Ginger Gold (chance seedling)is the harbinger of the Fall Season. This apple ripens to a pale clear gold on the tree around the 12th of August in our location. Delightfully crisp, clean and sweet-tart in flavor, this apple is best described as very refreshing. Not developed out of an apple breeding program, this apple was instead discovered as a chance seedling. It keeps well for at least two months.
Gala (Kidd’s Orange Pippin x Yellow Delicious) ripens just about the time the school bus begins to roll for the new school year, just in time for those lunch boxes. Sweet, yet with a slight hint of tartness, this apple appeals to a huge audience. Its iridescent pink/orange blush over a pale yellow background reminds one of a peach in appearance. It keeps up to five months in common refrigeration.
Swiss Gourmet (Ida Red x Golden Delicious) is a red blushed apple, slightly conic, crisp, pleasantly sweet/tart. This apple is one of Europe's most popular varieties. Swiss Gourmet ripens with, or just after, Gala.
Jonamac (Jonathan x MacIntosh) is a large, oblate apple with a purple/red blush over a pale green background. This variety really appeals to the New England crowd who love their Macs. It is intensely "appley" with a very white, fine grained aromatic flesh that is best described as sweet tart. It is our absolute favorite apple in our kitchen for pies, sauce and apple butter. Jonamac ripens around Labor Day and keeps two months in the cooler.
Honey Crisp (Macoun x Honey Gold) is the most recent variety to be added to our orchard and is rapidly winning the hearts of customers. It is a large orange/red striped apple over a yellow background. This dynamite apple can be described as explosively crisp, sweet-tart, and is the juiciest apple you will ever sink your teeth into; its memorable texture is attributed to its very large cell size. It was developed for its winter-hardiness at the University of Minnesota. Honeycrisp ripens right after Jonamac and keeps seven months in the cooler.
Jonagold (Yellow Delicious x Jonathan) is a favorite variety developed at the New York Agricultural Experimental Station, released in 1968. This large, attractive apple, superior in flavor and juiciness to its parents, has a huge following. A red blushed apple over a cream background, this sub acid apple lends itself a variety of uses as well as eating out of hand. Best used within two months.
Suncrisp (Golden Delicious x Cox x Cortland) is yellow, tender skinned, and very crisp. This variety is pleasantly but not overwhelming tart, sweet enough to appeal to a wide audience. Suncrisp ripens the second week of October, it keeps up to 4 months.
Cameo (chance seedling) conic, looks like delicious, bright red stripes over cream, very crisp, sweet tart and very aromatic. Ripening the third week of October, this apple easily keeps until Spring.
Fuji (Ralls Janet x Red Delicious) is a late, sweet, crisp apple. This variety stays crisp eight months in common refrigeration and is still wonderful when we run out of it in March. Its keeping ability is attributed to its naturally low ethylene production. Fuji was developed in Japan, where apples are bred strictly for flavor (just ask the folks that have to prune them!) It has a wonderfully complex sweetness with complimentary tart undertones that mellow in storage. Red blushed over a green background, this apple ripens around the 20th of October.
Goldrush (Golden Delicious cross) is a yellow gold, freckled apple that has won the hearts of customers who prefer a tangy kick to their apple. Developed at Purdue University for disease resistance, this apple has a complex heritage that includes crabapple and golden delicious, whose distinct sweet flavor balances out the refreshing tartness of this apple. An excellent keeper, Goldrush stays for 10 months in common refrigeration. It is all-purpose and makes a fantastic addition to cider. In storage, unlike other apples, it maintains an excellent balance of acids and sugars. Goldrush ripens with Fuji.
| Variety | Flavor | Pie | Bake | Sauce | Eat | Harvest Date |
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| Ginger Gold | ST | E | E | E | E | Aug 12-18 |
| Gala | ST | E | G | E | E | Aug 17-28 |
| Swiss Gourmet | ST | E | E | E | E | Aug 18-30 |
| Jonamac | ST | G | F | E | E | Sep 1-12 |
| Honey Crisp | ST | E | E | E | E | Sep 8-12 |
| Jonathan | T | E | G | F | G | Sep 15-25 |
| Jonagold | ST | E | E | E | E | Sep 20-27 |
| Red Del. | S | - | - | - | E | Sep 20-27 |
| Yellow Del. | S | E | E | E | E | Sep 23-27 |
| Melrose | T | E | E | G | E | Sep 25-30 |
| Suncrisp | ST | E | E | E | E | Oct 5-15 |
| Braeburn | ST | E | E | G | E | Oct 7-14 |
| Cameo | ST | - | - | - | E | Oct 15-20 |
| Fuji | S | - | - | - | E | Oct 15-20 |
| St. Winesap | T | G | E | F | G | Oct 15-20 |
| Goldrush | T | G | G | F | E | Oct 20-24 |
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The Apple Works Orchard County Road 250 West Trafalgar, IN 46181 (317) 878-9317 |
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