summary: Descended from the red-fleshed apples that date back to the pink fleshed Surprise apples found growing in the Eurasian hill-country in the early 1800s.

characteristics: The flesh is white, firm. Juicy and sweet with citrus flavours. Bruises easily.

summary: California-bred in the mid-1900s by Albert Etter, this tree produces large, golden-yellow fruit which is favoured for fresh eating, cooking and making cider. ...

summary: This is NOT a variety but rather a trademarked name applied to various types of Austrian apples to denote quality. Also see Mozart.

characteristics: The flesh is yellow. Somewhat firm. Moderately juicy. Tends to brown when exposed to air.

characteristics: The flesh is ????????? Sweet. flavourful. Flavour continues to improve through four months of cold storage.

summary: Please see MAIA 1

summary: A mutation of Gala.

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, chewy. Juicy, sweet and somewhat astringent.

summary: A somewhat small spur bearer with aromatic fruit that ripens in mid season, this is a good garden variety.

summary: Dating back to the 1700s, this apple is favoured for making apple pies when picked slightly under-ripe or allowed to ripen fully for its excellent flavours and ...

characteristics: The flesh is white. Sharp. Flavourful. Keeps for three months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is creamy-yellow, crisp and sweet-tart. Nutty flavour.

characteristics: The skin is cream-coloured flesh is sweet, crunchy and juicy. Sweet-sharp at harvest, it mellows in storage, becoming less crunchy and sweeter. Fruity flavour ...

summary: Originally grown from seed by early settlers along the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada during the early 1700s, this apple is excellent for fresh eating, ...

summary: Developed in Poland in 1944, this apple is juicy, sweet and flavourful. Please also see Fantazja .

characteristics: The flesh is greenish, firm and sweet. Keeps for five months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is white with red veins, soft. Juicy and sweet?sharp. Very mild aromas. Keeps two months in cold storage.

summary: Similar to the Jonathan in many respects and, while it ripens about the same time, it tends to colour up earlier.

characteristics: The flesh is fine?textured, juicy and flavoured.

characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp and firm. Becomes juicy in storage. Hint of citrus aroma.

summary: Medium size, round conic. Lemon yellow base colour over which is a bright red wash and deep red stripes.

summary: Developed in Italy for the supermarket trade, this is a vivid red apple, firm and sweet.

summary: Fruits have cream-coloured flesh, medium fine-grained. Tends to be somewhat dry with a sweet, subacid, aniseed perfumed flavour. Turns colour slowly when ...

summary: This flavourful, russet apple with its anise flavour emerged in the 1500s continues to be appreciated to this day as a dessert apple as well as for making ...

summary: Grown throughout continental Europe during the Middle Ages, this reddish russet apple is said to have medicinal properties. It is most widely used for ...

characteristics: Fine-grained, crisp, juicy with a good sweet-tart balance.

summary: This Washington U.S.A. whole-tree mutation of Yataka ripens five weeks ahead of the Fuji standard and shows better colouring. Found by Myles Van Leuven near ...

summary: An excellent fresh-eating apple and great for apple juice.

characteristics: White flesh, crisp and juicy with a sweet?tart taste. Keeps for three months in cold storage