| Variety |
Parentage |
Color |
Season |
Description |
| Haas |
Missouri 1800's ? |
yellow, mottled and washed with bright red and carmine |
Mid |
medium to large, somewhat ribbed; smooth skin; aromatic, firm, juicy, aromatic white flesh, often stained with red |
| Hackworth |
Georgia early 1900's ? |
yellow, with a few red stripes and splashes |
Early |
medium; yellow, granular, and aromatic flesh |
| Hadlock Reinette |
McIntosh X
Golden Russet |
Bronze |
Late |
Juicy, flavorful. Flesh firm and fine textured. Good for eating or
cider. Similar to Golden Russet. |
| Haralred |
Red selection of Haralson |
Bright red |
Mid to Late |
Fruit firm with white flesh, a bit sweeter than Haralson. Good keeper.
Some resistance to fireblight. |
| Haralson |
Malinda X Ben Davis |
Yellow and red, striped |
Late-mid to Late |
Vigorous and productive tree. Firm, white flesh. Mild, pleasant taste;
good for cooking and cider. Moderate resistance to fireblight. |
| Harry Masters Jersey |
England late 1800's ? |
dark red |
Late |
vintage, bittersweet cider apple, produces sweet, medium tannin juice; makes very high quality cider with soft astringency |
Harvey
 |
England before 1629 ? |
yellowish-green, reddish-brown blush |
Mid to late |
large, oblong-conical and occasionally irregular or lop-sided; slightly textured skin; creamy white, firm, dry and fine-grained flesh; rather acid flavor |
| Hawkeye Delicious (Red Delicious) |
Iowa 1870 ? |
yellow, red shading and striping |
Mid to late |
medium to large; smooth clear skin; yellowish, fine-grained, crisp, and juicy flesh; Red Delicious is a sport of this immensely more flavorful variety |
| Hawley |
New York 1750 ? |
pale green, turning to deep yellow, scattered russet dots and flecks |
Mid |
large and roundish, some ribbing; thin, smooth, waxy skin; fine-grained, juicy, and very soft and tender flesh |
| Hazen |
Duchess X Starking Delicious |
Red |
Early to early-mid |
Produces a naturally semi-dwarfed tree. Pleasant taste, flesh firm
juicy, slightly coarse grained. Similar to Beacon. |
| Henry Clay |
Unknown |
Yellow, red |
Mid |
Stark offered this in the 1900's. Fruit is similar to Yellow Transparent. |
| Hewe's Crab |
Virginia before 1817 ? |
dark green covered with dull, purplish red and numerous large white dots |
Mid to late |
very small (1 ½ inches diameter); firm, crisp, astringent and quite acid flesh; produces a clear, dry cider; good keeper |
| Heyer 12 |
Russian |
Greenish yellow |
Early to early-mid |
Super-hardy. Fruit medium size, juicy, acid and moderately coarse.
Quite good for sauce and pies. Tree very vigorous; does well where few
other varieties survive. Bears at a young age. |
| Hiburnal |
Old Russian |
Yellow, striped |
Mid |
A huge, somewhat astringent apple, said to be good dried. The tree
is useful for top-working as it imparts some hardiness to tender varieties. |
| Hightop Sweet |
New England 1600's ? |
greenish-yellow, occasional red blush |
Early |
smooth skin; tender, dry, and very sweet, yellow flesh |
| Holland |
Texas 1923 ? |
red |
- |
large, red, flavorful apple;once an important commercial variety in Texas |
| Hollow Log |
North Carolina before 1920 ? |
deep yellow |
Early |
tender, crisp, very juicy; delicious, aromatic, spicy flavor |
| Honey Cider |
Virginia ? |
pale yellow flushed with light pink |
Early |
medium-sized; firm, juicy and very sweet flesh |
| Honeycrisp |
Macoun X Honeygold |
Red/Yellow |
Late mid |
A sweet, exceptionally crisp-textured apple rated superior to McIntosh
and Delicious for fresh eating. Excellent keeper. |
| Honeygold |
Haralson X Golden Delicious |
Yellow |
Late |
The north's answer to Yellow Delicious. Flavor similar, superior storage
qualities. |
| Hoover |
South Carolina early to mid 1800's ? |
dark-red |
Mid to late |
large and slightly conical; firm, tender yellowish flesh; very good keeper |
| Horse |
North Carolina 1800's ? |
golden yellow |
Early |
medium to large, slightly ribbed; firm, yellow, juicy and quite tart flesh; once immensely popular for home uses, including fresh eating, cooking, drying and cider and vinegar making |
| Hubbardston's Nonesuch |
Massachusetts early 1800's ? |
yellow blushed with reddish-brown, dark red striping |
Late |
medium to large; aromatic, tender, juicy, and sweet yellow flesh; excellent dessert apple |
| Hunge |
North Carolina 1700's ? |
light green covered with dark red, overlaid with fine russet coat |
Early to Mid |
large; crisp, juicy, and aromatic flesh; pleasant winey flavor |
| Huntsman |
Missouri 1850 ? |
deep yellow , occasional orangish-red blush, large, dark, distinct dots |
Early to Mid |
large, somewhat roundish, unequal sides; firm, yellow, juicy, aromatic and very flavorful flesh; fairly good keeper |
| Husk Spice |
North Carolina 1980's ? |
yellow with a reddish blush |
Mid to late |
small to medium; spicy flavor; good fresh-eating and pie apple |
| Hyslop Crab |
Seedling |
Red to dark red |
Mid to late |
Yellow-fleshed red crab, good for culinary purposes. |
| Idared |
Wagener x Jonathan |
pale burgundy red over green |
Mid |
medium to large, round, oblate, and ribbed; white, firm, crisp, juicy flesh, with a pleasant subacid flavor |
| Ingram |
Missouri 1850's ? |
yellow streaked with red and crimson |
Mid to late |
medium to large; tough-skinned; firm, white, juicy flesh |
| Iowa Beauty |
Unknown; Patten introduction |
Yellow and red |
Early |
A high quality culinary/dessert apple. Very juicy with a sweet tang;
the core becomes pink sugar when overripe. |
| Irish Peach |
Ireland before 1820 ? |
pale yellow covered with brownish-orange mottling with broad stripes of milky crimson |
Early |
medium sized, conspicuous broad ribs,angular appearance; creamy white flesh, soft, very aromatic and fairly juicy; fine quality dessert apple |
