oct	sweet	eating, baking pies, salads	Gala, Melrose, Jonagold
	BlushingGolden	chance seedling from Jonesboro Illinois	pristine yellow, sometimes with bright red speckles	crisp, firm, juicy	Oct 7-26	until Christmas	Richly tart/sweet	excellent pies, eating, baking, salads	GoldRush, Braeburn, Pink Lady
	Braeburn	chance seedling from New Zealand	orange/red blush over pale green skin	crisp, firm, juicy	Oct 7-14	through Feb	Richly sweet/tart, very crisp and juicy	eating, baking, pies, salads, sauces	Jonalicious, Melrose, Swiss Gourmet
	Cameo	chance seedling discovered by Darrell Caudle, WA	conic, looks like delicious, bright red stripes over cream	very crisp	Oct 15-20	until Spring	sweet tart, very aromatic, wonderful keeper	eating, salads	Braeburn, Fuji
	Chieftain	Jonathon x R. Delicious	pretty, bright red, blocky apple	crisp, cream colored flesh	Sep 28-Oct 2	until Christmas	medium sweet, crisp apple, richer and more complex than delicious, one of its parents	eating, baking, salads	Melrose, Red Delicious
	Cortland	1898 NY Ag Exp: McIntosh x Ben Davis	large, squat, red apple with thin skin and yellow striping	snow white, slow to brown	Sep 10-15	until Christmas	tart and tangy, very juicy	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads	Jonamac, Jonathon, Liberty, Ida Red
	Crimson Crisp	PRI breeding program	dark mahogany red	crisp, firm, juicy	Sep 15-25	through Oct	striking tart taste	eating, baking pies, sauces, salads	Jonathan, Jonalicious, Braeburn
	Daybreak Fuji	early sport of Fuji	large oblate pinkish red	crisp, clean flesh	Sep 15-21	thru Oct	sweet flavor of Fuji, but earlier 5 to 6 weeks	eating, baking, pies, sauces, salads	Fuji
	Apple	Origins	Skin	Flesh	Picked	Keeps until	Flavor	Uses	Also Try
	Earligold	USPP#4820	smooth, yellow/green	crisp for a summer apple	July 25-Aug 10	Late Aug/Early Sep	pleasantly tart and refreshing, oft compared to Granny Smith	eating, sauce, pies, salad	Pristine, Ginger Gold, Swiss Gourmet
	Empire	1966 NY Ag Ex: McIntosh x Red Delicious	85% mahogany red over cream	somewhat aromatic, firm	Sep 15-20	through Thanksgiving	often somewhat tart off tree, mellows on storage, similar to Liberty in appearance but milder in flavor	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads	Liberty, Red Delicious
	Fuji	Japan 1962: Ralls Janet x Red Delicious	orange red flush over greenish yellow skin	crisp, clean flesh	Oct 15-20	spring	sweet off the tree, growing sweeter and richer in storage, keeps crisp and juicy up to 8 months	eating, salads	Splendour, Braeburn
	Gala	1960 Greytown, New Zealand: Kidd's Orange x Golden Delicious	medium to small with eye-catching red/orange glow of a peach	crisp and juicy, breaking	Aug 17-28	through winter	sweet, yet with a lively kick, crisp firm and juicy, a favorite for eating out of hand	eating, pies, baking, sauces, salads	Fuji, Jonagold
	Geneva Early	1982 NY Ag Ex: Quinte x July Red	large, cherry red over cream	tender, aromatic flesh	July 5-20	month after harvest	piquant, aromatic	excellent for sauces and pies	Yellow Transparent, Lodi
	Ginger Gold	chance seedling	pretty, thin, pale yellow	invitingly crisp and very juicy	Aug 12-18	early Oct.	sweet tart and spicy, very crisp, harbinger of fall season	eating, baking, sauces, pies, salads	Swiss Gourmet, Honey Crisp, Jonalicious
	Golden (Yellow) Delicious	discovered 1914 WV	flecked yellow skin	non-browning flesh	Sep 23-27	through Feb	long a sweet favorite, versatile apple, stays chunky when cooked, parent in numerous cross breedings	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads,freezing slices, drying	Jonagold, Brock, Mutsu
	Golden Russet	England, 18th Century	fully russeted skin, bronze to green undertones	incredible course and breaking flesh	Oct 7-14	through January	never judge an apple by its cover! perhaps our most flavorful variety, sweet, yet with acids, asian pear like except tarter, sweetens on storage, some prefer this apple in December because it keeps so well	eating	Hudson's Golden Gem, Stellar
	Gold Rush	1992 Purdue (PRI), Golden Delicious cross	greenish yellow, often blushed, russeted	breaking and crisp, very juicy	Oct 25-31	keeps into Spring	lively flavor, tart off the tree, becomes sweeter upon storage while maintaining sprightliness and crunch	all-purpose	Swiss Gourmet, Jonalicious, Braeburn
	Apple	Origins	Skin	Flesh	Picked	Keeps until	Flavor	Uses	Also Try
	Grimes Golden	Discovered around 1800, WV	distinctive golden apple freckled with large white lenticels	similar to Yellow Delicious	Sep 13-17	through Christmas	an old classic, spicy sweet and aromatic with a hint of coriander, wonderful addition to cider	eating, sauce, pies, salads, apple butter	Yellow Delicious, Mutsu, Jonagold
	Hawkeye	disc. in Iowa 1800's	red over cream bkd	the original Red Delicious	mid-September	through Christmas	this is the original Red Delicious, fans swear by its distinct flavor	eating, salads	Red Delicious, Cameo, Cheiftan
	Honey Crisp	U. Minnesota: Macoun x Honey Gold	thin, unobtrusive skin, striped red over yellow	large cell size makes for wonderful texture & juiciness	Sep 8-12	through Feb	explosively crisp and juicy, biting into this apple is an experience you will never forget	all purpose	Jonagold, Stellar, Melrose
	Hudson's Golden Gem	chance seedling, OR, 1931	large, concial, fully russted, often mistaken for a pear	crisp flesh	Oct 4-6	up to January	sugary, crisp and juicy, makes a wonderful dessert apple	eating, baking, salads	Orin, Splendour, Fuji
	Ida Red	1942, Idaho: Jonathon x Wagener	large, round, cherry red apple, thick skin	tender white flesh	Oct 2-6	through Feb	tangy and juicy, one of best for pies, pretty pink sauce if cooked with skins on	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads	Jonamac, Liberty, Melrose
	Jonagold	1968 NY Ag Ex: Golden Delicious x Jonathon	large, attracitve apple, bright orange-red blush over cream	extremely inviting, very juicy	Sep 20-27	through Christmas	sweet apple with just enough acidity to appeal to a wide audience, excellent quality	eating, sauces, pies, baking, salads	Brock, Mutsu, Gala
	Jonagored	sport of Jonagold, Morrens Orchard, Belgium	full red	inviting and juicy	Sep 17-20	through Christmas	similar to Jonagold but more tart	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads	Mutsu, Gala, Brock
	Jonalicious	Red Delicious x Jonathon (assumed but not documented)	beautiful, cherry red apple	very firm flesh, long keeping	Sep 8-15	mid March	richly tart and crisp, sweetens on storage	eating, pies, baking, salads	Melrose, Braeburn, Swiss Gourmet, Gold Rush
	Jonamac	1972 NY Ag Ex: Jonathon x McIntosh	thin, 2/3 plum red over green	very white flesh, fine grained	Sep 1-12	early Nov	similar to McIntosh, rich "appley" flavor, spiciness adds zest to salads, sauce, pies and apple butter	eating, sauce, pies, salads, butter	Jonathon, Liberty, Melrose
	Jonathan	seedling of E. Spitzenberg	deep, intense red	crisp off tree, enjoy within 6 weeks of harvest	Sep 15-25	two months	a standard for a tart, all purpose apple, crisp and juicy, great pies and sauce, a classic apple, one of grandmother's favorites	eating, pies, baking, salads	Jonamac, Jonalicious, Swiss Gourmet, Melrose
	King David	late 19th century	dark red, often with small black spots	crisp, firm, juicy	Sep 8-14	thru Oct	Richly tart/sweet, very crisp and juicy	eating, baking, pies, salads	Arkansas Black, NuRed Winesap
	Apple	Origins	Skin	Flesh	Picked	Keeps until	Flavor	Uses	Also Try
	Korean Giant Pear	Korea	bronze, russeted	crisp, firm, juicy	Oct 12-21	through Feb	very sweet	eating, salads	Chojuro Asian Pear, Hudson's Golden Gem
	Kumeu Crimson	Braeburn sport from New Zealand	redder than original Braeburn	crisp, firm, juicy	Sep 23-Oct 11	through Feb	Richly tart/sweet, very crisp and juicy	eating, baking, pies, salads	Jonalicious, Melrose, Swiss Gourmet
	Late Lodi	limb sport of Strawberry Chenango from The Apple Works	large, smooth, yellow/green	light and tender flesh	July 23-Aug 7	keeps one month	tart and similar to a Lodi but superior	excellent for sauce fresh or frozen, pies	Lodi, Yellow Transparent
	Liberty	1978 NY Ag Ex: McIntosh x Red Delicious	medium to small dark red apple with a touch of pale yellow striping	crisp and juicy	Sep 15-25	keeps 3 months	piquant off the tree but becomes very rich and complex on storage, wine like, rich flavor, crisp juicy and cider-like, very disease resistant, one of the best for apple butter	eating, sauce, pies, baking, caramel apples, apple butter	Jonamac, Melrose
	Lodi	New York Montgomery x Yellow Transparent	similar to Yellow Transparent but thicker	light and tender flesh	July 5-15	keeps one month	tart, similar to Yellow Transparent	excellent for sauce fresh or frozen, pies	Late Lodi, Yellow Transparent
	Melrose	1944 Ohio Ag Ex: Jonathon x Red Del.	large, red blocky apple	very juicy,	Sep 25-30	keeps five months	medium tart with exceptional flavor, juiciness, and crispness, excellent storage, if you like Jonathon you will love Melrose	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads, cider	Jonathon, Jonalicious, Jonamac, Swiss Gourmet
	Mollie's Delicious	1966 NY Ag Ex: G. Delicious x Red Gravenstein	beautiful, large apple with a 60% red blush over pale cream, distinctive conic shape	crisp and juicy	Aug 18-Sep 8	5 months	sweet, mild apple. preferred by those who don't like acidity/tartness, good off the tree, great after a month in storage	eating, pies, salads	Fuji, Red Delicious
	Monark	Arkansas	large, somewhat flat in shape, 90% red	crisp flesh for an early apple	July 12-17	keeps 6 weeks	excellent eating quality for a summer apple, very tart and crisp off tree	eating, sauce, pies	Pristine, Vista Bella
	Mutsu	1948 Japan: G. Delicious x Indo	large, round to oblate, green when picked, turns yellow upon storage	crisp, breaking, juicy, non-browning flesh	Sep 30-Oct 4	keeps 5 months	slightly tarter than G. Delicious with more complex flavor, slight hint of anise, sweetens on storage, great sauce	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads, freezing slices	Ginger Gold, Freyberg
	New Red Winesap (Old Fashioned Winesap)	19th Century	medium sized, oblate apple, deep red with cream accents	crisp white flesh	early October	keeps through January	retains the characteristic "winesap" flavor but also has similarities to Arkansas black.	All purpose	Stayman\Turley Winesap, Arkansas Black
	Apple	Origins	Skin	Flesh	Picked	Keeps until	Flavor	Uses	Also Try
	Nittany	Penn State York Imperial	attractive red	crisp, firm, juicy	Oct 1-19	until Christmas	unique with hints of subtle chocolate and nut	eating, baking, pies, salads	Fuji, Cameo
	Pink Lady	Western Australia Lady Williams x Golden Delicious	pink red	crisp, firm, juicy	Nov 9-13	February	zesty tart/sweet	eating, baking, pies, salads, sauces	GoldRush
	Pixie Crunch	PRI program	dark red medium small	crisp, firm, juicy	Sep 15-30	November	unique sweet/tart	eating, baking, pies, salads, sauces	Melrose, Jonagold
	Priscilla	Purdue: Bred from Red Del. for disease resistance	medium sized apple with 65%red blush over cream skin	perfumed, very fine grained	Aug 22-30	keeps one month	best soon after picking, aromatic, floral and sweet like Red Del, one of its parents	eating, sauce, pies, cider	Red Delicious, Fuji
	Pristine	Purdue PRI, disease resistant	beautiful, smooth, pale yellow, often blushed, thin skin	very crisp for summer	July 17-22	end of August	moderately acidic, tart and juicy, first good keeping summer apple,	baking,flavorful sauces, pies	Ginger Gold, Early Gold
	Red Delicious	1870 Peru, IA	red, striped skin, long conical shape	white and crisp, very juicy	Sep 20-27	up to Christmas	an old favorite, distinctive sweet flavor, we grow Red Chief strain	eating	Splendour, Priscilla, Fuji
	Red Free	1980 Purdue PRI Program	60%red over light green skin	mild	Aug 5-15	keeps one month	akin to Jonathan but ripens 7 weeks earlier, good sweet/tart balance, excellent for home grower for scab resistance	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads	Jonathan
	Sansa	Japan gala x akane	red over cream	crisp, firm, juicy	Aug 9-15	thru Aug	Richly tart/sweet, very crisp and juicy	eating, baking, pies, salads	Gala
	Splendour	chance seedling, New Zealand	large, pinkish red apple with occasional russet	juicy, aromatic	Oct 1-10	through Feb	richly perfumed, sweet flavor, favored by those preferring little acid, early alternative for Fuji followers	eating, salads, pies, baking, sauces	Fuji, Orin, Hudson's Golden Gem
	Spigold	NY Ag Ex: Northern Spy x G. Delicious	thin skin, very large, light green apple, often with red blush	crisp, exceedingly juicy yellow flesh	Sep 18-25	keeps four months	marries tartness of Spy with sweetness of Golden for a taste superior to either parent, very rich flavor	eating, sauce, butter, pies, baking	Jonagold, Brock, Melrose, Jonalicious
	Stayman Winesap	1866 Leavenworth, KN: seedling of Winesap	dull dark red over greenish bkd, large and short, very round	whitish green flesh	Oct 15-20	through Jan	tart, crisp and juicy with wine-like flavor	eating,salads, pies, baking	Melrose, Turley Winesap, Arkansas Black, Jonalicious
	Apple	Origins	Skin	Flesh	Picked	Keeps until	Flavor	Uses	Also Try
	Suncrisp	NJ: G. Del x Cox x Cortland	yellow, thin skin	very crisp	October 5-15	keeps 4 months	pleasantly but not overwhelmingly tart, sweet enough to appeal to wide audience	eating, pies, cider, sauces, baking	Goldrush, Swiss Gourment, Jonalicious, Melrose
	Sweet Sixteen	1978 U. Minn: Malinda x Northern Spy	medium large conic apple with red striping over green	firm, juicy, cream colored flesh	Sep 8-16	lasts 6 weeks to two months	very complex and unique flavor, hints of tropical fruit and nuts, delicious	eating, sauce, pies, baking, salads	Orin
	Swiss Gourmet (Arlet)	Switzerland: Ida Red x G. Del.	red blushed apple, slightly conic	crisp	Aug 18-30	thru Sep	pleasantly sweet/tart, rich, one of Europe's most popular varieties, Jonathon alternative	eating, sauces, pies, baking, salads	Jonathon, Jonagold
	Turley Winesap	Tuttle's Orchard: Greenfield, IN	red/purple striped over green, oblate	dull dark red over greenish bkd, large and short, very round	Mid-October	keeps 5 months	makes an excellent cooking apple, Hoosiers are sentimental over it	all purpose	Stayman Winesap, Old Fashioned Winesap, Ida Red
	Virginia Gold	Golden Del. x Abermarle Pippin	smooth, pristine yellow with waxy skin	very clean, juicy flesh	Oct 15-20	February	crisp, juicy, mildly subacid, refreshing apple. well balanced flavor develops on storage, very firm, excellent keeper	eating, sauce, pies, fried apples, baking, salads	Stellar
	Vista Bella	NY Ag Exp	plum red over green skin	breaking white flesh	July 8- July 28	3 weeks	richly cidery, reminiscent of a fall apple	eating, sauce, pies	Geneva Early, Monark
	Zestar!	Univ of Minnesota	pinkish red blush over cream backgound	crisp, juicy	Aug 4-10	through Sep	sweet yet tart that does a little jig in your mouth	eating, baking, pies, sauces, salads	Jonagold, Melrose

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