Variety | Taste | Suggested Use | Harvest |
Ambrosia | Crisp and juicy, sweet honeyed flavor | All purpose | Late September |
Braeburn | Sweet and tart, firm, crispy and juicy | All purpose | Mid-to-Late October |
Cameo | Sweet and firm, crispy, and juicy | Great for eating fresh, salads, pies, and sauces | Late October |
Crimson Crisp | Sweet and tart, firm, crispy and juicy | Great for eating fresh and for salads | Mid September |
Cortland | Slightly tart with a very white flesh | Great for eating fresh, salads, pies, and sauces | Late September |
Empire | More sweet than tart. Extra crisp. | Great for eating fresh, in salads and for making sauces. | Early October |
Envy | Ask @Yo ssi | Best for eating fresh | September |
Evercrisp | Sweet and juicy | Great for eating, a cross between Fuji and Honeycrisp | Mid October |
Fuji | Very sweet. Firm, crisp, and juicy. | Wonderful for eating fresh, putting in salads, baking pies, making sauces, and baking whole. | Late October |
Gala | Sweet with crisp yellow flesh. | Great for eating fresh and for salads. | Early September |
Ginger Gold | Slightly tart and crisp. | All purpose. | Mid August |
Gold Rush | Sweet and crisp | Great for eating and for salads. | Late October |
Golden Early | Crisp and slightly tart. | Great for fresh eating and sauces | Late July |
Granny Smith | Tart | Great all purpose apple for eating and salads. | Mid October |
Golden Delicious | Sweet and mellow. Crisp and juicy. | Good for eating fresh, putting in salads, making pies and sauces, and for baking. | Early October |
Honey Crisp | Very sweet, crisp and juicy. Tastes like apple cider! | Excellent for eating fresh, on salads and for sauce. | Mid September |
Ida Red | Slightly tart and juicy. | Great all purpose apple for eating, salads, pies, sauces, and baked. | Early October |
Jersey Mac | Tart | Great for eating, sauces. | Early August |
Jonagold | Blend of tart Jonathan and sweet Golden Delicious. | Wonderful for eating fresh, they hold up nicely in pies and as a baked apple. | Early October |
Jonathan | Tart, crisp, and juicy. | Great for eating fresh and they cook down nicely for making sauces. | Late September |
Lodi | Very sour/tart. | Great for sauces. | Late July |
Macoun | Slightly tart, crisp, and juicy. | Great for eating, pies, and baking. | Early October |
McIntosh | Slightly tart. Crisp and very juicy. | Great for eating fresh and they cook down nicely for making sauces. | Early September |
Mutsu | Sweet and slightly tart. Very firm, crisp, and juicy. | Great for eating fresh, baking pies and baked apples. | Early October |
Nittany | Juicy and sweet | Great for eating and baking | Early October |
Northern Spy | Very tender, crisp, juicy, and tart. | All purpose apple except for drying. | Early October |
Paula Red | Slightly tart. | Eating and sauces. | Early August |
Pink Lady | Sweet and slightly tart | All purpose apple, great for eating | October |
Pippin | Slightly tart. | Great for baking. | Early September |
Rambo | Fragrant and tart. “Summer’s Granny Smith”. | Good for pies, sauces and baked. | Early August |
Red Delicious | Sweet and juicy. | Good for eating fresh and for putting in salads. | Late September |
Rome | Slightly tart. Firm, crisp, and juicy. | Great for sauces, pies, and baked apples. | Mid-to-Late October |
Sansa | Sweet, similar to Gala. | Great eating apple. | Mid August |
Snapdragon | Extra sweet with hints of vanilla and spice | Great for eating and on salads | Early October |
Soergel | Special More sweet than tart, very crisp, firm and juicy. | Great all-purpose apple. | Early-to-Mid September |
SweeTango | A mix of honeycrisp and zestar apples | Great all purpse apple | Late September |
Stayman | Winesap Sweet and slightly tart. Firm and juicy. | Wonderful for eating fresh, putting in salads, baking pies, making sauces, and baking whole. | Mid October |
Zestar | Sweet and slightly tart. | Great for sauce and cooking | Early August |