Weber's Apple Variety Harvest Dates Weber's Apple Variety Harvest Dates VARIETY RIPENS FLAVOR USES DESCRIPTION VARIETY RIPENS FLAVOR USES DESCRIPTION Crisp, rich taste and soft texture, great for Cross of Red Delicious and McIntosh, good Lodi Early July Tart B C Empire Late Sept Sweet B E applesauce all-purpose apple Sweet & Sweet eating apple, Excellent for eating, Cross of sweet Golden Delicious and tart Pristine Mid July E Jonagold Late Sept Slightly Tart B C E Tart cooking and sauce Jonathan Sweet & Crisp, rich taste and soft texture, great for Zestar Mid August B C E Ambrosia Early October Sweet E Crisp and Sweet, Best Flavor Tart applesauce Summer Good for pies & applesauce, best cooking Sweet & Excellent dessert apple, also know as Mid August Tart B C Crispin October C E Rambo apple of the summer Juicy Mutsu Chance seedling discovered in a Gala Late August Sweet E Rich, full flavor, best for eating Cameo Mid October Sweet Tart B C E Washington orchard in 1980's Sweet & Firm, crisp, does not bruise easily, slow Blondee Early Sept E Ida Red Mid October Slightly Tart B C E Excellent pie apple Tart browning, long storage life Cross of Macoun and Honeygold, crunchy Cross of Golden Delicious and York Honey Crisp Early Sept Sweet E Nittany Mid October Mildly Tart B C E and delicious Imperial Day Break Sweet & Crisp & juicy, delicious snack and salad Stayman Mid Sept E Mid October Fairly Tart B C E Crisp & juicy, great all-purpose apple Fuji Firm apple Winesap Arkansas Firm, crisp, multipurpose apple, dark peel, Cortland Mid Sept Mildly Tart B E Good for salads, does not darken when cut Late October Tart B C E Black pale yellow flesh. Similar to Winesap. Sweet & Crisp & juicy, delicious snack and salad Macoun Mid Sept Mildly Tart B C E Firm & juicy, like its parent, McIntosh Fuji Late October E Firm apple Great pie apple, also good for applesauce Granny Great baking apple, also good for sauce Jonathan Mid Sept Tart B C E November Tart & Juicy B C E and juice Smith and juice Crimson Sweet & Firm, crisp, crunchy, great for eating, stores Mid Sept E Evercrisp November Sweet B C E Crunchiest apple, Keeps well crisp Tart well Crimson Sweet & Crisp, firm, juicy, good for eating and Crisp & tingly taste, firm texture holds up in Mid Sept C E Pink Lady November Sweet Tart B C E Gold Tart cooking, retains shape & texture in cooking cooking Golden Excellent snacking, one of the most popular Crunchy, aromatic, high sugar content, Mid Sept Sweet B C E Gold Rush November Sweet B C E Delicious varieties in the world keeps well Uses Key: B - Baking C - Cooking E - Eating Uses Key: B - Baking C - Cooking E - Eating *Please note all dates are approximate (2017 update).