CORNELL COOPERATIVE HOME GROWN FACTS EXTENSION OF 121 Second Street, Oriskany, NY 13424-9799 ONEIDA COUNTY (315) 736-3394 or (315) 337-2531 FAX: (315) 736-2580 Apple Varieties and their Uses EARLY SEASON APPLES Parentage and Flavor and Fresh Salad Pie Sauce Baking Variety Origin Texture Use Use Use Use Use Paulared Chance seedling, Mildly tart, Good Fair Excellent Excellent Good Michigan 1960 creamy, firm Sansa Gala X Akane, Crisp, juicy, sweet Excellent Good Fair Good Good Japan 1969 and slow-browning, aromatic Ginger Gold Winesap X, Chance Sweet, firm, sub- Excellent Good Good Fair Good Seedling from acid, flesh slow Virginia 1989 to brown Helping You Put Knowledge to Work Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities. NYS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, NYS College of Human Ecology, and NYS College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, Cooperative Extension associations, county governing bodies, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating. Apple Varieties—Page 2 MID-SEASON APPLES Parentage and Flavor and Fresh Salad Pie Sauce Baking Variety Origin Texture Use Use Use Use Use Gala Kidd’s Orange Sweet, subacid, Excellent Fair Good Good Fair Red X G. Delicious aromatic, crisp N.Z. 1965 ànd granular JonaMac Jonathan X, Mc- Firm, crisp, sweet, Excellent Good Fair Fair Good Intosh, Cornell/ tart. Mac type but Geneva NY 1972 superior McIntosh Chance seedling, Tart, redolent, Good Good Fair Fair Poor Ontario 1811 semi-firm Cortland McIntosh X, Ben Sweet, sprightly, Excellent Excellent Fair Good Fair Davis, Geneva firm but velvety NY 1915 Empire Delicious X, Tart, full-bodied Excellent Good Good Good Fair McIntosh, Geneva, very crisp, firm NY 1966 Liberty Macoun X PRI Sweetly subacid, Excellent Poor Good Good Fair 54-12, Geneva, crisp fine-textured NY 1978 Red Chance seedling Sweet, bland, firm Fair Good Fair Fair Poor Delicious Iowa 1972 granular Macoun McIntosh X, Jersey Subtly aromatic, Excellent Good Poor Fair Fair Black, Geneva tart, juicy, crisp NY 1923 Apple Varieties—Page 3 Late-season Apples Parentage and Flavor and Fresh Salad Pie Sauce Baking Variety Origin Texture Use Use Use Use Use Idared Wagner X, Tangy, tart, very Good Good Good Good Good Jonathon, Idaho firm improves 1942 with storage Jonagold G. Delicious X, Sweetly aromatic, Excellent Fair Good Excellent Good Jonathon, Geneva subacid, juicy NY 1968 crisp Golden Chance seedling Sweet, subacid Excellent Good Good Good Good Delicious West Virginia mild semi-firm, 1890s juicy Northern Chance seedling, Tangy, robust Excellent Good Excellent Good Excellent Spy NY circa 1850 juicy tender but firm Rome Beauty Chance seedling, Mildly aromatic, Fair Poor Good Good Good Ohio 1848 subacid semi-firm granular Crispin Indo X G. Spicy, subacid Excellent Good Good Good Good (Mutsu) Delicious Japan crisp, best when 1948 blushed Apple Varieties—Page 4 New or Rediscovered Varieties Variety Parentage and Origin Special Characteristics and Qualities Cameo Chance seedling from Wenatchee, WA Crisp, mild-sweet. Large. Ripens in late October Early 1980s (formerly Carousel) Fuji R. Delicious X Ralls Janet. Japan 1966 Scab resistant, very late-season, long storage potential, fruit very aromatic, high quality. Fortune Schoharie Spy X Empire Excellent flavor. Northern Spy quality for culinary uses. GoldRush G. Delicious X Co-op 17 Purdue/ Multi-disease resistance. Very late season. Excellent fruit Rutgers/Illinois 1992 quality, G. Del. type, very long storage potential Honeycrisp Macoun X Honeygold. 1991. University Ripens in late Mac season. Excellent, balanced flavor. Unique, Of Minnesota attractive red. Very hardy. Bitter pit. Jonafree PR1855-102 X NJ31, Indiana 1979 Mid-season Jonathan tppe, disease resistant; tart, fresh use Keepsake Minnesota #47 X Northern Spy Some disease resistance. Very winter hardy, homely but Minnesota Exp. Sta. 1979 excellent taste and long storage potential Priscilla R. Delicious X PR1610-2 Purdue/ Scab and rust resistant. Mid-season, good quality. Resembles Red Rutgers/Illinois 1972 Delicious in appearance, pineapple flavor Redfree Raritan X PRI1018-101, NJ 1981 Early season, disease resistant; fair quality, short storage, good flavor for an early apple William’s Pride PRI 1018-101X NJ50 Purdue/ Multi-disease resistance, early-season, fair quality R. Del. type, Rutgers/Illinois 1988 very large fruit, short storage potential Apple Varieties—Page 5 This publication may contain pesticide recommendations. Changes in pesticide regulations occur constantly and human errors are still possible. Some materi- als mentioned may no longer be available, and some uses may no longer be legal. All pesticides distributed, sold or applied in New York State must be regis- tered with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Questions concerning the legality and/or registration status for pesticide use in New York State should be directed to the appropriate Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialist or your regional NYSDEC office. Read the label before applying any pesticide. DISCLAIMER: Please note that neither Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County nor any representative thereof makes any representation of any warranty, express or implied, of any particular result or application of the information provided by us or regarding any product. If a product is involved, it is the sole responsibility of the User to read and follow all product labeling instructions and to check with the manufacturer or supplier for the most recent infor- mation. Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an express or implied endorsement of any particular product or criticism of unnamed products. With respect to any information on pest management, the User is responsible for obtaining the most up-to-date pest management information. The information we provide is no substitute for pesticide labeling. The User is solely responsible for reading and following the manufacturer’s labeling and instruc- tions. (October 2009) Updated: 2012 Source: http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/about/upload/apple_varieties2.pdf .