U-Pick Varieties

Sansa

Approximate Availability: Mid August
Flavor: Sweet
Best Use: Fresh Eating
Origin: GalaXAkane Japan

Zestar

Approximate Availability: Mid August
Flavor: Sweet-Tart
Best Use: Fresh Eating and Cooking
Origin: State Fair x Minn 1691, Univ of Minn 1991

Paula Red

Approximate Availability: Mid August
Flavor: Tart
Best Use: Fresh Eating, Excellent Baking
Origin: Chance Seedling, Michigan

Ginger Gold

Approximate Availability: Mid August
Flavor: Sweet - Tart
Best Use: Fresh Eating, Salad, Sauce
Origin: Seedling, Virginia

Gala

Approximate Availability: Early Sept.
Flavor: Sweet
Best Use: Fresh Eating, Excellent Keeper
Origin: Golden Delicious x Cox Orange Pippin, New Zealand

Jonamac

Approximate Availability: Early Sept.
Flavor: Tart
Best Use: Fresh Eating, Baking, Sauce
Origin: Jonathan x Macintosh, Geneva Exp. Station 1932

Mcintosh

Approximate Availability: Early/Mid Sept.
Flavor: Sweet - Sweet and Juicy
Best Use: Fresh Eating, Sauce
Origin: Fameuse x Detroit Red, St. Lawrence River 1811

Honeycrisp

Approximate Availability: Mid Sept.
Flavor: Sweet - tart and Juicy
Best Use: Fresh Eating, Baking
Origin: Macoun x Honeygold, U. of Minn 1991

Crimson Crisp

Approximate Availability: Mid Sept.
Flavor: Tart and Juicy
Best Use: Fresh Eating
Origin: Rome Cross, Disease Resistant, Purdue, Rutger Univ.

Cortland

Approximate Availability: Mid Sept.
Flavor: Sweet - Sweet with a tint of Tart
Best Use: Excellent All Purpose
Origin: McIntosh x Ben Davis, Geneva Exp. Station 1915

Fuji

Approximate Availability: Mid Sept.
Flavor: Sweet and Juicy
Best Use: Fresh Eating
Origin: Ralls Janet x Red Delicious, Japan, 1962

Jonagold

Approximate Availability: Mid/Late Sept.
Flavor: Sweet - Tart and Juicy
Best Use: Excellent All Purpose

Origin: Golden Delicious x Jonathan, Geneva Exp. Station 1968

Snapdragon

Approximate Availability: Late Sept.
Flavor: Sweet - Extra Sweet and Juicy, Crisp Texture
Best Use: Excellent All Purpose
Origin: Cornell University’s apple breeding program

Empire

Approximate Availability: Late Sept. / Early Oct.
Flavor: Sweet - Tart and Juicy
Best Use: Excellent All Purpose
Origin: McIntosh x Red Del., Geneva Exp. Staton 1945

Northern Spy

Approximate Availability: Early Oct.
Flavor: Sweet - Tart
Best Use: Excellent Baking

Origin: Chance Seedling, East Bloomfield, NY

Cameo

Approximate Availability: Early Oct.
Flavor: Sweet - Sweet
Best Use: Fresh Eating
Origin: Chance Seedling, Dryden, WA 1987

Golden Delicious

Approximate Availability: Early Oct.
Flavor: Sweet and Juicy
Best Use: Fresh Eating and Sauce
Origin: Chance Seedling of Grimes Golden, 190

Mutsu (Crispin)

Approximate Availability: Mid Oct.
Flavor: Sweet and Spicy
Best Use: Excellent All Purpose and Keeper

Origin: Golden Delicious x Indo, Japan 1948

Ruby Frost

Approximate Availability: Mid Oct.
Flavor: Sweet and Tart, Crisp texture
Best Use: Excellent All Purpose
Origin: Cornell University’s apple breeding program

Ida Red

Approximate Availability: Mid Oct.
Flavor: Tart
Best Use: Excellent Baking
Origin: Wagener x Jonathan, Idaho Exp. Station 1942