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Red Max
Introduced: 1870, Ontario
A late ripening McIntosh with a bright red skin and a distinct, perfume-like aroma. Its white flesh is firm and juicy.
Mid Season – Fresh, Pies, Cider
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Redfield
Introduced: 1938, New York
The Redfield apple is not ideal for fresh-eating, but great for baking, cider, vinegar and jelly. This tree was developed from a 1938 cross done at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, between Wolf River apples and Niedwetzkyana apples. The Redfield apple has a pink to dark red skin with some russeting, and dark red flesh inside.
Early Season
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Redfree
Introduced: Illinois, 1981
Redfree is a disease-resistant cultivar that is one of our few organic and eco-managed apples. Similar to a William’s Pride, the Redfree is known for its snappy texture, mild flavor, and brilliant red coloring.
Early Season – Fresh
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Redhaven Peach
A blue-ribbon, all-purpose peach. Luscious, top-quality fruit is great as a fresh snack or for canning and freezing.
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Reine de Reinettes
Introduced: 18th Century, France
Also known as King of the Pippins, this apple originated in France during the 18th century. It is used primarily for cider, although its texture and sweet-sharp flavor renders it versatile.
Mid Season – Cider, Pies
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Reliance Peach
Fruit is medium-to-large with a sweet, peachy flavor.
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Rosalee
Recently developed by the MAIA
An offspring of Honeycrisp and Fuji, this apple has a clean, floral taste with spectacular texture. Beneath the peel, the crunch is breaking crisp, but light, and the flesh is a coarse-grained yellow, juicy. The sweet-tart balance is good and allows these delicate flavors to emerge.
Early Season – Fresh Eating
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Rovada Red Currant
A very productive variety from the Netherlands, Rovada has abundant, long and striking clusters of very large, beautiful, translucent red berries. The fruit is sweet and flavorful with some tartness, good for fresh eating and for making excellent jams and jellies.
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Roxbury Russet
Introduced: 1600s, Massachusetts USA
Believed to be America’s oldest apple, the ‘Roxbury Russet’ was brought by the pilgrims and first grown in Roxbury, Massachusetts in the mid 17th century. This apple offers a satisfying crunch filled with juice and spice along with refreshing hints of pear and citrus.
Late Season – Fresh, pies, cider
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Royal Empire
Introduced: 1992, New York
This apple has the sweetness of a Delicious, the flavor of a McIntosh, and colors to a deeper red than Empire.
Mid Season
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Ruby McIntosh
Introduced: 1999, Michigan
As its name indicates, the Ruby Mac is strikingly red in color and has a natural coating that helps it retain moisture. The fruit is juicy, crisp, and very firm with an balanced sweet-tart flavor.
Mid Season
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Sansa
Introduced: 1988, Japan
This beautiful Japanese apple is a cross between Gala and Akane varieties. As a sweet dessert apple, Sansa is said to have hints of cane sugar, grapes and sugared grapefruit.
Early Season – Fresh
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Seckel Pear
The size of a small plum, seckel pears are sometimes known as Candy pears for their remarkably sweet flavor. Tear drop shaped with green skin that blushes red when ripe. Quite possibly the only true American pear, discovered in the 1800s in Pennsylvania.
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Seek No Further
Introduced: 1796, Massachussets
An apple with everything! This highly-flavored dessert apple is crisp, tender and juicy with a highly distinctive aroma and taste.
Mid Season
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Shamrock
Introduced: British Columbia, 1992
This bright green apple has a creamy flesh and the balanced flavors of a McIntosh. Although similar in appearance to the Granny Smith, it has a much milder taste and less of a firm bite. Guaranteed to bring good luck all day.
Mid Season – Fresh
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Shenandoah Pear
This large, knobby fruit is best known for its spicy, aromatic flavor.
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Shinko Pear
Sweet and juicy with a brandy aroma and a firm texture. Excellent quality, flavorful and refreshing fruit that is crisp like an apple.
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Shinseiki Pear
The Shinseiki pear is a round fruit with yellow skin stippled with tan. It is a firm, crunchy variety with a sweet flavor and hints of spice.
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Shinsui Pear
Shinsui pears have become a favorite thanks to their extraordinary juiciness. They have a smooth, pale yellow skin and sweet flavor, and provide a satisfying crunch with each bite.
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Shiro Plum
This golden yellow plum with a sweet, juicy flesh is considered by some to be the best in appearance and taste. Clingstone.
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Shizuka
Introduced: 1908, Japan
This very sweet and juicy apple delivers a pleasantly surprising, tropical flavor with hints of pineapple. Shizuka is slow to brown once cut, making it ideal for salads and fresh eating.
Mid Season – Fresh
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Silken
Introduced: 1910, British Columbia Canada
This early fall apple is noted for its unique porcelain color and outstanding texture and flavor. It is firm, extremely crisp and also very juicy and mild.
Early season – fresh
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Silver Gem Nectarine
Bright red and balanced with cream-colored flesh, the Silver Gem is a lovely clingstone nectarine.
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Silver Glo Nectarine
This red-blushed fruit with an attractive white flesh has many of the same properties as a peach, minus the fuzz! Highly aromatic, Silver Glo is sweet and succulent with a hint of a spicy afterbite. Freestone.
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Smokehouse
Introduced: 1837, Pennsylvania
Named for the original tree’s close proximity to a Pennsylvania smokehouse, this apple has a crisp and firm yellow flesh with a pleasing, spicy flavor and a hint of malt. This aromatic variety is best eaten fresh.
Mid Season – Fresh, Pies
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Smoothee
Introduced: 1890, West Virginia USA
The Smoothee is a variety of Golden Delicious. It is sweet and rich in flavor. These are versatile apples that can be used for both baking and cooking purposes as well as being a great fresh eating apple.
Mid Season – Fresh, Baking
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Snow
Introduced: 1700s, Acadia (Quebec, Vermont, New York, Maine)
A lovely dessert apple that is native to Vermont! Also known as “Fameuse,” this apple is believed to be a parent to the popular McIntosh. Snow apples were traditionally offered to children in their stockings at Christmas. This thin skinned, small fruit has a tender, snow white flesh and is juicy, sweet and tart. The Snow apple is excellent eating, sauce and cider apple.
Late Season – Cider, Fresh, Sauce
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Snowsweet
Introduced: 2006 Minnesota, USA
Sweet with a slight tart balance and rich overtones. Firm, snow white flesh is very slow to brown.
Late Season – Fresh
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Spartan
Introduced: 1926, British Columbia CA
Spartan is a small, sweet apple and a favorite with children. It is very much a “McIntosh” style apple with bright white flesh. The flesh is very crisp and juicy. It has a “brisk” flavor and is commonly used in baking, sauce, and cider.
Mid Season – Fresh, Pies, Cider
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SpyGold
Introduced: 1962, New York
A large, firm apple with predominantly sweet flesh, the Spigold is a cross between a Northern Spy and Golden Delicious. With red streaks covering a golden background, this apple’s visual appeal matches its pleasantly round flavor. An excellent alternative to Jonagold.
Late Season – Fresh, Cooked
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SpyMac
We claim the credit for first breeding this variety!
A cross of two classics, Northern Spy and McIntosh.
Spymac’s flesh is medium-grained and breakingly crisp, light yellow and quite juicy. The flavors of this well-balanced apple are fine and unusual, melon dusted with a little light citrus and a hint of vinousness in the finish and the later part of the chew.
Harvest Mid-October
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Stanley Plum
The Stanley is the go-to for European plums. It is medium to large fruit with dark blue skin and yellow-green flesh. It can be identified by its distinct neck.
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Starfire Peach
Very reliable cropping with a beautiful orange skin and a sweet flavor.
Early ripening.
Clingstone.
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Stark's Summer Pearl
The “pearl white” flesh is firm, yet tender and juicy-it’s good fresh, ideal for canning.
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Summerset
Introduced: 2017, Minnesota
A newer variety of apple, Summerset is a cross between Honeycrisp and Fuji. Apples are larger in size with a texture similar to Honeycrisp and a tangier flavor.
Mid Season
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Suncrisp
Introduced: 1960s, New Jersey
A cross between a Golden Delicious, Cox’s Orange Pippin, and McIntosh , the Suncrisp has a bright, tart flavor that mellows over time into a honeyed pear-like palate.
Mid season – Fresh
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Sunrise Pear
These beautiful yellow pears with a slight blush are juicy, aromatic and sweet. Fruit is good for eating fresh or making desserts.
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Sweet Sixteen
Introduced: 1973, Minnesota
This offspring of Northern Spy has a fine-textured, crisp flesh with an unusual, complex combination of sweet and spicy flavor. The unique taste has hints of a slight anise essence, sometimes described as cherry candy, vanilla or even bourbon.
Mid Season – Fresh
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Tydeman Red
Introduced: 1929, England
This delicious fresh-eating apple has a mild, sweet-tart flavor with hints of strawberry and spice. The flesh is juicy and firm but not crisp.
Early Season
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Ultima Gala
Introduced: 1997, Washington
Ultima Gala apples boast a brighter red color and larger size than Gala, but have the same classic sweet taste. They are excellent for fresh eating!
Early-Mid Season
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Valor Plum
A traditional Italian-style European plum that’s only the size of a golfball! Sweet with yellow flesh
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Veteran Peach
A reliable yellow-fleshed peach that freezes very well.
Late Ripening.
Freestone.
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Vision Plum
Vision is a late-season Canadian blue/black plum. The plums are very large and have a particularly sweet flavor – it is probably one of the best-flavored Canadian plums.
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White Lady Peach
Creamy white with a lovely pink blush, this peach is a crowd pleaser.
Mid-season ripening.
Freestone.
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Wickson
Introduced: Late 1800s, California
This small, snappy apple developed by apple enthusiast, Albert Etter, is sweet and sharp. Its intense and balancing flavors make Wickson an ideal hard cider fruit.
Early Season – Cider
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William's Pride
Introduced: 1975, Illinois USA
These apples are awesome fresh, with a wonderful rich aromatic flavor. It is scab resistant and ripens early, making it a favorite for growers and consumers alike! Its trees also bloom heavily, so we thank William’s Pride for the beauty it brings to our springtime orchard.
Early Season – Fresh
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Yarlington Mill
Introduced: 1898, England
This small yellow apple is slightly bittersweet. Used best as an English cider.
Mid Season – Cider
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Yoinashi Pear
This Asian Pear is fine-textured, crisp, crunchy, juicy, sweet and flavorful.