This is our first apple of the fall season.  This apple has a bright taste not too sweet and not too tart.  Some say with a hint of strawberries.  Good eating apple and great for applesauce. 

Paula Red apples were discovered around 1960 by grower Lewis Arends near a McIntosh block in his orchard in Ravine Sparta Township, Kent County, Michigan. He named the apple after his wife, Pauline.  Paula Reds first appeared on the market in 1968.

Zestar is an apple that is both sweet and tart, with a hint of brown sugar.  Hard, crisp and juicy this apple lasts up to 2 1/2 months after picking if kept refrigerated.   If you like Honeycrisp - try Zestar you won't be disappointed.  Good for pies and sauces. 

Zestar was developed by the University of Minnesota in 1999. 

This apple has a slightly tart flavor, tender flesh, and juicy.  Good apple for sauce and cider, some people like to mix McIntosh and Cortland for pies.  

Every McIntosh apple has a direct lineage to a single tree discovered in 1811 by John McIntosh on his farm in Dundela,  a hamlet located in Dundas County in the Canadian province of Ontario, near Morrisburg.

Quickly becoming the most popular apple in the world.  This apple has a sweet mild taste with a hint of honey.  Hard and crisp this apple lasts along time after picking if kept refrigerated.  We have had ones last through February. 

Developed at the University of Minnesota and released in 1991. 

This apple is extra sweet with a hint of berry, has a great smell, and is very juicy.  This apple has a short season - so if this is your favorite get it while you can.   Great with wine and a little cheese. 

The Macoun  was developed at the New York State Agricultural Station in Geneva, New York, by R. Wellington.  Named after Canadian fruit grower W. T. Macoun, it was first introduced in 1932.  Macoun is a cross between McIntosh and a Jersey Black.   

Juicy and sweet, the mild flesh of the apple  will not darken like others so these are great for salads.  The best all around apple for cooking and baking yet still a great eating apple. 

This apple is a cross between McIntosh and Ben Davis. 

This all purpose apple was developed at the New York State Agricultural Station in Geneva, New York in 1898. The apple was named after nearby Cortland County, New York.

Empire is a crisp crunchy blend of sweet, tart, and juicy.  Good for eating, salads, sauce, pies, and freezing. 

The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva introduced this new variety in 1966.  With the popular Red Delicious and McIntosh for parents, Empire apples were destined to be a hit. It's a sweet-tart combination that's great for everything.

Cameo has a thin skin with a sweet tart flavor, crispy with a deep juicy flavor.  Good for eating, baking, and sauce.  Cooking Light magazine named Cameo one of the best varieties in its 2002 Apple Pagent. 

The Cameo was discovered, by the Caudle family, by chance in a Dryden, Washington orchard in 1987. Its parentage is uncertain; it may be a cross between a Red Delicious and a Golden Delicious, since it was found near orchards of those fruits

Crispin a.k.a. Mutsu is a refreshingly sweet, juicy, super crisp apple.  Great for eating, sauce, baking, freezing, salads, and pies.  Try roasting whole or in thick slices. 

Originally grown in Japan, Crispin is a cross between a Golden Delicious and Indo apple a Japanese seedling in 1930, and introduced to the U.S. in 1948.  It is believed to be named after the Mutsu Province where it was presumably first grown. 

Aromatic with a very sweet flavor and firm texture but a thin skin.    Good for baking, sauces, and eating.   

Gala apples were developed in New Zealand in the 1920s by orchardist J. H. Kidd. They are a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Kidds Orange Red.