| Variety |
Parentage |
Color |
Season |
Description |
| Abram
|
Virginia? |
waxy, greenish-yellow shaded with dull red |
Late |
fine-grained and tender with a spicy to sweet flavor
|
| Adam's Pearmain |
English |
dull crimson-red; fine gray-brown russet coat |
Mid |
conical fruit, crisp, tender and firm; dry, nutty flavor
|
| Adanac |
Battleford open pollinated |
Yellow, striped,
red wash |
Early |
Good cooking apple, will keep 2-3 months in storage. |
| Adirondack Crab |
Unknown |
Red |
-- |
Long lasting, profuse clusters of white flowers give way to tiny (1/4")
fruit which hang on the tree well into winter. |
| Akane |
Jonathan X Worcester Pearmain |
bright red |
Early |
medium-sized; crisp, white juicy flesh; l970 introduction by the Tohoku Agricultural Experimental Station in Japan |
| Alexander |
Russian |
greenish, covered with red and carmine stripes and splashes |
Early |
firm, coarse, and crisp |
| Allington Pippin |
United Kingdom 1894 ? |
greenish yellow, reddish flush or stripes |
Mid |
medium size conical shape; flesh cream-colored,candy like flavor; good cooker |
| Allum |
North Carolina 1840's ? |
deep red skin |
Late |
tender, crisp and juicy, white flesh, rather tart; fine storage qualities |
| Almata |
Beautiful Arcade X Fluke 38 Crab |
pale red, gray bloom |
Early |
small to medium-sized; red-fleshed, tart flavor; bred by Dr. Neils Hansen, of South Dakota |
| Alton |
Early McIntosh X NY 845 |
Red wash over yellow |
Early |
White, fine-grained flesh bleeding to pink when fully ripe. Pleasant
flavor, good for eating or cooking. Not a keeper. |
| American Beauty |
Massachusetts 1850's ? |
dark-red |
Mid to Late |
sweet and aromatic with slightly chewy flesh |
| American Summer Pearmain |
1816 or earlier ? |
yellow striped with red |
early |
medium sized and somewhat oblong in shape |
| Anoka |
Mercer X Duchess |
Red-yellow |
Early-mid |
Bears at a young age. Good for culinary use. |
| Antonovka |
Early Russian |
Yellow |
Mid |
Large, round, white fleshed apple of average quality. Pretty, pink-tinged
flowers. |
| Arkansas Black |
Winesap X ? |
dark red to almost black |
late |
medium,slightly conical in shape; yellow flesh is firm, fine-grained, crisp, moderately juicy, and sprightly subacid in flavor; best keeper
|
| Arkansas Sweet |
Arkansas 1905 ? |
yellow overlaid with crimson and darker red stripes |
late |
medium size, whitish flesh, crisp, sweet, and crunchy |
| Ashmead's Kernel |
English 1700 ? |
yellowish-green, occasional light-orange blush, fine gray-brown russet coating |
Mid |
high-quality dessert apple; yellowish-white flesh; crisp, firm and juicy |
| Astrachan Crab |
Red Astrachan open pollinated |
Red-yellow |
Early |
Small, flavorful fruit. Abundance of white flowers. |
| Atlas |
Winter St. Lawrence X Duchess |
Red |
Mid |
Good for cooking and eating. Keeps well. Tree a strong grower and productive. |
| Autumn Arctic |
Arctic X Northern Spy |
Red-yellow, striped |
Mid |
Good tasting, productive, scab-resistant. |
