| Variety |
Parentage |
Color |
Season |
Description |
| Ralls Janet |
France before 1800 ? |
greenish-yellow, covered with pinkish red, dark red striping |
Late |
medium to large; yellowish flesh, fine-grained, crisp and juicy; excellent keeper |
| Ramsdell Sweet |
Connecticut 1838 ? |
yellow skin nearly covered with dark red and darker red striping |
Mid |
medium to large, conical to rectangular; yellowish-white flesh, firm, tender and very sweet |
| Rattle Core |
North Carolina ? |
greenish-yellow, thinly striped with red |
Mid |
medium or smaller; white flesh, tender, juicy |
| Rebel |
Virginia 1850 ? |
deep red, faint red striping |
Mid |
medium to large |
| Redant |
Antonovka open-pollinated |
Yellow washed red |
Mid-late |
Originating in Morden, Manitoba. A large, white-fleshed, sweet, mild
apple good for fresh eating and cooking. Keeps well in storage. |
| Red Astrachan |
Russia before 1870 |
pale yellow covered with bright red and crimson splashes and stripes |
Early |
white flesh is often tinged with red streaks; coarse, crisp, moderately juicy and briskly subacid in flavor; beautiful appearance; can be used for cooking before fully ripe; good
quality eating when ripe |
| Red Baron |
Golden Delicious X Daniels Red Duchess |
Yellow, red blush |
Mid |
Flesh crisp and juicy, good for fresh eating, pies and sauce. Stores
well. Tree is tolerant to fireblight. Bears at a young age. |
| Red Esther |
Unknown, a.k.a. Lawyer Nutmeg |
Red-yellow |
Mid |
An aromatic crisp apple with a unique flavor. Keeps well. |
| Redhook |
Carlton X McIntosh |
Deep red |
Late-mid |
Flesh white or cream, with outer half pink when fully ripe. Very good
eating apple. Not for processing. |
| Red June |
Unknown |
Red |
Early to Late |
A small juicy white-fleshed apple of good quality. Ripens over a long
period. |
| Red Reese |
Alabama 1911 ? |
greenish-yellow splashed with red |
Mid |
medium-sized, roundish conical, irregular shape |
| Redstone Canyon Gold |
Colorado ? |
yellow |
Mid |
very high quality for eating or cooking |
| Redwell |
Scott Winter open pollinated |
Red over yellow |
Late |
Cream-colored mild flesh; good for eating, baking and sauce. Keeps
until January in storage. Tree has strong framework and bears annually. |
| Red Reese |
Alabama 1911 ? |
greenish-yellow splashed with red |
Mid |
medium-sized, roundish conical, irregular shape |
| Regent |
Red Duchess X Delicious |
bright red over yellow |
Late |
very juicy; flavor as good or better than Red Delicious; high dessert
quality does not diminish in storage |
| Rescue Apple-crab |
Seedling of Blushed Calville |
yellow, red stripe or wash |
Early |
very hardy Canadian apple-crab of good quality; favorite with Alaskan
growers; flesh yellowish with sweet flavor |
| Reverend Morgan |
Texas 1965 ? |
rich pinkish-red |
Early |
medium to large, roundish-conical |
| Rhode Island Greening |
Rhode Island 1650 ? |
dark, waxy green skin turns a greenish-yellow when fully ripe |
Mid |
large, uniformly round in shape, flattened on the ends; fine-grained yellow flesh is tender, crisp, juicy and quite tart; one of the best cooking apples; excellent keeper |
| Ribston Pippin |
England 1688 ? |
greenish-yellow flushed with brownish-orange and numerous red stripes |
Mid |
medium to large, unequally large ribs, irregular shape; pale yellow, rich, firm, and juicy flesh; highly esteemed dessert apple |
| Richardson |
St. Lawrence X Duchess |
red |
Mid |
rich mellow flavor, white flesh |
| Roman Stem |
New Jersey before 1817 ? |
whitish yellow, slight brown flush, small dark russet patches |
Mid |
medium to large, unequally large ribs, irregular shape; tender yellow flesh is mild and juicy; rich, spicy and aromatic flavor |
| Roxbury Russet |
Massachusetts before 1700 ? |
dull greenish-yellow, rough, brownish-yellow russet coat |
Mid |
medium to large; greenish-white flesh, coarse, firm and juicy; pleasing, brisk flavor; very good keeper |
| Royalty Crab |
Saskatchewan ? |
red |
Late |
ornamental with deep red leaves, flowers and fruitf; fruit not useful. |
| Rusty Coat |
Southern US ? |
greenish-yellow, indistinct red striping, heavy, coarse russet coat |
Mid |
small to medium; crisp, tender and sweet
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