characteristics: Flesh is very white, often with faint red stain under the skin. Somewhat crisp, tender and with a fine grained. Juicy and sweet with a hint of strawberry. Tends ...

summary: A favoured cooking apple, holding its shape and texture well for pies, crumbles and crisps. In most areas where this variety is grown, it is encountered as a ...

characteristics: The flesh is white, coarse?grained and soft, somewhat mealy.

summary: A very sweet and somewhat spicy apple found growing wild in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S.A., in the early 1900s. Now one of the best known and ...

summary: A mutation of Fuji discovered in September, 1982 by Tadao Hiraragi in his orchard in Akita Prefecture (Japan). Striped like the parent, the Yataka is ready for ...

summary: Originally known as Hawkeye , this apple from midwestern U.S.A. has reigned for almost a century as the most recognizable variety in terms of both shape and ...

characteristics: Flesh is white, medium grain, firm and crisp. Somewhat juicy and moderately sweet. Somewhat tart when first picked but mellows with storage.

characteristics: Flesh is cream coloured, coarse in texture, crisp and firm. Juicy and very sweet with a flavour reminiscent of a very ripe melon.

characteristics: The flesh is creamy-white, fine-grained and soft when ripe, much like that of a firm Anjou pear. It tends to be on the sharp side, but it will sweeten and ...

summary: This is the quintessential ingredient for French apple tarts. Aside from its wonderful flavour and sharpness, it holds its shape well when baked. It is also ...

characteristics: Flesh is bright white stained red next to the skin, crisp, mildly tart, quite sweet and tasting somewhat of elderberry and spice. Tends to lose its tartness in ...

summary: This pale yellow apple is one of the most popular early ripening varieties, initially good for use in the kitchen and later for fresh eating. It was already ...