| First Week of September |
| Prime
Reds |
big,
solid, ruby red; beautiful white flesh, tart with
hint of sweetness, for eating and salads |
| Macintosh |
hard ripe - great for pies, eating, applesauce and salads |
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| First - Second Week of September |
| Macintosh |
old sturdy apples, great for pies, eating, applesauce and salads |
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| Second - Third Week of September |
| Granny Smith |
Fine eating, cooking - great pies |
| Cortland |
tastes very much like the Macintosh, but slightly more tart; eating, applesauce and baking |
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| Second - Third Week of September: |
| Empire |
Cross between a Macintosh and Red Delicious, sweet tart flavor; for eating and salads |
| Jonagold |
Most popular apple in Europe; cross between Golden Delicious and Jonathan, perfect for eating |
| McCowan |
Fine apple has Macintosh as primary parent; for eating, baking, pies, salads, applesauce |
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| Third - Fourth Week of September |
| Red Delicious |
Traditional favorite; for eating and salads |
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| Third - Fourth Week of September |
| Sparta Macintosh |
a later, firmer, redder Macintosh; eating, baking pies, salads applesauce |
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| First - Second Week of October |
| Ida Reds |
Big, red and juicy - a fine cooking or dessert apple; for eating, applesauce, baking, pies |
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| Ripening Early - Mid October |
| Romes |
Firm
popular cooking apple; for eating and pies |
| Mutsu (Crispin) |
Picked in September, it has the tart flavor of the Granny Smith; picked in October, it is sweet; for eating |
| Golden Delicious |
Usually picked before they're ripe; for eating, baking, pies, salads, applesauce |
| Smoothies |
A Golden Delicious type; for eating, baking, pies, salads, applesauce |
| Surprise |
A Golden Delicious type; for eating, baking, pies, salads, applesauce |
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