What Should I Know About My Variety Of Apples (Part 2)?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Jonafree’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Scrumptious’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Greensleeves’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Priscilla’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Tydeman’s Late Orange’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Kidd’s Orange Red’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Pristine’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Liberty’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Blenheim Orange’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘James Grieve’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Belmac’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Arthur Turner’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Wolf River’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Golden Noble’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Rhode Island Greening’?

The crisp taste of the glossy red ‘Jonafree’ closely resembles heirloom favorite ‘Jonathan’, but this updated variety is far less susceptible to disease. The fine-grained flesh holds its quality for up to 10 weeks in cold storage.

This modern variety is excellent for all gardens but is particularly good in frosty sites. The crisp, juicy flesh of this bright red apple has a honeylike sweetness with a hint of strawberry and a touch of acidity.

This pretty tree for the garden produces heavy yields of greeny-yellow fruits early in the season. The apples have a sharp flavor that mellows as they ripen, but they will only store for a few weeks. These very hardy trees are ideal for colder regions.

Bred for scab resistance, this variety shows moderate resistance to fire blight, cedar apple rust, and powdery mildew. Fruits display a blush of red over yellow. The crisp flesh keeps its aromatic flavor for up to three months in cold storage.

A reliable, easy-to-grow, and late-cropping variety, this tree produces small, orange-red fruits with touches of russet. Their rich and aromatic flavor is similar to that of a ‘Cox’ but sharper. Apples will keep until early spring.

A rival to ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’, this green, red-flushed dessert apple is similar, but its yellowy-cream, juicy flesh has a sweeter, aromatic taste. It produces good, regular yields that will keep until Christmas. It is generally untroubled by scab and mildew.

One of the best early, disease-resistant varieties for the home garden, ‘Pristine’ bears lots of small to medium-sized yellow apples if not thinned early and heavily. Excellent for eating and baking, fruits store well for up to six weeks.

Since its release in 1978, ‘Liberty’ has been the standard for disease resistance. The firm, juicy red fruits are as good for eating as for cooking; its long-storage capabilities and low maintenance add to the variety’s all-star status.

This excellent dual-purpose tree produces heavy yields of red- and russet-striped golden fruits with white flesh and a nutty flavor. It is vigorous, so is best on a dwarfing rootstock. It has good mildew resistance, although scab can be a problem.

One of the finest early fruiters, this popular dual-purpose variety produces heavy crops of yellow- and red-speckled apples. The juicy fruits are acidic on picking, but after a few weeks, the flavor will sweeten and become milder.

This productive, Canadian-bred cultivar combines cold-hardiness with resistance to scab, mildew, and cedar apple rust. The late-ripening fruits have a sweet-tart flavor excellent for fresh use; fruits keep for three months.

Beautiful blossom makes way for heavy yields of yellow-green apples flushed orange-brown. This outstanding baking apple has a good sweet flavor. A particularly hardy tree, it does well in colder regions.

It is said that one ‘Wolf River’ apple makes a pie. The enormous fruits are pale red with tender, creamy flesh, and used for cooking and baking. Trees are long-lived, very cold-hardy, and resistant to scab, mildew, rust, and fire blight.

The juicy flesh of this large yellow-green apple cooks to a golden purée and has a sharp flavor and creamy texture. A reliable cropper, this tree is fairly vigorous and does well in cooler areas. The fruit keeps well, too.

This historic American apple, also known as ‘Burlington’, ‘Ganges’, and ‘Green Winter Pippin’, produces hard, green-skinned, tart fruits that are excellent winter keepers. The vigorous, long-lived heirloom is a triploid.

‘Gravenstein’ crisp, juicy apple has been grown for centuries; it is a favorite for sauces and baking. Hardy and large, the vigorous tree is usually sold on semi-dwarfing rootstock. Plant two other early-blooming varieties nearby for best yield.