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on all apples. Use Price Code for variety.

APPLE Very Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Lodi Apple Lodi is an older variety that was introduced to replace Yellow

Transparent, which it resembles somewhat in appearance and

season. It is a good early season apple for pies and sauces,

but as a dessert apple it tends to be very tart and has been

known to have given many a young boy a "belly ache" when

picked too early. It is a better keeper than Yellow Transparent

and is more firm. ZONE 4-8

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Quinte Apple Quinte is one of the earliest quality summer apples to eat.

The fruit is crisp, juicy and tasty with a red blush over a yellow

skin. It doesn't store well, but does harvest over a longer

period and require several pickings. The tree is vigorous and

very hardy. Ripens in July near Lodi and Yellow Transparent.

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Red Astrachan

Apple

Red Astrachan is a small to medium sized apple with a pale

creamy skin striped with red and covered with a heavy bloom.

The white flesh is sometimes striped with red and is excellent

for eating. It is tart and an excellent cooking, sauce and pie

apple. Does not store long. The tree is productive but can be

biennial. Ripens very early in July and through to September.

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Yellow

Transparent

Apple

Yellow Transparent is just about the earliest summer apple. It

is medium-large with translucent pale yellow skin. Some say it

makes the best sauces because of its crisp, very sweet juicy,

white flesh that is very light in texture. It is also wonderful in

pies. Trees are upright, vigorous growers that bear fruit very

young. Ripens from early July to early August. Zone 3-7

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APPLE Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Beacon Apple Beacon is an excellent early summer apple with juicy, mild

sub-acid flesh. It is good for fresh eating and cooking, but

does not store well. The fruit is medium to large size and

ripens over a relatively long period in August. The tree is very

hardy, reportedly to -50 degrees. The apple is orangish-red

striped over a yellow background. The tree is vigorous,

productive and heavy bearing. ZONE 2-6

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Benoni Apple Benoni is a late summer apple that is a fine dessert apple. It

is highly flavored, with a mild sub-acid flavor. The fruit is

medium sized, Deep red striped over an orangish-yellow skin.

It is a good bearer, but can be biennial. Ripens in July to

August. ZONE 4-7 AVAILABLE FALL 2012.

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Carroll Apple Carroll is a very hardy apple that ripens early in the summer

season. It is a somewhat dwarfish tree but produces well. It

is an excellent dessert apple and also a good cooking apple.

The fruit is red, medium sized. ZONE 3-6 AVAILABLE

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Grandpa's

SummerGold™

Apple

Grandpa's SummerGold is one of the best early summer

apples around. Slightly later picking than Lodi, which it

closely resembles. The large fruit ripens early in August. The

flesh is white and the skin yellow-green and smooth. It has

excellent tart flavor early on, but as it hangs on the tree it gets

sweeter and the flavor improves. For a summer apple it

stores quite well and hangs on the trees for several weeks.

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APPLE Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

JerseyMac Apple JerseyMac apple is a very early McIntosh type apple that

ripens in early summer in late July. It is an attractive, medium

sized apple with predominantly red skin over a light yellow

background. The flesh is whitish-yellow, crisp, juicy, and has

a tasty, aromatic flavor similar to McIntosh. It is an early

bloomer. Keeps fairly well for such an early, summer apple.

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Norland Apple Norland is another good hardy apple variety for the far north.

Its medium size red fruit are good for both cooking and eating.

It ripens in mid-August, but is a good keeper in cold storage,

lasting up to 16 weeks. ZONE 2-5

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Oriole Apple Oriole is a very hardy, early summer apple with excellent

eating and cooking qualities. The fruit is large, red striped

and resembles Duchess. Very hardy, vigorous, and extremely

productive. Moderately susceptible to fire blight and scab.

Ripens in early summer. Not a good keeper. ZONE 2-5

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Pristine® Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Pristine® is one of the best early

disease resistant varieties for the garden. It is a very early

ripening yellow apple that resembles Yellow Transparent in

appearance, but is much firmer, less acid, and better eating.

The fruit is yellow, very smooth, and attractive. It keeps well

on and off the tree for several weeks. The fruit is tasty and

quite firm and crisp for being so early. It ripens early in

August, just after Lodi. ZONE 5-8

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Williams Pride

Apple

William's Pride is a very early summer season, disease

resistant apple. It is one of the earliest dark red apples,

ripening just after Lodi or Pristine®. It is yellow fleshed with a

mild, sub-acid flavor. Best used for dessert. ZONE 5-8

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APPLESummer- Early Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Akane Apple Akane is a late summer to early fall apple that resembles

Jonathan. It is medium in size, bright red in color, and its

white flesh has a distinctive aroma and sub-acid flavor. It is

an excellent dessert apple. ZONE 5-8

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Blaze Apple Blaze is an earlier Jonathan-type apple that ripens about 3-4

weeks earlier in mid-summer. Medium sized, red over a

bright yellow background, attractive and smooth. The flesh is

yellow, crisp, firm, juicy and good quality. It has a flavor

somewhat like Jonathan but less tart. Vigorous and

productive. Moderately susceptible to scab and cedar apple

rust, but moderately resistant to fire blight and powdery

mildew. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Centennial

Edible Flowering

Crabapple

Centennial Crab is a very hardy, edible crab that can beautify

the yard also. It is a compact grower that produces small,

crisp, juicy edible crabs that are sweet and nutty flavored

about 1.5 inches in diameter. It ripens in mid-August and is

an excellent pollinizer for other apples, bearing heavy loads of

red flower buds that open into white blossoms. Good for

eating, canning and jelly. It is highly scab resistant. ZONE 3-

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Chenango

Strawberry Apple

Chenango Strawberry is one of the most beautiful summer

apples, with medium to large, conical, shiny, yellowish-

whitish, smooth skinned apples. The skin is almost

translucent. The fruit is firm, juicy and white, but tender and

very aromatic. Pick when the skin stars to turn milky. It picks

over a long period of several weeks, but overripe fruit will get

dry and mealy. Good for eating and sauce. The tree is very

hardy, but very susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 4-9

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APPLESummer- Early Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Dolgo Edible

Ornamental Crab

Apple

Dolgo Crab apple is one of the earliest to bloom in the spring

with its pink buds opening into large white flowers which are

very fragrant. It sets an abundant crop of red, edible

crabapples which are about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. It is

also an excellent ornamental variety! It ripens in late August

to early September. ZONE 3-7

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Duchess Apple Duchess is a very old heritage variety that is still a treat in the

early summer. It is a good cooking apple, but just ordinary for

fresh eating. Duchess is a medium to large, greenish yellow

apple with bright red striping and splashes. It has gusseted

dots that are distinctive. The flesh is white, fine, firm and

juicy. It is not a long term keeper, but is a good seasonal

apple ripening in mid-August. ZONE 4-8

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Ginger Gold®

Apple

Ginger Gold® is an early golden-type apple that ripens in the

summer, late in August to early September. It very much

resembles a Golden Delicious, but has a more spicy flavor

than Golden. The fruit is medium-large and firm and crisp. It

is probably the best golden-type apple in this early season.

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Goodland Apple Goodland is one of the most hardy apples known. It has been

known to withstand -50F with little winter damage. The fruit is

medium size, round, bi-color fruit. Its flesh is tender, crisp,

juicy and aromatic. It makes a delicious aromatic apple sauce

and is well suited for fresh eating. It ripens in early

September. ZONE 2-5

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Irish Peach

Apple

Irish Peach is an ancient apple that came from Ireland. It has

smallish, greenish fruit with faint red stripes. The flesh is

crisp, juicy, aromatic, and has a pleasant rich flavor. Ripens

in mid-summer. ZONE 3-7

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Maiden Blush

Apple

Maiden Blush is a fine heirloom summer apple that produces

regular crops of flattish round yellow apples with a beautiful

crimson blush. The skins are tough, smooth and waxy and

the flesh is crisp, juicy and creamy yellow. It is great for

cooking, eating fresh, drying and making cider. It ripens in

mid-August to early September over a prolonged period. It is

very hardy. ZONE 2-8

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Molly's Delicious

Apple

Molly's Delicious is not a true Red Delicious, but is very

similar in appearance and flavor. It ripens almost three or

more weeks ahead of Gala and McIntosh. It is large and

conic with about one half red blush over a yellow background.

It has a very pleasing flavor and will keep quite well for

several weeks. ZONE 6-8

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Oldenberg or

Duchess Apple

Oldenburg is likely the same variety as Duchess that we also

carry. We have not yet been able to compare the two

cultivars side-by-side. ZONE 4-8

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Red Summer

Rambo Apple

Red Summer Rambo is a "double red" strain of regular

Summer Rambo. It has all the same qualities. The large fruit

is red striped. The flesh is very crisp, juicy, yellowish green,

with a fine, rich, tart, aromatic flavor. Its great for eating and

sauce. The tree is very vigorous, hardy and productive. It

ripens earlier in the season in August to September. ZONE 4-

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Redfree Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Redfree is an excellent tasting,

summer apple with a lot of disease resistance. It is a good

choice for the backyard orchard where you don't want to have

to spray a lot. The fruit is medium sized, red, with some

striping with sweet, tasty, white flesh. Ripens mid to late in

the summer after Pristine(R) ZONE 5-8

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Sansa Apple Sansa in a high quality dessert apple that ripens a week or so

ahead of Gala. The bright red fruit is medium sized, with firm,

white flesh and an excellent sweet, juicy, distinct flavor. It

keeps well for an early apple. ZONE 6-8

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State Fair Apple State Fair is a very high quality late summer apple ripening in

mid-late August. The medium sized fruit is brilliantly striped

orangish-red over a yellowish background color. It has a

creamy flesh that is juicy, sweet, firm and aromatic with a

moderately subacid flavor. It is predominantly used for fresh

eating and will keep rather well for an earlier season apple.

Very hardy. ZONE 3-7

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SummerMac

Apple

SummerMac is an early summer apple ripening in late August

and a few weeks before regular McIntosh. The fruit is

medium to large and has the appearance of a McIntosh,

although not as aromatic and tasty as a regular Mac. The fruit

will keep fairly well. It is a nicely colored red apple. Good for

fresh eating, cooking, and sauce. ZONE 5-7

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Valstar™ brand

Elstar Apple

Valstar™ is an improved red strain of Elstar, which is popular

in Europe. The fruit ripens late in the summer and has

excellent sweet-tart flavor. It is medium sized and keeps well.

The fruit is mostly red striped over a golden background color.

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Wealthy Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Red Wealthy is an old-time favorite in

many cold climates, because it is so hardy. It ripens late in

the summer and is an excellent all purpose apple. The fruit is

a deep red over a pale yellow background, and the flesh is

crisp, juicy, and white with some pink veining. It has a distinct

flavor with a hint of strawberry. It is a favorite old time apple

in many orchards. ZONE 3-8

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Whitney Edible

Crab Apple

Whitney is a good quality edible crabapple that is fine for jelly

or pickling. Medium size crabapples with red stripes over a

yellow background. It picks late in August to early

September. Very hardy. ZONE 3-8

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Zestar!® Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Zestar! is a rather new variety that is

gaining in excitement. It is an early season apple with

excellent, dessert quality. It is very crisp and juicy with an

above average sweet/tart flavor. This apple is 60-85% red on

a yellow background. It will store quite well for several weeks

after being picked in late August in the Midwest. ZONE 3-7

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APPLELate Summer-Early Mid-season-- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Blondee® Apple Blondee® Apple is a very new "golden Gala" type apple that

Grandpa saw a few years ago and was impressed with. The

fruit ripens a few days before regular Gala but has a greenish-

yellow skin that changes to a rich yellow as it ripens. The fruit

is exceptional and has great eating qualities like Gala. It

appears to be denser than Gala and will keep for several

months. The tree is similar to Gala is other respects. ZONE

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Chestnut Edible

Crab Apple

Chestnut is a large, russeted, sweet and juicy edible

crabapple with a rich, nutty like flavor that can be used for

eating, sauce, preserves, and decorative purposes. It ripens

late summer, early September. ZONE 4-8

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Cortland Apple Cortland is an old-time heritage apple that Grandpa grew up

with. Cortland is large, and round and similar in looks to

McIntosh, but its flavor is very distinct. It is fairly crisp and

juicy, but is not a "hard" apple--- easy on the teeth. The tree

is more hardy than most, making it an excellent choice for

colder areas. ZONE 4-8

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alphabetically.CODE

Gala Apple

(Original strain)

The original Gala strain to come into the US is known as

Kidd's D-8 now. It produces medium sized fruit with striping

on a golden yellow-orangish skin that is distinctive. The fruit

is crisp, dense, aromatic and white with an subacid, sweet-tart

flavor that keeps you coming back for more. Gala is now one

of the most popular apples in the world. Ripens in early to

mid-September and it stores well. Very productive and should

be thinned early for good size. ZONE 4-9

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Golden Delicious-

Early Strain

Apple

Grandpa's Early Golden Delicious is a strain of regular Golden

Delicious that ripens a couple weeks ahead of normal.

Grandpa's strain is more russet resistant than the original

Golden Delicious, but has all the same qualities--- large,

sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies, sauce,

cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvests early

in September. ZONE 5-8

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Grandpa's Big

Gala Apple

Grandpa's Big Gala is a special selection of Gala that just

grows larger than a normal Gala. The fruit is similar in other

respects. Not highly colored, but an excellent eating and all

purpose apple. It is suspected to be a tri-ploid, so it requires

pollination from other varieties than Gala and Golden

Delicious. ZONE 5-8

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Grandpa's Early

Red Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Early Red Rezista® is an attractive dark red

colored apple. The fruit is crisp, sweet and very juicy with an

good flavor. Picks in early mid-season, in mid-September.

Fruit size is only medium to small and tree is very productive.

There is some similarity in appearance to a Jonathan, but

quality and size is not as good. Very scab resistant.ZONE 5-8

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Grandpa's Gala-

like Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Gala-like Rezista® is a striking dark red apple with

subdued stripes. The medium size fruit is very juicy and

medium firm with very good dessert qualities. It has an

appearance and flavor that is very similar to Gala. It picks

mid-season in mid- to late September. It hangs and keeps

well on the tree and will store for several weeks. Very scab

resistant. ZONE 5-8

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Honeycrisp™

Apple

Grandpa's Choice Honeycrisp is the current "star" of the apple

industry and with consumers. It is "explosively crisp" with an

unbeatable sweet, juicy flavor. It is naturally large and will

color well in cooler climates. Color can range from brilliant

red with some striping to mostly red-striped over a straw

yellow background color when ready to pick. Very hardy and

productive. Keeps well when picked in peak condition. If you

like crisp and juicy apples, this one is unbeatable. Harvest

early in fall in mid-September. ZONE 4-8

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Idajon Apple Idajon is a Jonathan-type apple that ripens about 10 days

ahead of regular Jonathan. The fruit is medium-large, round,

firm and crisp. It is carmine red, smooth, and fine grained. It

is somewhat sweet and sub-acid. The tree is productive.

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Initial Apple Initial is a new disease resistant, earlier season apple that is

scab resistant. It is a large apple with lots of red blush over

yellow background. The fruit is crisp and mildly acid. It

matures about a week before Gala. ZONE 5-8

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Jonamac Apple Jonamac is an excellent dessert quality apple ripening about a

week before McIntosh, which is one of its parents. The fruit is

very similar in appearance to Mac, but is more highly colored

and firmer. Eating quality is superior to Mac. The fruit is only

medium sized and will soften in storage. ZONE 3-7

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alphabetically.CODE

Northern Lights

Apple

Northern Lights produces large, attractive, glossy, bright red

blushed apples. It has a flavor similar to McIntosh and with

semi-firm, tasty white flesh.. It is very cold hardy and best

suited to back yard orchards in cold climates. It ripens near

McIntosh season and will keep a few months in cold storage.

It is a good choice for the backyard garden in very cold areas.

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NovaMac Apple Novamac is very similar to McIntosh in season and flavor.

The fruit is medium-large, round, mostly red over a greenish-

yellow background color. The flesh is white, crisp, tender and

juicy with a fine sub-acid flavor similar to a Mac. The tree is

very disease resistant. ZONE 4-8

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Red Baron Apple Red Baron is a nice all purpose hardy apple for northern

climes. The medium to large fruit is cherry red blushed on

creamy yellow background color. It has a pleasant, acidic,

tart flavor and is suitable for most uses. It ripens in

September near Wealthy, and appears to keep fairly well into

December. The tree is moderately vigorous. ZONE 3-5

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Red Gala Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Red Gala apple is our special selection

of the famous Royal Gala™ apple that everyone sees in the

produce department. It harvests late summer into early fall in

September and is one of the finest eating apples there is.

The flesh is yellowish flesh is crisp, juicy and fine tasting. It

can be used for all purposes. It is almost a "must have" for

the backyard orchard. ZONE 5-8

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Red Gravenstein

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Gravenstein is a culinary treat! This

antique variety is well known for cooking, sauce, cider and

eating out of hand. It is large, with crisp white flesh and a

distinct, juicy flavor. It will keep moderately well. The fruit is

orangish with red striping on greenish yellow skin. It ripens

late in the summer to early fall. ZONE 5-8

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Red McIntosh

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red McIntosh is one of the all-time

favorites for some people. Red McIntosh is an early season

apple with very aromatic, flavorful, white, juicy flesh. It is

somewhat firm, but only will keep for shorter periods during

the fall and early winter. It has a steely-red skin that is

distinctive looking to match its very distinctive flavor. It is only

medium large in size, but sets abundant crops. ZONE 3-8

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Sweet Sixteen

Apple

Sweet Sixteen is a popular apple for very cold northern

regions. It ripens in early fall, just ahead of Honeycrisp™. It

is crisp and juicy with an exotic yellow flesh and a very sweet,

unusual sugar cane or spicy cherry candy flavor. The fruit

stores for 5 to 8 weeks. It is a good all purpose apple.

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Swiss Gourmet™

Apple

Swiss Gourmet™, as its name suggests, was a very popular

apple in Europe for a good reason. It has a distinct, sweet

and tart flavor. The flesh is creamy white. The fruit is

medium to large size with a nice red blush. In some areas it

will russet badly, but this does not affect the excellent flavor or

eating quality. Harvests early in the fall a couple weeks

before Jonathan. ZONE 5-8

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Wolf River Apple Wolf River apples are enormous, often weighing 1 pound or

more. It has a pale red color over pale yellow skin and soft,

tender, slightly mealy, creamy white flesh. Excellent for baking

whole and drying. Resistant to scab, mildew, fire blight and

cedar apple rust. Trees are very hardy. ZONE 5-7

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APPLE Early Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Auvil Early Fuji™

Apple

If you are a lover of the sweet Fuji apple, but live in the more

northern, shorter season areas, Grandpa's Choice™ Auvil

Early Fuji® is the best Fuji variety for your backyard orchard.

It has all the attributes of regular Fuji, but harvests 5-6

WEEKS earlier, so by mid-September in most areas you can

able picking fully mature, beautiful red Fuji. ZONE 5-8

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Binet Rouge

Sweet Hard Cidre

Apple

Binet Rouge is a French variety that is used for sweet hard

cider base. The tree is very precocious and productive. The

tree is a week grower and matures in early mid-season in

September. It is mildew susceptible. It is late blooming and

suitable for frostier locations. ZONE 5-9

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Black Gilliflower

or Sheepnose

Apple

Black Gilliflower produces large, dark red, almost black

colored fruit. It is large, long and conical in shape. Its

greenish-white flesh has a distinctive aroma and is rich, but

with a mild sweet flavor. It is prized for baking and drying.

The tree is healthy, vigorous and fruitful. Ripens in

September to October. Fruit hangs well, but becomes drier

when overripe. ZONE 6-9

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Burgundy Apple Burgundy produces large, round, solid dark blackish-red fruit.

The skin is smooth and glossy and the red color may bleed

into the flesh somewhat. It is an excellent, crisp, sub-acid

flavored apple. The fruit hangs well up to three weeks, but it

does not store for more than a month after harvest. Ripens in

mid to late September. ZONE 3-7

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Crimson Crisp™

Apple

CrimsonCrisp™ is a new disease resistant apple variety that

should go along well with other Grandpa's Nature Friendly™

varieties. The medium sized fruit is an attractive crimson red

and the flesh is very crisp and firm with a tart but complex

flavor. The fruit matures in the mid-season of fall. ZONE 5-8

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Crimson® Gold

Apple

Crimson® Gold apple is a new disease resistant apple with

excellent qualities. The fruit is bright reddish-orange and

medium sized. The flesh is sweet-tart, white, crisp, and juicy.

It will store well. It ripens about mid-September just ahead of

Golden Delicious. It is very resistant to apple scab. The trees

are moderately vigorous and very productive. ZONE 5-8

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Crimson® Topaz

Apple

Crimson® Topaz is a new disease resistant dessert apple that

harvests about a week before Golden Delicious, in mid-

September. The medium size fruit is an attractive orange-red

stripe over a yellow background. It is juicy and tasty. It is a

vigorous spurry tree that has an upright growth habit. It is

very precocious. The fruit is very resistant to dropping.

Resistant to apple scab and mildew. ZONE 5-8

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Ellis Bitter-Sweet

Hard Cidre Apple

Ellis Bitter is an excellent hard cidre variety with a bittersweet

character. The medium sized yellow fruit ripen in September.

The tree is fairly vigous, precocious and productive. It is a

later bloomer. It does not store for long so should be pressed

shortly after harvest. The tree is susceptible to both fire blight

and scab. ZONE 4-8

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Enigma Apple Enigma has very large, round fruit with yellow skin covered

with a heavy red blush. It ripens in mid-season and is known

for its extreme hardiness. ZONE 3-7 AVAILABLE FALL 2012.

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Fameuse or

Snow Apple

Grandma's most fondly remembered apple as a little girl was

Fameuse or as it is commonly called, Snow Apple. It is a very

old heritage variety known for its hardiness, good flavor and

eating quality, and late summer, early fall ripening time. The

old-timers made good use of it for apple cider because of its

aromatic and distinct flavor, and because it is only a fair to

good keeper. The flesh is tender and "snow white" like its

name suggests. The fruit is red over a cream background

color. ZONE 4-8

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Frostbite™ Apple Frostbite(TM) was just recently named by the University of

Minnesota. Known as MN 447, it is an older cultivar that has

been used as a parent in the breeding of other successful U

of MN apple varieties. Because of its unique, sweet,

aromatic, and unusual flavor people who know MN 447 had

been encouraging the University to release it. The fruit is only

small to medium in size, being 2¼ to 2½ inches in diameter,

but is very firm, crisp and juicy. It will store for 3-4 months in

common storage at 34-37°F. The flesh is a creamy, light

yellow. It is an attractive maroon red over a yellow gold

background. It usually exhibits striped coloration, but often

can be somewhat dappled. It sometimes russets lightly,

depending on the season. Like most Minnesota varieties, it is

extremely hardy to USDA Zone 3b (-30 to -35°F). It has low

to medium vigor. The tree is spreading and produces

annually. ZONE 3-7

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Galarina™ Apple Galarina® is a new gala-like disease resistant apple that

shows high tolerance to scab, mildew and fire blight. It is

hardier than Gala and resembles Gala in many respects. The

fruit is medium sized, orangish-red over a yellow background.

The flavor is crisp and sweet. It will store well. It ripens in

later September, almost two weeks after Gala. ZONE 4-8

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Gilliflower Apple This cultivar of Gilliflower may be the same as Black

Gilliflower, but our source attributes it to English origin. We

haven't been able to compare it closely enough with Black

Gilliflower to be sure. ZONE 6-9

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Golden Delicious

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Golden Delicious! Grandpa and many

people rate it still as one of the best all-purpose apples ever

grown. Grandpa's strain is more russet resistant than the

original Golden Delicious, but has all the same qualities---

large, sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies,

sauce, cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvest

mid-season in late September to early October. ZONE 4-9

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Golden Delicious

Apple- Original

strain

Golden Delicious! Grandpa and many people rate it still as

one of the best all-purpose apples every grown. The original

"Mullins" strain is less russet resistant than most strains of

Golden Delicious, but probably has better eating qualities---

large, sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies,

sauce, cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvest

mid-season in late September to early October. ZONE 4-9

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Golden Noble

Apple

Golden Noble is one of the apples with the highest content of

Vitamin C. It is a large, round apple with bright yellow fruit

sometimes spotted with red. Creamy white flesh that cooks

into a nice sauce. The tree is somewhat of a tip bearer,

upright and spreading but with average vigor. Ripens in

September. Deer LOVE Golden Noble and will browse it

extensively. ZONE 6-9

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Honeygold Apple Honeygold is a great substitute for Golden Delicious in colder,

northern areas where it is much more hardy. It is reported to

be able to withstand -50F degrees with little winter damage. It

is medium to large size, with a golden to yellowish green color

and a reddish bronze blush. It has a Golden Delicious flavor,

but is a little sweeter and blander. It is high quality and stores

well. Ripens in October, similar to Golden Delicious. ZONE 3-

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Jonafree™ Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Jonafree is one of the scab

immune varieties, that is most like it namesake, with which it

ripens. Jonafree is nearly identical to old-time red Jonathan in

eating quality, flavor, and appearance. It is slightly less acidic

though. It is a bright red apple, with glossy skin and generally

no russetting. It does not develop "Jonathan" spot when

stored, like normal Jonathan does. Can be used as an all

purpose apple. ZONE 5-8

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Jonalicious

Apple

Jonalicious produces large, round, red fruit with a yellow

background. The flesh is juicy, yellow, firm, crisp, subacid

with a distinct aromatic flavor. It ripens just after regular

Jonathan which is resembles. It is a good keeper. The tree is

hardy, productive and vigorous. ZONE 4-8

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Late Strawberry

Apple

Late Strawberry is a small to medium sized apple splashed

with various shades of yellow and red stripes. The fruit is

finely textured, crisp, juicy and creamy white. It has an

excellent, aromatic sub-acid flavor. Ripens in late mid-season

in September to October. ZONE 4-8

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Liberty Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Liberty is very similar to

appearance to McIntosh, but its flavor is more tart and its

flesh is crisper. It has a flavor all its own. It is a good

dependable choice for any backyard orchard because it is

highly productive and resistant to all the major apple

diseases. ZONE 4-8

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Macoun Apple Macoun is a regional favorite in the Northeast and Ohio area.

It is similar to McIntosh in many characteristics, but has better

keeping characteristics, dessert quality and ripens about a

month later. It is very aromatic and flavorful, with white, firm

and juicy flesh. ZONE 5-8

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Mother Apple Mother is a rather large dessert apple that was once very

popular. It has a distinct, spicy, balsamic, sweet-acid,

aromatic flavor. Its flesh is creamy yellow and juicy. It ripens

in mid-season, but doesn't store particularly well. Some scab-

resistance, but susceptible to fire blight. Slow growing, but

bears well from an early age. ZONE 4-9 AVAILABLE FALL

2012

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Norkent Apple Norkent is one of the most hardy apples, and may be hardy to

Zone 2. The medium sized fruit is orangish with red

russetting over a greenish yellow skin. It is excellent for

eating and cooking, and keeps well for several months.

ZONE-3-7

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Norson Apple Norson is one of the hardiest apples and is recommended for

really cold areas. The fruit is somewhat small, but of good

dessert quality and keeps very well. It is a consistent and

annual producer. ZONE 1-5 FALL 2012

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Pitmaston

Pineapple Apple

Pitmaston Pineapple is well named. The small fruit have a

distinct pineapple flavor to them. The fruit is larger than the

typical edible crab, golden yellow in color covered with a fine

bronzy russetting. The fruit is juicy, crunchy, with a sugary

pineapple-like flavor. It is typically used for fresh eating. It

has a compact upright growing habit, and ripens in mid-

September. ZONE 6-9

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Red Jonathan

Apple

Red Jonathan hardly needs a description since it is one of the

most popular heritage apples in the Midwest. Crisp, slightly

striped, but mostly red, juicy and sweet tart. One of the best

varieties for pies and sauce. Our strain is highly colored and

sizes well for this medium sized apple. Ripens early in the

fall. Stores and keeps well. ZONE 4-8

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Sekai-Ichi Apple Sekai-Ichi originated in Japan and will produce huge fruit,

similar in color, appearance, and taste to the old original

Delicious apple, which is one of its parents. The fruit ripens in

mid-season and has high dessert quality. ZONE 5-8

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Spartan Apple Spartan was always one of Grandpa's favorites. It is very

McIntosh-like looking and tasting, but is much firmer and

keeps better. It picks a couple weeks later in the early fall.

The fruit is medium to large, with a dark red mahogany color

and a metallic sheen like McIntosh. The flesh is pure white,

firm, aromatic, and finely flavored. It is a good dessert and

sauce apple. ZONE 4-8

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Valentine Apple Valentine is an old Canadian prairie apple that is very hardy.

The fruit is greenish-yellow with a red flush. The flesh is

rather course but has an excellent taste and is good for fresh

eating or cooking. Ripens in the early mid-season. ZONE 2-8

AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Washington

Strawberry Apple

Washington Strawberry is usually large fruited with waxy

yellow skin mottled and striped with red. The fruit is firm,

yellow fleshed and juicy with a nice sub-acid flavor. It ripens

early in the Fall season in September. The tree is hardy,

healthy and a reliable cropper. The apples will keep well into

December. It may be susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 3-6

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Worcester

Pearmain Apple

Worcester Pearmain is a medium to large sized apple with

dark red skin stippled with white dots over a yellow

background color. The flesh is creamy white, subacid with

good eating quality. It ripens unevenly in early September

about 4 weeks before Red Delicious. The tree is productive.

ZONE 4-8

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APPLE Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Brown's Bitter-

Sharp Hard Cidre

Apple

Brown's Apple was a favorite English cider apple that

produces a clean crisp, bitter-sharp, tangy, fruity cider. The

apple is dark red and the flesh often has red stains. It ripens

in October, but can be biennial. Scab tolerant and very hardy.

ZONE 4-7

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Connell Red

Fireside Apple

Connell Red is a red sport of Fireside. It has large, round,

solid red fruit with has a sweet, mild and aromatic flavor like

Fireside. It is great for eating and cooking. It stores well into

the spring maintaining its crisp juicy texture. It ripens in

October and is a heavy annual producer. Mid-season bloom.

ZONE 3-5

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Cox Orange

Pippin Apple

The Brits think Cox's is the best! Cox's Orange Pippin is

considered by many to be one of the best dessert apples. It

produces medium sized, conical, somewhat dull looking fruit

with red stripes over a tough, smooth orangish skin.

However, the fruit is firm and tender with juicy, aromatic

yellow flesh. It has a distinctive taste. Excellent for all uses

including cider. An early and heavy bearer, it requires heavy

thinning as it blooms late and misses many of the frosts.

Reported to be self-fruitful. It ripens in mid-September to

October, and has a lower chilling hours requirement than

many apples, suitable for more southern, warm area growing.

ZONE 4-10

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Domaines Bitter

Hard Cidre Apple

Domaines is an excellent hard cidre variety that will impart a

bitter flavor to the cidre blend. The tree is a vigorous and

strong limbed grower. It ripens in early October. It is

susceptible to scab and fire blight. ZONE 5-8

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Empire Apple

(Original strain)

Empire is a McIntosh/Jonathan type apple that has very high

dessert quality. It is also good for baking and is an excellent

cider apple. It is medium sized, with round red fruit that are

firm and shiny. The flesh is creamy white, crisp, juicy and

flavorful. It is a hardy annual producer and somewhat self-

fertile. Thin well for larger size. Ripens in mid-September.

ZONE 4-7

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Foxwhelp Bitter

sharp Cidre

Apple

Foxwhelp is an English bitter sharp apple suitable for cidres.

The fruit is small, red, round and russeted. The fruit is juicy

and tart. Ripens in mid-late season, in mid-October and

stores well. A late bloomer requiring other late blooming

pollinators. ZONE 4-9 AVAILABLE FALL 12

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Freedom Apple As its name suggests, Freedom is another of the disease

resistant varieties. It is an attractive apple with bright red

stripes over a clear yellow background. It harvest in mid-

season along with Empire, Idared, Delicious and Jonagold. It

is excellent for fresh eating, sauce, cooking and juice. The

fruit is large. ZONE 5-8

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Gano Apple Gano is an old-time apple that ripens in late September. The

fruit is handsome, medium large with reddish-purple striping

over a light yellow-red flushed skin. The flesh is whitish, firm,

crisp and juicy, with a brisk sub-acid flavor. It stores well.

ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Golden Russet

Apple

Golden Russet of widely considered to be one of the best

cider varieties because of its excellent flavored, sugary juice.

It also is good for drying, fresh eating and cooking. The

medium sized fruit has crisp, juicy, finely textured yellow flesh

and greenish yellow to bronzy russeted skin. It is an excellent

keeper that can last in proper storage will into the Spring. It is

ripens in October. ZONE 4-6

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Grandpa's

Double Red

Idared Apple

Grandpa's Double Red Idared is a selected strain of regular

Idared that shows improved red color all around. Similar in all

other respects. ZONE 4-8

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Grimes Golden

Apple

Grimes Golden is an excellent, medium sized bright golden

yellow apple with fine, crisp, yellow flesh. It has an aromatic,

spicy flavor that is distinctive. It is good for all uses except for

baking. An excellent keeper into the winter. The trees are

moderately vigorous, precocious and consistent yearly bearer.

Considered self-fertile. Ripens mid-season in September thru

October. ZONE 5-8

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Haas Apple Haas is an old-time variety with medium large, conical fruit

that is slightly ribbed. It has greenish-yellow skin with some

varied red striping. The white flesh is juicy and tender, and

sometimes has some red bleeding under the skin. It stores

well and ripens in October. ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE FALL

2012

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Harelson Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Red Harelson is a very hardy, heritage

variety that has stood the test of time. Our strain is a very

attractive red color that has less russetting and ripens earlier

than the original Haralson. The fruit is crisp and juicy and the

flesh white and firm. It has a mild, pleasant flavor. It is good

for all uses. It stores well into the winter. It is extremely hardy

and good for areas that have really cold winters. It harvests

late in September to early October in the north. ZONE 3-8

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Hardy

Cumberland

Apple

Hardy Cumberland is a late season variety ripening in mid-

October. The fruit is medium large with a good crisp, sub-acid

flavor. The flesh is white. It is a bright red blushed apple over

a greenish yellow background. The tree is a mid-season

bloomer. It is quite resistant to apple scab. ZONE 4-9

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Hawkeye Red

Delicious Apple

Hawkeye is the original Red Delicious apple that

revolutionized the apple world when discovered. The fruit is

large, conical, with smooth yellowish skin striped red. The

flesh is delicious and has a sweet distinct flavor that cannot

be matched by newer strains of Red Delicious. It is a unique

experience. ZONE 4-8

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Hopa Edible

Ornamental Crab

Apple

Hopa Crab apple is an edible crab that is also widely planted

as an ornamental. It produces one inch fruit that are bright

red. ZONE 4-7

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Hubbardston

Apple

Hubbardston was a famous and popular New England apple

that produces nice crops of large, excellently flavored apples.

The fruit is hard, crisp, fine-grained, and has a mild, sweet,

sprightly, rich flavor. The skin is mostly red, over a rich yellow

background. It is an excellent winter apple ripening later in

the season during October. ZONE 5-10

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Hyslop Edible

Crab Apple

Hyslop Crab apple is an edible crab that can also be planted

as an ornamental. The tree is vigorous and very hardy with a

bluish bloom. It produces one inch fruit that are deep crimson

red. The fruit is juicy upon ripening, but tends to become dry

and mealy if stored. Ripens later in the season in October.

Good for jelly, pickling, and cider blending. ZONE 3-7

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Idagold Apple Idagold is a medium to large sized, oblong apple with a clear

yellow skin and faint reddish blush. The flesh is rich, cream

colored, somewhat course, but firm, juicy, sweet and

aromatic. Idagold ripens just ahead of Rome. It has good

keeping qualities and is an excellent dessert apple. The tree

is vigorous and spreading. ZONE 4-7

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Idared Apple-

Original strain

Idared is an excellent apple that is quite like Jonathan in

flavor, but its flesh is crisp and white. It has a sweet-tart flavor

and is very juicy and flavorful. It has a pinkish red color with a

little striping. It can be used for all purposes and is commonly

used in the commercial pie industry. It stores well and is one

of the most dependable producers of large fruit. ZONE 4-8

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Jonagold Apple-

Original strain

The original Jonagold is one of the finest eating and cooking

apples to ripen in the fall. The golden fruit is unusually large,

with juicy yellow-white flesh. The flavor is very similar to

Jonathan. It will keep for several months, but will tend to get

a "greasy" feeling skin when it gets overripe. Pick earlier if

you plan to store them for long periods, otherwise, eat them in

the fall and early winter when they are at their prime. The less

highly red color strains of Jonagold like this one tend to be

better flavored since they have less red skin pigment. ZONE 5-

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Kandil Sinap

Apple

Kandil Sinap produces oblong, creamy yellow fruit with

smooth, porcelain like skin with a washed red blush. The

flesh is finely grained, crisp, juicy and has excellent flavor.

The tree is productive and a regular bearer, but has a

somewhat dwarfish aspect being tall and cylindrical. ZONE 6-

9

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Kingston Black

Bitter-Sharp Hard

Cidre Apple

Kingston Black is one of the few English Cidre apples that can

be used for single-variety cidre. It has a good sugar content

with a bitter sharp flavor class. It has a distinctive flavor all its

own. The fruit is medium sized, round with a dark crimson-

purple color over a yellowish-orange background color. The

tree is vigorous, but is considered a more challenging variety

to grow, requiring careful pruning. It ripens from mid-Sept to

mid-Oct. ZONE 4-6

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Kinsei Apple Kinsei is a Japanese selection that resembles Golden

Delicious, but with more russet and a sweeter flavor. The

apples are slightly aromatic and low acid with firm creamy,

white flesh. It is reported to store quite well. We are not sure

of the ripening or bloom time at this time. ZONE 5-8

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Kogetsu Apple Kogetsu is a Japanese selection that ripens with Gala. The

red medium-large fruit has a creamy white flesh with a nice

sugar to acid balance. It has excellent flavor. It stores well,

but shows some dropping tendencies as it ripens. ZONE 5-8

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Melrose Apple Melrose is a popular apple in Ohio where is originated, but will

grow well in all parts of the country where it is more humid

and rainy. It is an excellent dessert quality apple with great

keeping qualities. It resembles Jonathan in appearance, but

ripens later in the season before Red Rome time. Can be

used for all purposes. ZONE-5-8

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Michelin Bitter-

Sweet Hard Cidre

Apple

Michelin is an old English cider variety that has been found to

be great for cider blending. It has a bittersweet flavor. The

fruits are medium sized, round and yellowish. The tree is an

upright, somewhat spurry grower. It is a heavy, reliable

cropper that ripens in mid-late season, mid-October. It

blooms in mid-season. ZONE 5-8

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Noels des

Champs Bitter-

Sweet Hard Cidre

Apple

Noel des Champs is a hard cidre variety with a bittersweet

character. The tree is hardy, vigorous, precocious and

productive. It is a late bloomer and ripens in late mid-season,

September to October. It appears to be quite disease

tolerant. ZONE 4-8

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Northwest

Greening Apple

Northwest Greening is an old heritage variety that Grandpa

grew up with. It was a popular old winter variety that could

sometimes produce exceptionally large apples almost 5"

across. The fruit is a pale green, that turns yellow when fully

mature. It has a waxy, smooth handsome finish. It is well

known as a good keeper into the winter. It is a good all

purpose sauce, cooking and pie apple with a mild, sub-acid

flavor, but isn't a great fresh eating apple. It ripens mid-late in

the fall. ZONE 3-7

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Nova EasyGro

Apple

Nova EasyGro resembles Cortland in looks and ripening

period. The fruit is only medium sized, round, with a stripy

blush over a pale greenish yellow background. The flesh is

creamy white, smooth, firm, crisp, moderately juicy with a sub-

acid pleasant flavor. It keeps well and is an excellent choice

for the backyard orchard as it is scab resistant. Ripens in

early October. Blooms with McIntosh. ZONE 2-8

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Old Nonpareil

Apple

Old Nonpareil is a good cider apple with excellent flavor. The

apple is small and oblate, with greenish-yellow skin and an

orangish blush. Often it has some streaky russetting. It

ripens late in the season in October. ZONE 4-8

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Pound Sweet

Apple

Pound Sweet is not to be confused with Pumpkin Sweet,

although it often shared common names. Pound Sweet is a

very large golden-amber apple with firm yellowish flesh. It has

a sweet unusual flavor and is fine for eating, but best when

baked. The fruit ripens in late mid-season--- September to

October. ZONE 4-7

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Red Delicious

Apple- Non-spur

type

Grandpa's Choice™" Red Delicious is an all-time favorite with

everyone and hardly needs a description. Red Delicious has

been a staple variety in the produce department for years.

Our regular Red Delicious is an older non-spur strain that

retains the crisp white flesh and great taste of Red Delicious.

The tree is vigorous and ripens in mid-season in the fall. Let it

hang to develop best flavor. ZONE 5-8

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Red Delicious

Apple--- Spur

type

Grandpa also offers Spur Red Delicious, which is a more

compact strain of our regular Red Delicious. It is better for

smaller spaces, being almost 2/3 the size of our non-spur

strain. Blooms and harvests the same times. Flavor and

quality is the same. ZONE 5-8

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Red Empire

Apple

Empire is one of the best eating apples you will find. Only

medium in size, it is a steady bearer on grower friendly trees.

The red fruit has a McIntosh-Jonathan like look. The flavor is

excellent with white flesh. The fruit can be used for all

purposes. ZONE 4-8

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Red Jonagold

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Jonagold is one of the finest eating

and cooking apples to ripen in the fall. The red fruit is

unusually large, with juicy yellow-white flesh. The flavor is

very similar to Jonathan. It will keep for several months, but

will tend to get a "greasy" feeling skin when it gets overripe.

Pick earlier if you plan to store them for long periods,

otherwise, eat them in the fall and early winter when they are

at their prime. ZONE 5-8

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Red Westfield

Seek-No-Further

Apple

Red Westfield Seek-No-Further is well suited for fresh eating

and drying. The dried apple has an intensified flavor over the

fresh one. The fruit is medium large with streaky red and

russet over yellow. It is crispy, juicy and aromatic with a

distinctive flavor. It keeps fairly well. Ripens in later

September to October. The tree is hardy and vigorous. ZONE

3-9

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Regent Apple Regent is a hardy, all purpose apple that resembles Red

Delicious somewhat in flavor and shape, but it stands by itself.

The medium sized fruit is bright red over a yellow skin. It has

a pleasing texture and flavor, and is superior to Harelson in

appearance and storage qualities. The tree is vigorous and

productive. Not quite as hardy as others from Minnesota. It

ripens in mid-October. ZONE 4-7

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Roxbury Russet

Apple

Roxbury Russet is a grand old all purpose apple that makes

excellent cider also. The fruit is large, greenish and covered

with a light bronzy russet. The flesh is firm, tender and yellow-

white. It is very sugary and well known for its cider qualities

and its ability to keep into the Spring. Ripens in late

September to October. Quite hardy and vigorous, but with a

tendency to biennial bearing. ZONE 4-8

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Smokehouse

Apple

Smokehouse is a rather flattish, red-striped, yellow apple with

tender, firm, yellowish, very juicy flesh. It has a flavor like

fresh cider. It is very good for cooking, baking, and eating. It

is a long-term keeping lasting into March. The tree is

vigorous and productive. Ripens in September and is very

hardy. ZONE 3-8

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SnowSweet™

Apple

Snowsweet™ is a new apple from Minnesota which ripens

several weeks after Honeycrisp™. Its most outstanding

feature is its flavor, which is described as sweet with a tart

balance and rich overtones, almost buttery. The tree is

extremely hardy and will grow well in cold climates. The fruit

is large, oblate, with a beautiful red-bronze blush over a

greenish yellow background. ZONE 4-8

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Spigold Apple Farmers who grew Spigold loved the apple, but it never made

it commercially. Spigold is an exceptionally high quality with

firm, fine grained, crisp yellow flesh. It stores very well. It has

a flavor that combines Northern Spy and Golden Delicious

into a superior blend. It is good for fresh eating, cooking and

baking. The tree is a strong, hardy grower. It blooms late and

requires a pollinizer as it is a triploid. Ripens in October

about a week before Northern Spy. ZONE 3-10

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Sweet Coppin

Sweet Cider

Apple

Sweet Coppin is predominantly known for is good sweet cider

characteristics, but it can also be eaten fresh. The medium

large apples are yellow, but somewhat soft fleshed. They are

low in tannin and acid content. It makes a good full bodied

cider without blending other varieties. Ripens in mid-October

and appears tolerant of fire blight. ZONE 4-7

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Tolman Sweet

Apple

Tolman Sweet has always been a highly prized apple for

baking, stewing and cider. The fruit is medium large, round,

with a pale yellow skin that make show some blushing and

russetting. Often there is a distinct suture line running from

top to bottom. The fruit is quite hard, firm, white fleshed and

rather fine. It has an excellent sweet flavor that makes good

cider. The tree is a reliable bearer and a late bloomer. It can

be somewhat biennial. Very hardy and healthy, but somewhat

susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 3-6

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Tompkins

County King

Apple

Tomkins County King is a very large apple that has proven

good for all uses from dessert, pies, sauce, cider and drying.

The fruit is smooth, yellow with an orangish red, and some

striping. The flesh is yellow, tender and course, but has a

rich, sub-acid balanced flavor. It is not a good storage apple,

showing water-core and greasiness overtime. The tree is

dwarfish, but precocious and somewhat vigorous. The variety

is a tri-ploid so requires cross pollinator with another normal

variety. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Tremlett's Bitter

Sweet Cider

Apple

Tremlett's Bitter is a classic, bitter-sweet hard cider variety.

The medium sized fruit is firm and the juice is bittersweet.

Great for blending. It blooms very early and requires another

early pollinator. Ripens over a two week period in October. It

is scab tolerant. ZONE 6-9

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Turley Winesap

Apple

Turley Winesap is similar to Stayman Winesap, but ripens

about a week earlier. It does not crack like ordinary Stayman.

The fruit is large, firm, white fleshed, crisp and juicy. It is a

multi-purpose apple, but does not have as "winey" a flavor as

Stayman or regular Winesap. The tree is strong and

vigorous. ZONE 5-8

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Twenty Ounce

Apple

Twenty Ounce used to be one of the premier cooking apples

for over a 100 years. It is also a high quality dessert apple.

The fruit is very large--- greenish with attractive broad red

stripes. The flesh is fairly firm and white. The tree is medium

sized but vigorous. It is an early and productive bearer. It

ripens unevenly through September and October.. ZONE 4-8

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Wagener Apple Wagener is a medium to large size, distinctly knobby,

irregular five sided flat fruit. It has thin, glassy smooth skin

which is light yellow with pale red striping and mottling. The

flesh is tender, crisp, firm, fine grained and has a subacid

aromatic flavor that resembles Northern Spy. It is a great

sauce and cider variety. The tree is smallish, hardy, early and

prolific bearing. It keeps for long periods. Ripens in late

season, mid-late October. ZONE 4-9

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Yellow Bellflower

Apple

Yellow Bellflower is a fine winter dessert apple. It is lemon-

yellow with white russety dots and a slight pink blush. The

fruit is usually large, elongated and sometimes lopsided. It

can bruise easily. The creamy flesh is crisp and firm with a

sweet, subacid flavor. It can be used for all purposes. When

picked early on the tart side it will keeps for several months

and mellow up. The tree is healthy and vigorous. Ripens in

October. ZONE 4-8

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APPLE Fall-Late season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Ashmead's

Kernel Apple

Ashmead's Kernel bears medium sized, greenish yellow fruits

often with a heavy brownish russet. It is usually a flattish,

round apple, but sometimes it can be conical. The yellowish

flesh is crisp, sweet, juicy and aromatic, but is somewhat tart

when harvested in late October. It reaches peak flavor in

early November. For flavor it is highly rated. It is a good cider

variety and the fruit will keep for several months. Very hardy

to about -40 degrees. The tree appears vigorous and early

bearing. ZONE 3-7

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Baldwin Apple Baldwin is a large winter apple with bright red skin. The

yellow flesh is crispy, aromatic and juicy. It is an excellent all

purpose heirloom apple and keeps well. The tree is very

vigorous. It is a triploid variety so needs pollination from

regular varieties. Ripens mid-to late season. ZONE 4-7

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Black Twig Apple Black Twig has medium-large fruit that is red flushed over a

greenish-yellow skin. It is very firm with yellow flesh. It is

quite tart, but excellent for eating and cider. Reported

resistant to many apple diseases. Ripens in mid-late season.

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Boskoop Apple Boskoop has been a well known and favorite old all purpose

apple in England for years. It has large, greenish-yellow fruit

with red blush. It is crisp and tangy and highly aromatic.

Great for dessert, cooking and baking. It keeps well and

mellows and sweetens in storage. It is late ripening in

November. Boskoop is a triploid variety and needs to be

pollinated with another non-triploid variety. ZONE 3-6

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Bramley's Sharp

Hard Cidre Apple

Bramley's Seedling is a large, flat, firm apple with greenish-

yellow skin. It is great for baking and cooking as well as being

a good cider apple, with firm, juicy, sharply acidic flesh. It is

high in Vitamin C. It is scab and mildew resistant, blooms

late, but is a triploid, so must be pollinated by other late

blooming apples. It bears heavily, but can be biennial. It can

become greasy skinned in storage and is only a fair keeper.

Ripens in late October to November. ZONE 4-9

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Brown Snout

Bitter-Sweet

Hard Cidre Apple

Brown Snout is a strictly cider variety that produces a

bittersweet cider. The fruit is smallish with greenish-yellow

skin. It often has a patch of russet at the blossom end that

identifies it by its name. Susceptible to fire blight. Late

ripening in October to November. ZONE 5-8

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Brown Thorn

Bitter-Sweet

Hard Cidre Apple

Brown Thorn is a cider apple that produces a bitter-sweet

cidre. The trees is only moderately vigorous and is very

susceptible to fire blight. It ripens late in the season. It is a

late bloomer. ZONE 5-8

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Cameo® Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Cameo® is a new variety that almost

everyone likes. It is a large, fairly attractive red-striped apple

with excellent, sweet-tart flavor and crisp, juicy flesh. It stores

well, even in the refrigerator. It picks quite late in the fall, so

don't rush to pick it before its time. ZONE 5-8

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Criterion Apple Criterion is a very attractive golden delicious type apple with a

reddish pink bluish. Good for all uses. The flesh is creamy,

with a mildly sweet aromatic flavor. The tree is large,

spreading and productive. The fruit is conical like a red

delicious. Ripens in late mid-season in mid-October in

Michigan. ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Enterprise Apple Enterprise is a excellent, red color, disease resistant variety,

with medium to large size and good keeping qualities.

Resembles an Idared or Red Spy in appearance. Flavor is

moderately acid when harvested, but mellows nicely after

storage. It harvests late in the fall season with Rome. ZONE

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Esopus

Spitzenburg

Apple

Esopus Spitzenburg is a connoisseurs delight with medium to

large, round, orangish red fruits. The skin is tough and has

russety dots and hard to see stripes. The flesh is juicy, crisp,

fine grained and yellow with a spicy, aromatic flavor which

improves with storage. It ripens unevenly from October

through November, but keeps well in storage through spring.

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Grandpa's

Golden Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Golden Rezista® is an attractive yellow-green

apple. It is a high quality dessert apple, with a very unique

lemony, spicy taste unlike any other. The fruit is finely

textured and very juicy. The medium large size fruit will

change to yellow during storage, and it holds well. It harvests

in mid-season, a few days after Yellow Delicious and will hang

well on the tree. It is hardier than most yellow apples. Scab

resistant but susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 4-8

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Grandpa's Rome-

like Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Rome-like Rezista® is an attractive bright red and

yellow bi-colored apple. It is only medium in size. The fruit is

finely textured, juicy, and sweet tart with a slightly spicy taste.

It stores and holds well on and off the tree. Harvest in early to

mid-October. It is reported to be hardy to Zone 4. Scab

resistant, but susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 4-8

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Keepsake Apple Keepsake may not be the prettiest apple to look at, but it is a

good one for the northern backyard because it is a heavy

cropper of medium sized red apples that keep thru to Spring.

When picked the fruit is hard and very crisp with a strong

aromatic flavor. It mellows with storage and becomes a fine

eating apple in January. Ripens late in the season in

October. ZONE 3-8

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King David Apple King David produces dark red fruit over a greenish

background color. The fruit is medium sized, firm, crisp,

spicy, juicy, yellow fleshed and is very flavorful. It is good for

all uses from cider to sauce, pies, and eating. It is a late

ripening variety but never seems to drop. Pick when fully red

colored. Resistant to fire blight. ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE

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Mutsu or Crispin

Apple

Mutsu, or Crispin as it is called in New York and out East, was

one of Grandpa's favorites, but not good enough to be a

"Choice" variety. Mutsu is a very large, golden apple that

picks late in the season. It can produce prodigious amounts

of apples. The fruit is very similar to Golden Delicious in

flavor when it mellows after a few weeks of storage. ZONE 5-

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Northern Spy

Apple

Northern Spy may be one of the world's ugliest fruits, but it

sure makes great pies! Northern Spy is a large, round,

somewhat flat apple with greenish-yellow fruit and some red

blushing and striping. The fruit is fine grained, very firm and

crisp, and somewhat yellow fleshed. The flavor is tart and

sub acid. It keeps for exceptional lengths and is a favorite for

pie making since it keeps its texture so well after baking. It is

very hardy, well adapted to cold climes, because of its late

bloom. Picks late in the fall. ZONE 4-8

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NovaSpy Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ NovaSpy is a good scab

resistant alternative to Northern Spy, which it resembles. The

fruit is medium size with some stripy, dark red blush. The

flesh is creamy yellow, fine textured and very firm and crisp.

It is moderately juicy, slightly acidic and has very good flavor.

Excellent for fresh eating or pies, like Spy is. Ripens after

Red Delicious and before regular Northern Spy. It stores and

holds well. ZONE 5-8

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Opalescent

Apple

Opalescent is a large fruited apple with smooth skin that is

completely red, turning to carmine or purplish. The fruit is

firm, juicy, mildly subacid with yellow flesh. It t ripens in late

fall. The skin becomes greasy in storage. ZONE 5-7

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Prairie Spy Apple Prairie Spy is an attractive Northern Spy-type apple. It has

large fruit that are red over a yellow background. The fruit is

very crisp, juicy, and has an excellent flavor. It can be used

for most purposes. It stores well for several months and the

flavor improves with storage. The tree is very hardy, vigorous

, and productive. It bears earlier than Northern Spy. It is a

late bloomer, and suitable for frostier locations. An excellent

alternative to Northern Spy for the backyard! ZONE 3-9

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Querina® Apple Querina® is a new scab and mildew resistant late ripening

variety. The fruit is firm, juicy and tasty. It usually ripens into

a solid red color. It ripens 2-3 weeks after Golden Delicious in

mid-late October. The tree is vigorous and somewhat upright.

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Red Rome Apple Grandpa's Choice (TM) Red Rome is an old time favorite for

cooking, baking, cider and drying. Rome is a medium to large

size apple, with all red skin, and very firm, hard, white flesh. It

ripens late in the season. Its fresh flavor is appreciated by

some, but Grandpa always swore that if he ate one right off

the tree, he would have to buy new dentures because they

were so hard. But, after mellowing and ripening, they have a

nice, sub-acid pleasant flavor. ZONE 4-8

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Red Stayman

Apple

Red Stayman is a real old time variety that is still very popular

in the south. It is a medium to large apple with a tart, rich,

wine-like flavor. The fruit is a dull red, and the skin is often

rather rough, not taking a real shine like most apples. It

ripens late in the season and is an excellent keeper. Most

people like it for baking and cider, but others like its unique

flavor as a dessert apple. ZONE 5-8

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Red Winesap

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Winesap is an old-time favorite in

many places. It is a medium size, dark red apple that is great

for cooking and cider because of its aromatic fragrance and

rich, spicy flavor. Resistant to fire blight and ripens mid-

October-early November. ZONE 5-8

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Spijon Apple Spijon resembles Jonathan in flavor and quality, but ripens

later in the season with Northern Spy. It is a large, dark red,

blushed apple with firm, light yellow flesh. The fruit is

subacid, slightly tart, but with very good eating and processing

qualities. It will store for several months. The tree is

productive. ZONE 4-8

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WineCrisp™

'Co-op 31' Apple

WineCrisp™ is one of the newest disease resistant apples.

As its name suggests, it is reminiscent of the old Winesap. It

has medium sized, deep red, non-glossy fruits that ripen a

couple weeks after Red Delicious in mid-October. The flesh

is crisp and has a good mix of sweet and tart. It will store for

a long period. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-

spreading. It is resistant to fire blight and mildew, but

somewhat susceptible to cedar apple rust. ZONE 4-9

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Winesap

Heirloom Apple

Winesap is a favorite apple in the South where it is well

known for it long keeping characteristics. It is only a medium

sized dark red fruit. The flesh is very crisp, juicy, yellow with a

spicy, wine-like flavor and aroma. It can be used for many

purposes including cider. It is a heavy producer. It ripens in

October. Requires a pollinator and should not be relied on to

pollinate other varieties. It shows some resistance to fire

blight and cedar apple rust. ZONE 5-10

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Winter Banana

Apple

Winter Banana is one of the most beautiful apples in

appearance. It is a large apple with strikingly beautiful pale

yellow, waxy skin usually blushed with a delicate rosy pink.

Flesh is moderately firm, slightly coarse, crisp, tangy and

juicy. It's distinctive, aromatic flavor, similar to a banana, is a

favorite for cider and fresh eating. Ripens during October and

November. ZONE 5-8

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York Apple York is a popular eating, cooking and processing apple in the

Northeast. Grandpa's strain is highly colored and quite spurry

and more compact than ordinary York. ZONE 4-7

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APPLE Very Late Fall season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Arkansas Black

Apple

Arkansas Black is a old-time heritage variety that has been a

favorite in the south for years. It is very late maturing, along

with Granny Smith and Braeburn. When mature it has very

dark, almost black skin. The fruit has a distinctive tart flavor

and can be used for many purposes. ZONE 6-8

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Ben Davis Apple Ben Davis was one of the most widely grown apples after the

Civil War. It is a large red-striped fruit with hard, course, white

flesh. It is known as an exceptional keeper, reportedly lasting

into June and July. It ripens late and is a good pollinator for

other apples. Hardy to Zone 3. It has some disease

resistance. ZONE 3-7 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Braeburn Apple Braeburn is one of the most popular apples in the produce

section. It is a large, conical, very dense fleshed red apple

with a nice sweet, but tart flavor. Reminiscent of Jonathan in

some ways. Very crisp and juicy. It is one of the latest

picking apples in the fall. Wait as long as possible for the

best quality--- wait for its background color to change from

green to yellow. ZONE 5-8

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APPLE Very Late Fall season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Caville Blanc

Apple

Caville Blanc was a favorite apple of Thomas Jefferson and

France's Louis XIII. It an excellent sauce, cooking and

dessert apple with tender, sweet-spicy, yellowish-white flesh

with a flavorful, banana-like aroma. It is reported to have

more Vitamin C than an orange. The fruit is only medium-

large sized with pale red dots on its greenish-white skin. It is

an excellent keeper. It is resistant to scab, but not to cedar

apple rust. Late ripening around November. ZONE 5-9

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GoldRush Apple GoldRush is a very fine, high quality disease resistant golden

apple with a pretty blush. It is one of the latest harvesting

apples, so may not ripen properly in many northern areas.

However, letting it hang as long as possible and storing for a

while before eating will allow it to mellow. It is very firm, crisp

and juicy. Tart at harvest it will develop a very rich, well

balanced flavor after a few weeks of storage. It stores very

well. ZONE 5-8

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Granny Smith

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Granny Smith is another of the most

popular varieties that almost needs no description. Go into

any produce department and Grannies will be right next to

Red and Golden Delicious. The popularity of Granny is that it

is a brilliant green, very crisp, very tart apple. It can be used

for many purposes. Granny Smith is one of the latest ripening

varieties, so "let it hang" until the first snow flurries in early

November for the best flavor. Ripens better in longer growing

seasons. In many cooler climates, it will get a little red blush

rather than stay totally bright green. ZONE 5-8

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Lady Decorative

Hard Cidre Apple

Lady Apple is a very unique apple. The fruit looks miniature

with a glossy red cheek on a creamy yellow smooth skin. It

has crisp, juicy, highly aromatic flesh that should not be

peeled as much of the fragrance is in the skin. It is an

excellent cider variety also. It keeps well through May,

ripening late in November. It is often used in decorations as

the fruit looks just like a miniature, waxed apple! ZONE 4-9

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Newtown or

Yellow Pippin

Apple

Newtown or Yellow Pippin is not the most beautiful apple in

the world, but has a rich, juicy flavor with a piney tartness. It

is medium to large and has excellent dessert quality. The fruit

is green, breaking to light yellow when ripe. It ripens late in

the season, just ahead of Granny Smith. ZONE 5-8

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Red Fuji Apple-

Main season

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Fuji apple is our selection of the

world famous late harvesting Fuji that everyone sees in the

produce store. It ripens late in the fall season, with Braeburn

and Granny Smith. It can be very successfully grown in most

Zone 5 areas, but will not mature to its full sweetness usually.

Flavor though is excellent. ZONE 6-8

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