| Apples |
Descriptive KEY T Triploid (unsuitable for
pollinating) B (Biennial
bearing) Vg Vigorous
grower, De Desert apple. * Best
Flavor |
Pollinators |
| AKANE * |
Disease resistant apple that produces
medium size apples, fine for fresh eating and drying. Early,
reliable and self fertile. This is a great apple for the
maritime Northwest -- seems to bear no matter what manner of spring
pollinating weather we have. |
None needed. This is a good choice for a
pollinator for others! |
| ASHMEAD'S KERNEL * |
De This apple is a connoisseurs
favorite. Relatively un-attractive apple, that is scab resistant and
is an excellent keeper. The Sweet-tart flavor is simply
superb. |
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| BELLFLOWER (YELLOW) |
De A medium large apple,
greenish-yellow spotted apple. Semi-firm, great texture and good
quality dessert apple. Good for applesauce as well! September -
October An old time apple, often recognized for its big spreading
form. |
Not recommended for the Pacific
Northwest. |
| BRAEBERN |
Nice tree with good quality fruit. |
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| BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING |
T, VG Probably one of the best
apples for cooking! Large green fruit, sometimes flushed with
red. |
This tree is a poor pollinator for
others! |
| CHEHALIS |
A large greenish yellow apple, similar in
looks to a Delicious, except for its scab resistant properties. Soft
fruit, but bakes well. Early fall. |
Pollinates from most except for
Gravenstein. |
| CORTLAND |
A medium large apple good for baking, with
a deep purple red color. Also used for fruit salads as their white
flesh doesn't brown. Mild flavor, firm, moderately juicy and fairly
sweet. Related to McIntosh. Ripens in late Sept. |
Pollinates from most except for
Gravenstein. |
| COX ORANGE PIPPEN * |
The queen of dessert apples. Dull red
russet apple. Flesh firm and juicy. Superb flavor. Very
disease prone and needs spraying. Oct. |
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| DAYTON |
Large attractive red apple with great
disease resistance qualities. Spicy flavor and crisp flesh
make this a great desert apple. |
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| EMPIRE* |
The Empire (McIntosh-Delicious cross) is a
mildly tart-sweet apple and has a juicy crisp white flesh. A high
quality dessert apple. Aromatic, subacid, stores well.
Red skin brushed with gold and green. Nice tree structure! Late
Sept. |
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| ENTERPRISE |
A very large red apple that is crisp and
flavorful. Flavor improves with storage. Harvests late October and
will keep for five-six months. Disease resistance makes this
one of my top choices. |
All but King and Gravenstein. |
| FREEDOM |
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| FUJI |
Not recommended for the maritime
Pacific Northwest. Tapered form, red striped apple. Large, firm
flesh, sweet and excellent flavor. A good keeper. Grown in eastern
Washington. |
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| GALA |
Not recommended for the
maritime Pacific Northwest. Medium sized apple with a
beautiful red on yellow color. Firm,crisp yellow flesh that is very
sweet. Good storer |
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| GOLD RUSH |
Excellent keeper! Great disease resistance
make this apple one to look for. Ripens in early November and will
improve in quality after 2 months in storage. Can keep for six
months! Yellow crisp apple. |
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| GRANNY SMITH |
DE Large yellow green crisp apple
for pies and dessert. Very late ripening, good keeper. Self-fertile
but scab susceptible. Not recommended for the maritime
Pacific Northwest. |
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| GRAVENSTEIN * |
T,B Flavorful, crisp and juicy. This
apple is great for fresh eating, sauce or pies. Like the King,
standard tree are very large and vigorous. Aromatic Susceptible
to mildew! |
Spartan, Akane, Prima, Liberty |
| JONAGOLD |
T, VG Large, red striped yellow
apple. Firm, subacid, juicy and great flavor. Resembles Jonathan.
Stores well. Often a favorite amongst blind taste tests!
Heavy producer. |
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| JONATHAN |
T,VG A favorite apple it
seems. High-colored red apple, Sprite, Juicy, moderately tart,
crackling crisp. All purpose apple, but is prone to scabe and
mildew |
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| JONAFREE |
An improved Jonathan dessert type apple.
Less acid and better disease resistance. Very productive! |
Pollinates from most except for Gravenstein
and King. |
| GOLDEN RUSSET |
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| HONEYCRISP * |
One of my own favorites! Very large
reddish-yellow apple with sweet very crispy, juicy flesh. Excellent
for fresh eating and for cooking. Stores well, Ripens mid-season.
Great for pies, crisps and applesauce. Hardy to Zone 3!!!! -40
degrees. |
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| KARMIN DE * SONNAVILLE |
An intensely flavored red russeted apple,
high in sugar as well as in acids. One of my own favorites! A cross
of Cox's Orange Pippen and Jonathan. Highly flavorful and aromatic.
It is a good keeper as well. Grows well in the Pacific Nortwest |
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| KING |
Large waxy apple. Red striped, green apple.
Sweet and crisp dessert apple that ripens in October. Baking Good
Keeper! Large tree. |
Needs pollinator and will not pollinate
others. |
| LIBERTY |
With great qualities for disease
resistance, Liberty is similar to the Macoun, which is a Macintosh
type. Crisp, sweet, sprite and juicy, Liberty ripens in October.
Very Red and very productive! Liberty is also a great cooking apple.
Mildew prone west of the Cascades. (Rust and fireblight
resistant.) |
Akane, Prima, Spartan, Dayton |
| LODI |
B Very early ripening tart, crisp,
yellow apple. Cooking apple that doesn't keep very well. Good pie,
applesauce apple. Pick early as it gets overripe quickly. |
Most apples except for King and
Gravenstein. |
| MACOUN |
B Great appearance and flavor.
Wine-red with gold accents, Macouns have a wonderful aroma and are
valued for their sweet-tart flavor. Desert apple! Often a taste test
winner where it is grown well. Large tree! Ripens in Mid-Sept. |
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| MELROSE |
De Medium to Large red apple.
White flesh, aromatic A Jonathan and Delicious cross. This desert
apple is a great keeper -- Stored it can keep until May!. |
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| MUTSU * |
De,T,B,VG Not recommended for
the maritime Pacific Northwest. Large, greenish yellow apple
blushed red. White crisp flesh, more tart than Delicious. Frequent
taste-winner in the Northwest. This dessert apple is also a
good cooking apple as well as a keeper |
Needs pollinator |
| PINK PEARL |
A beautiful apple with red flesh.
Crisp and juicy. This sweet apple makes a great pink apple sauce.
Good keeper as well. |
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| PRIMA |
Resistant to most fruit tree diseases.
Prima ripens in early September, like the Jonathan var., one of it's
parents. Juicy and firm. This is a great dessert apple. |
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| ROME BEAUTY |
A medium large apple, bright red that's
slightly tart. Widely considered to be one of the finest baking
apples available. Ex. baked apples. Ripens in Mid-October. |
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| SPARTAN * |
Small to medium scab resistant apple. Dark
red skin and white flesh. Crisp flesh, excellent flavor. Dessert
quality and good for cooking as well. Some feel this apple
rivals McIntosh in flavor? Good keeper! |
Self-fertile |
| SPIGOLD |
T,B |
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| SPITZENBERG |
Old favorite. Round, reddish orange fruit
with crisp, slightly tart flavor. Aromatic, makes a spicy addition
to cidering. Great keeper! (subject to fireblite and
mildew) |
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| SUMMERED |
Medium sized tart apple. Valued as an early
cooking apple. When fully ripe it is a good desert apple too. Does
well in western WA and Oregon. Gets overipe fast in hotter
regions. |
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| SUNCRISP |
High quality fruit. |
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| SUNRISE * |
An early season apple that is harvested at
the end of August. Large round shaped fruit with a brilliant red
color. One of the best flavored apples! |
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| WINESAP |
Large, round lively flavored apple.
(Stayman Winesap is larger) An old time favorite. Most Winesap trees
sold are actually Stayman Winsesap. |
Poor pollinator |
| WOLF RIVER |
Large cooking apple! Good keeper. |
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| WHITNEY CRAB |
One of the best crabapples for pickling.
Not a good keeper. |
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| WINTER BANANA |
Large attractive fruit. Pale yellow blushed
pink. Waxy skin. Tender, tang and aromatic. |
Needs pollinator |
| YELLOW TRANSPARENT |
I originally didn't even post this apple
until two people told me they liked it! EARLY cooking apple. Soft,
sour and good for applesauce! Short season and doesn't keep! |
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