| Variety |
Parentage |
Color |
Season |
Description |
| Early Cortland |
Cortland X Lodi |
Green with red striping |
Early |
Fruit similar to Cortland, but tarter. Stores well for an early apple.
Tree a vigorous grower. |
| Early Harvest |
New York 1700's ? |
pale yellow |
Early |
medium; smooth skin; tender white flesh, crisp and juicy, brisk, tangy flavor |
| Early Joe |
New York 1800 ? |
greenish-yellow, striped and splashed with dark red |
Early |
medium-sized, slightly conical; thin skin; yellowish-white, tender, juicy flesh; very flavorful |
| Early McIntosh |
McIntosh X Yellow Transparent |
Yellow, red striped |
Early-mid |
White, tender flesh with pleasant flavor. Good for home and local markets. |
| Early Redbird |
New Brunswick 1880 ? |
red and crimson-striped |
Very early |
medium-sized; soft, juicy white flesh, stained with red; excellent for sauce; once popular as a fried apple served for breakfast |
| Early Strawberry |
New York 1838 ? |
light greenish-yellow with fine stripes and splashes of bright red |
Early |
medium sized and often has unequal sides; smooth, thick skin; tender, crisp, juicy white flesh, stained with red |
| Eastman Sweet |
Old native, Unknown |
Red, striped |
Late |
Attractive fruit with rich, sweet, yellowish flesh. Tree bears heavily
and is long-lived. |
| Egremont Russet |
Old English |
Yellow resset |
Late |
Small, very high quality. Good for cider. Like all russets, this is
a good keeper. |
| Elstar |
Golden Delicious x Ingrid Marie |
orange-red with a yellow undercolor |
Mid |
large size, round to conical shape; firm, yellowish white, aromatic, tart to subacid flavor |
| Empire |
McIntosh X Red Delicious |
Red |
Late-mid |
medium sized, slightly conical; aromatic; creamy white, crisp, sweet, and juicy flesh; clean, sweet flavor; grown by many commercial orchards; good for cider |
| Empress |
Jonamac X Vista Bella |
Blushed red,
waxy bloom |
Mid |
Introduced by the NYS Expt. Stn. at Geneva in 1988, a medium sized,
round, firm fruit with light yellow flesh, subacid flavor and pleasant
aroma. |
| Esopus Spitzenburg |
New York 1800's ? |
bright red skin mixed with splashes of orange |
Early to mid |
medium sized; crisp, yellow, aromatic flesh; excellent dessert apple |
| Fallawater |
Pennsylvania before 1842 ? |
dull green shaded with red and bronze |
Late |
large to very large; greenish white, tender, coarse and juicy flesh; good keeper |
| Fall Pippin |
American early 1800's ? |
clear yellow skin |
Early |
large, somewhat oblong; white, tinged with yellow and tender, juicy and aromatic flesh |
| Fall Wine |
New York 1832 ? |
clear yellow skin marbled with rich red and specks of brownish-red |
Early |
medium; yellow flesh, tender and sweet |
| Fanny |
Pennsylvania before 1869 ? |
yellow, mostly covered with crimson and darker red stripes |
Early |
medium to large and slightly ribbed; thin, smooth skin; yellowish-white flesh with red staining |
| Foust |
North Carolina ? |
bright yellow, thick white bloom |
Late |
medium to large; thin, smooth skin; yellow flesh is tender, aromatic, and somewhat dry-textured |
| Fireside |
McIntosh X Longfield |
Red, striped |
Late |
A very excellent dessert apple. A good keeper and resistant to cedar-apple
rust. |
| Freedom |
(Macoun x Antonovka) X NY49821-46 |
Red, striped |
Late |
A good quality fresh-eating, cider and cooking apple. Keeps well in
storage. Tree vigorous and disease resistant. (Plant patent #5723.) |
| Gala |
Kidd's Orange Red X Golden Delicious |
orange-red stripes over creamy yellow |
Mid |
medium to large; sweet, subacid, aromatic, crisp and granular; 1965 introduction from New Zealand |
| Garfield King |
seedling of
Yellow Transparent |
Yellow |
Early |
Found growing near Fort Kent, ME. A very hardy tree that is a thrifty
grower and hardens off early for winter. Brought to our attention by Garfield
King. |
| George Webster |
Unknown |
Yellow-red |
Late |
A large late-winter keeper. Good culinary apple. |
| Ginger Gold |
Virginia 1980 ? |
yellowish-green |
Early |
medium size, conical in shape; yellowish white, firm, crisp, and juicy flesh |
| Gloria Mundi |
US before 1800 ? |
greenish-yellow, faint, bronze blush |
Late |
large to very large, roundish, sides often unequal; greenish-yellow, coarse, moderately crisp and quite acidic flesh |
| Golden Delicious |
Grimes Golden X Golden Reinette ? |
golden yellow, occasional russet patches |
Late |
large, conic to round; smooth skin; crisp, clean juicy yellow flesh; sweet and mild flavor; famous variety from West Virginia, ca. 1912 |
| Golden Pearmain |
before 1800 ? |
golden-orange, marbled and striped with red and bronze |
Mid to Late |
medium-sized, somewhat conical; fine-grained, yellow, firm, crisp and juicy flesh; fair keeper |
| Golden Russet |
English Russet seedling |
Yellow russet |
Late |
Yields the best-flavored cider. Hard fruit, stores all winter. When
using for cider, mix with juicy varieties to get a good blend of flavor
and volume. |
| Golden Sweet |
Connecticut ? |
yellow |
Early |
medium to large; thin, smooth waxy skin; yellow, firm, juicy, and aromatic flesh; extraordinarily sweet |
| Goodland |
Patten Greening
open pollinated |
Red, yellow |
Early to early-mid |
Flesh crisp, juicy and tender, makes delicious aromatic sauce and is
also an excellent eating apple. Productive, annual bearer. |
| Gragg |
North Carolina 1860 ? |
greenish-yellow, dark and bright red stripes and shading |
Mid to Late |
medium, conical; thin, smooth waxy skin; greenish, tough and juicy flesh; fine cooking qualities; excellent keeper |
| Granny Smith |
Australia 1868 ? |
dark to pale green, distinctive whitish dots |
Late |
medium-sized; crisp, firm, and juicy flesh; fine cooking qualities; excellent for applesauce and apple juice; good keeper |
| Green Pippin |
Indiana 1800's ? |
green skin to greenish-yellow |
Early to Mid |
large, roundish; white aromatic, tender and juicy flesh; good keeper |
| Grimes Golden |
West Virginia 1790 ? |
yellow, occasional patches of russet |
Mid |
medium to large, roundish to slightly oblong; tough skin; aromatic, highly flavored; tender, crisp, juicy yellowish-orange flesh; good keeper |
