July/August Varieties

Lodi

Appearance: Greenish yellow

Texture/Flavor: Extremely tart, very smooth

Best Use: Applesauce

Gala

Appearance: Yellow with red streaks

Texture/Flavor: Crisp and snappy with a mild, sweet flavor

Best Use: Eating and cooking

Pristine

Appearance: Yellow

Texture/Flavor: Tart/sweet

Best Use: Eating and cooking

Ozark Gold

Appearance: Big and yellow

Texture/Flavor: Crisp with a tart/sweet flavor

Best Use: Eating and cooking - stores well

William’s Pride

Appearance: Red

Texture/Flavor: Tart/firm

Best Use: Cooking

Lura Red

Appearance: Red and green

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, fine textured and juicy - mild to tart

Best Use: Eating and cooking

September varieties

Jonathan

Appearance: Mostly red with green highlights

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, fine textured and juicy - mild to tart

Best Use: Eating and cooking

Honey Crisp

Appearance: Red on green

Texture/Flavor: Sweet, crunchy

Best Use: Eating. Stores well

Liberty

Appearance: Red striped over green.

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, juicy - sweet/tart

Best Use: Eating and cooking - stores well

Jonagold

Appearance: Gold with red

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, juicy - sweet tart

Best Use: Eating and cooking

Empire

Appearance: Bright red with white specs

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, juicy, flavorful - sweet/tart

Best Use: Eating and cooking - stores well

Mutsu

Appearance: Large, yellow green, “ugly” apple

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, juicy - spicy and sweet

Best Use: Eating - stores well.

October varieties

SunCrisp

Appearance: Yellow

Texture/Flavor: Tart/sweet

Best Use: Eating and cooking

Show Me Gold

Appearance: Yellow

Texture/Flavor: Tart/sweet

Best Use: Stores well -cooking

Blushing Gold

Appearance: Yellow

Texture/Flavor: Firm/crunchy

Best Use: Stores well

GoldRush

Appearance: Yellow

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, juicy - tart with a hint of sweetness

Best Use: Eating and cooking - stores well.

Enterprise

Appearance: Large and red

Texture/Flavor: Crisp, spicy apple

Best Use: Eating and cooking -sweetens when stored

Granny Smith

Appearance: Green

Texture/Flavor: Firm/tart

Best Use: Cooking -stores well

Fuji

Appearance: Pink to brown

Texture/Flavor: Firm, sweet and juicy

Best Use: Eating -stores well.

Arkansas Black

Appearance: Dark red

Texture/Flavor: Very hard and tart

Best Use: Stores well -cooking.

Pink Lady

Appearance: Pink

Texture/Flavor: Tart/sweet

Best Use: Eating - superb keeping