Name Ripening Date
    Dates are approximate and vary CONSIDERABLY with weather, location and more!     		Eating fresh Cooking Apple Sauce Apple Pie Apple Juice Apple
    Butter         		Storage

    Bevan's FavoriteBevan's Favorite

    		 early July X

    Pristine applePristine

    		 early July X X Must Refrigerate Very sweet, juicy, does not store well, bruises easily (like Gala)
    William's Pride appleWilliam's Pride
    		 early July X X
    Lodi apple Lodi
    (aka, Yellow Transparent)
    		 early July, even June some years X GOOD Must Refrigerate
    Zestar apple
     Zestar
    		 mid-July to mid-August

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    Should Refrigerate

    Gala appleGala
    		 late July to early September Very
    good         		X BEST X X X Must refrigerate; even then only keeps for a few weeks
    Ginger Gold appleGinger Gold
    		 early August to early September Very
    good         		X Very
    good         		X X
    RedfreeRedfree
    		 Late July

    X

    X
    Mollies_delicious appleMollies Delicious
    August    		 X Must Refrigerate
    Gravenstein appleGravenstein
    		 August

    X

    X

    Very
    good

    X

    X

    X

    Should Refrigerate

    Ozark goldOzark Gold
    		 Early August X
    Grimes Golden appleGrimes Golden
    		 August X X X
    Jersey Mac appleJersey Mac
    		 August X X OK
    Earligold appleEarligold
    		 August X X X X Must Refrigerate
    Detroit red appleDetroit Red
    		 early , August into September X X Heirloom brought from France by settlers in the Detroit area, but then later planted by Thomas Jefferson, using grafted trees of Detroit Red in the nursery at Monticello in 1805.
    http://www.andersonorchards.com/images/apples/akane_small.jpgAkane
    		 August X
    summer banana appleSummer banana
    		 August X X
    Pau;a Red applePaulaRed
    		 mid August to early September X X X X X
    SweeTango appleSweeTango
    		 mid August to early September X X X X

    Empire

    		 mid-August through September

    X

    X

    X

    X

    A McIntosh type apple with a long shelf life. Aromatic and crisp with creamy white juicy flesh, sweet and tart

    McIntosh appleMcIntosh

    		 September X good X X
    Honeycrisp
    		 September Very
    good         		X good, but watery X BEST X
    Virginia Gold appleVirginia Gold
    		 September

    X

    X

    Jonathon_appleJonathan
    		 mid to late September X X Very
    good         		X X X
    golden_delicious_appleGolden Delicious
    		 mid to late September X X Very
    good         		X X X Should Refrigerate
    Ultra GoldUltra Gold
    		 mid to late September
    		 X X X X X X
    cortland_appleCortland
    		 mid to late September
    		 X X X X X
    JonaliciousJonalicious
    		 mid to late September
    		 X X Very
    good         		X X X Must Refrigerate
    Jonamac apple Jonamac
    		 mid to late September X Very
    good         		X
    ambrosia appleAmbrosia
    		 mid to late September X X good X X X Should Refrigerate
    red_delicious_appleRed Delicious
    		 mid to late September
    		 X good X
    Jonagold_appleJonagold
    		 mid to late September X Very
    good         		X
    Snowsweet appleSnowsweet
    		 Late September, 2 weeks after HoneyCrisp

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    Good
    JubiuleeJubilee
    		 mid September to early October
    		 X X X X
    Mutsu, aka Crispin appleMutsu, also called Crispin
    		 Late September to early October
    		 X X Very
    good         		X X
    keepsake apple Keepsake
    		 Late September to early October
    		 X X X
    Northern Spy appleNorthern Spy
    		 Late September to early October X X Very good for storing
    ShizukaShizuka
    		 Late September to early October
    		 X X X X X X
    Wild crisp apple Wild Crisp
    		 October

    Very
    good

    X

    good, but watery

    X

    BEST

    X

    		  Cross between Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink (AKA Pink Lady)Juicy, sweet, crisp, great for fresh eating or all-purpose, applesauce or in a fruit salad
    Braeburn
    		 early to Mid October X X X X
    Cameo
    		 early to Mid October Very
    good         		X Very
    good         		X X
    Rome
    		 early to Mid October X X
    Sundance appleSundance
    		 early to Mid October X X X X
    Blushing Golden appleBlushing Golden
    		 early to Mid October X X X X X
    stayman_appleStayman
    		 late September Very
    good         		X Very
    good         		X
    Enterprise apple Enterprise
    		 early to Mid October X X
    Jazz appleJazz
    		 early to Mid October X X Very
    good         		X X X
    melrose_appleMelrose
    		 early to Mid October X X Very
    good         		X X X

    StaymanStayman Winesap

    mid to late October

    		 Very
    good         		X Very
    good         		X
    grannysmith_appleGranny Smith
    		 mid to late October X X X
    Macoun appleMacoun
    		 mid to late October X X
    Liberty apple Liberty
    		 mid to late October X X
    Pink Lady applePink Lady
    		 mid to late October X X good X X X
    Suncrisp appleSuncrisp
    		 mid to late October X X X X X
    Evercrisp appleEvercrisp
    		 mid October until frost (November)

    Very
    good

    X

    Very
    Good

    X

    BEST

    X

    		 Excellent storage due to it's parents (Fuji and Honeycrisp)
    Yates appleYates
    		 mid to late October X X X X Stores very well
    Autumn crispAutumn Crisp
    		 mid to late October X X X X
    fuji_appleFuji
    		 mid to late October Very
    good         		X BEST X X Great keeper; stores well in garage or basement
    Black Twig appleBlack Twig
    		 mid to late October X X X X X X
    Arkansas Black
    		 mid to late October Baking too hard Great keeper
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