Approximate maturity dates of hard cider apple cultivars, Horticultural Experiment Station, Simcoe (2017-2019) Maturity Date Maturity Date Maturity Date Cultivar Juice category (2017) a (2018) a (2019) b Brown's Apple Sharp 23-Aug 22-Aug 16-Aug Bulmer's Norman Bittersweet 01-Sep 27-Aug 22-Aug Stoke Red Bittersharp 15-Sep 4-Sep 05-Sep Binet Rouge Bittersweet 15-Sep 4-Sep 05-Sep Breakwell's Seedling Bittersharp 30-Sep 11-Sep 10-Sep Kingston Black Bittersharp 15-Sep 11-Sep 10-Sep Michelin Bittersweet 20-Sep 11-Sep 11-Sep Muscadet de Dieppe Bittersweet 15-Sep 11-Sep 11-Sep Bramley's Seedling Sharp 25-Sep 17-Sep 20-Sep Cox's Orange Sweet 21-Sep 17-Sep 16-Sep Dabinett Bittersweet 01-Oct 27-Sep 16-Sep Médaille d'Or Bittersweet 25-Sep 27-Sep 20-Sep Ashmead's Kernel Sharp 01-Oct 27-Sep Crimson Crisp Sweet 25-Sep 4-Oct Tolman Sweet Sweet 01-Oct 4-Oct Porters Perfection Bittersharp 25-Sep 9-Oct Yarlington Mill Bittersweet 20-Sep 9-Oct Cline Russet Sweet 9-Oct Sweet Alford Sweet 25-Oct 9-Oct Brown Snout Bittersweet 03-Oct 15-Oct Grimes Golden Sweet 28-Sep 15-Oct Tydeman's Late Orange ? 05-Oct 18-Oct Fréquin Rouge Bittersweet 10-Sep 18-Oct Esopus Spitzenburg Sharp 28-Sep 18-Oct Calville Blanc d'Hiver Sweet 01-Oct 22-Oct Golden Russet Sweet 01-Oct 25-Oct Goldrush Bittersweet 31-Oct 6-Nov Enterprise Sharp 28-Sep 6-Nov Somerset Redstreak Bittersweet Early Sept 06-Sep Foxwhelp Bittersharp Late Sept Baldwin ? Mid-Oct Chisel Jersey Bittersweet Mid-Oct 20-Sep Harry Masters Jersey Bitterseet Mid-Oct 16-Sep Roxbury Russet ? Mid-Oct a Fruit harvested with starch index was between 6 and 8 (Cornell starch Chart) b Fruit harvested with starch index was between 3-4 (Cornell starch Chart).