Small in size, they are smooth, glossy, clear pale yellow and deep red blush. Ladies of that time carried the apples with them as a deodorant or perfume. Recorded as grown in the gardens of Louis XIII in 1628. Rumored to date back to Roman times, this apple originated in France. Small to medium with red skin, flesh light yellow, fine Univerity of Minnesota variety introduced in 1979. The whitish flesh is moderately firm, sprightly subacid. The large fruit has rough skin with dots or russet. To differientiate it from other varieities, it was called 'Nonesuch.' The original tree was still alive in 1875. Stores well.īelieved to have originated as a seedling in 1780 near Hubbarston, MA. FleshĬrisp, yellow and juicy with Golden Delicious flavor. Medium to large apple with yellow skin and bronze blush. Introduced in 1969 from Univ of Minnesota. Flesh is cream colored,Ĭoarse and very crisp and juicy. Skin 50-70% blushed scarlet over lemon yellow. White flesh is fine, mild, firm and pleasant. Skin is greenish yellow overlaid with dark red. Deep crimson color.ĭeveloped in Minnesota in 1913 and named after Charles Haralson, superintendent of the MN Fruit Breeding Farm. Very good for kitchen use.Ī variation of Northern Spy, introduced in 1938. The yellowish-white flesh is firm, crisp, juicy, sweet-tart taste. Larger in size, the skin is greenish-yellow to orange-yellow overlaid with light and dark red stripes. Perhaps originating in the garden of Castle of Graefenstein in northern Germany, the Gravenstein apple reached Denmark about 1669. Good quality for eating, cooking and salads. Good to best use: dessert, cider, and cooking.Ī chance seedling from Australia, this popular apple is green to greenish yellow with some fine russet.įlesh is crisp, hard, juicy and tart. Greenish-yellow flesh is rather fine textured, moderately crisp, tender, juicy, aromatic, agreeably subacid. It is medium to large size, thick but tender skin almost always covered in greenish or yellowish russet. Sometimes confused with an English apple named Golden Russet, This apple originated in New Jersey in the late 1700s. Keeps exceptionally well for an early apple. White flesh, slow to brown, firm, juicy, good flavor. Similar to Golden Delicious, yellow gold with a blush. Yellow flesh is fine textured,įirm crisp and very juicy, very sweet. Medium sizes, pale to golden yellow striped with red. Flesh is yellowish subacid to sweet, pleasant, very rich. Skin is medium tough, greenish yellow, with medium red stripes and splashes of dark red. Tender and juicy, Good dessert apple, stores well. Very good for kitchen use.Ĭross between McIntosh x Golden Delicious. Tinged yellow flesh is rather firm, moderately fine textured, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid and aromatic. Pale greenish-yellow to pale yellow color with irregular splashes and stripes of bright red or mottled crimson. Originally thought to be from Russia, it may have originated in Germany in the early 1700s. Yellow flesh is firm, crisp, tender, very juicy and sprightly subacid. Keeps well.Ī seeling cross developed in England in 1825 by Richard Cox. Good dessert apple but does not keep a long time.Ī bud mutation of Fireside found in Menomonie, Wisconsin by Wm. Tender skin, smooth, glossy, yellowish white splashed with pinkish red, striped. Has most Vitamin C of any dessert apple and more than even Yellowish white flesh, tender, sweet, aromatic. Smooth, greenish yellow to pale yellow with light blush. Probably developed in France or Germany in 1598. Flesh is firm with flavor between Jonathan and Golden Delicious. Skin is deep yellow ground with up to 50% light red blush. Round conic fruit resembles Golden Delicious. Crispy and crunchy.Ī chance seedling discovered in 1959 in Cobden, Illinois. Smooth yellow skin with firm, white flesh that is slow to brown. Flesh tinged with yellow, moderately juicy and crisp. Greenish-yellow to orange skin with red streaks. Best quality for dessert use, keeps well. Yellowish firm flesh is firm, crisp, and aromatic. Skin is greenish yellow to golden brown with a tinge of brownish orange. Ashmead of Gloucester, England about 1700. Excellent for fresh and processing but only keeps about 3-4 weeks. White flesh, firm and juicy, crisp and slightly coarse. Find Your Favorite! (Brief glossary of terms below)Ī Jonathan cross from Japan and introduced in 1953.
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