| Fall Apple
Varieties at Terhune Orchards |
First Pick |
In Our Store |
Fresh |
Pies |
Desserts |
Sauce |
| Jonamac |
Attractive apple, thin
skinned, red with green ground, peels easily; cross between McIntosh and
Jonathan. |
Mid Aug |
Aug-Sept |
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| Ginger Gold |
Sweet but mildly tart; fine
texture, crisp cream-colored flesh. Slow to brown. Discovered as a chance
seedling at orchards of Clyde & Ginger Harvey in VA |
Mid Aug |
Aug-Sept |
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| Gala |
Mild sweet, juicy apple,
bright yellow-red color, crisp, creamy yellow flesh. |
Late Aug |
Aug-Sept |
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| Crab Apple |
Excellent source of pectin,
primary use in jelly and spicing. Rootstock used for most standard apple
trees. |
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| Liberty |
Oblate in shape, mostly red
stripe over yellow ground, flesh crisp, juicy, springy; highly
disease-resistant. |
Early Sept |
Sept |
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| Empire |
Excellent flavor, uniform
size, flesh juicy moderately sub-acid. Cross between McIntosh and Red
Delicious. |
Early Sept |
Sept-Oct |
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| McIntosh |
Medium-sized, symmetrical in
shape, think-skinned, peels easily. Tender, cooks quickly, highly
aromatic. |
Early Sept |
Sept-Dec |
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| Jonathan |
Very aromatic, mildly tart,
crisp, juicy, small to medium. Discovered in NY 1800. |
Early Sept |
Sept-Dec |
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| Jonagold |
Yellow with red blush; cross
between Jonathan and Golden Delicious. |
Mid Sept |
Sept |
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| Honeycrisp |
Juicy, honey-sweet with a
touch of tart; very crisp, yellow flesh. Developed from a cross of Macoun and
Honeygold at University of Minnesota. |
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| Cortland |
Somewhat flat and oval in
shape, flesh firm and snow white, skin thin, excellent for salad, slow to
darken. A cross of McIntosh and Ben Davis, with good qualities of both
parents. |
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| Macoun |
Crisp, icy hard, bruises
easily; very-fine texture. Cross between McIntosh and Jersey Black. |
Mid Sept |
Sept-Oct |
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| Red Delicious |
Sweet, juicy, skin smooth, 5
knobs on blossom end, low acid. Most popular apple in the country. |
Mid Sept |
Sept-June |
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| Golden Delicious |
Elongated shape, skin may be
russetted, flesh is yellowish, fine-grained, mildly aromatic, sweet. |
Mid Sept |
Sept-June |
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| Stayman Winesap |
Most popular apple at
Terhune Orchards, tart, full rich flavor, excellent keeper. Chance seedling
1866. |
Late Sept |
Oct-June |
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| Granny Smith |
Very flavorful, hard, and
distinctive; bright green skin. Chance seedling Australia 1800. |
Late Sept |
Oct-Nov |
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| Fuji |
Very sweet, hard, and crisp.
Pinkish red skin. Long storage life. |
Mid Oct |
Mid Oct |
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| Braeburn |
Late season apple developed
in New Zealand. Very firm and crisp. |
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Mid Oct |
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| Cameo |
A late season apple found as
a chance seedling near Dryden, WA in 1987. A sweet, red apple with fine
texture; very crisp and aromatic. |
Mid Oct |
Oct-Nov |
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| Suncrisp |
Developed in New Jersey as
NJ#55, a cross of Golden Delicious and Cox Orange Pippen. A golden color with
an orange blush. |
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Oct-Nov |
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| Pink Lady® |
Golden-pink apple with
crisp, tart flavor. Developed in Australia. |
Late Oct |
Oct-Nov |
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