BEAR MOUNTAIN ORCHARDS APPLE VARIETIES
CAMEO
Chance seedling discovered in Washington State in the 1980's. May be a cross between a Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. Sweet, tart and firm. Great for snacking and salads.
- Harvest Time: October
CRIMSON CRISP
The Crimson Crisp is a relatively hot new apple developed by Rutgers Fruit Research and Development Center in 1995. Mildly sweet, rich in flavor and extra crisp. Best for snacking and salads.
Harvest Time: September
EMPIRE
Red Delicious and McIntosh - selected in 1954 and released by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY in September 1966. More sweet than tart in flavor and extra crisp. Best for snack, salads and sauce.
- Harvest Time: September
FUJI
Red Delicious and Ralls Janet - developed in the Japanese town of Fujisaki. Registered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Japan in 1962. Very sweet, firm, crisp and juicy. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baked.
- Harvest Time: October
GALA
Golden Delicious and Kidds Orange (a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Red Delicious) - developed in New Zealand and named in 1962. Juicy and very sweet. Best for snacking and salads
- Harvest Time: August
GINGER GOLD
Chance seedling discovered in the 1960's. Parentage includes Golden Delicious and Albemarle Pippin. Sweet-tart, and juicy. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baked.
- Harvest Time: August
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
Chance seedling - possibly a hybrid of Grimes Golden and Golden Reinette - discovered in 1905 by Anderson Mullins on his farm in Clay County, West Virginia. Crisp, sweet, mellow and juicy. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baked.
- Harvest Time: September
GOLDEN SUPREME
Chance seedling - discovered in 1890 by Anderson Mullins on his farm in Clay County, West Virginia. The have a pale yellow skin, sometimes with a red blush. Crisp, sweet, mellow and juicy. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baked.
- Harvest Time: August
GRANNY SMITH
Chance seedling widely regarded as being the progeny of the "French Crab." Discovered by Maria Ann "Granny" Smith in Eastwood, Australia, in 1868. Very tart, crisp and juicy. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baked.
- Harvest Time: October
HONEYCRISP
Keepsake and unknown - introduced in 1991 by the University of Minnesota. Sweet, tart and very crisp. Best for snacking and salads
- Harvest Time: September
JONAGOLD
Golden Delicious and Jonathan - Introduced in 1968 by The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, in Geneva, NY. Crisp with a honey-tart flavor. Best for snacking, pies and baked.
- Harvest Time: September
LODI
Lodi apples are an early season variety available in the summer. A cross between Yellow Transparent and Montgomery apples introduced in the 1920’s by The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, in Geneva, NY. Tart, soft, and juicy. Best for snacking, sauce, pies and baked.
- Harvest Time: July
MUTSU
Golden Delicious and Indo developed in Japan. Sweet, slightly tart, juicy, very firm and crisp. Best for snacking, pies and baked.
- Harvest Time: October
PINK LADY
Lady Williams and Golden Delicious - developed in Australia. Crisp with a sweet, tart taste. Best for snacking, salads and pies.
- Harvest Time: November
RAMBO
One of the oldest apple varieties. It originated in France.
Aromatic, sweet-tart flavor. Crisp, exceptionally juicy flesh. This variety is a favorite for applesauce. Best for fresh snacking or cooked. The Summer Rambo is an early harvest variety.
- Harvest Time: July
RED DELICIOUS
Chance seedling on the farm of Jesse Hiatt, a farmer in Peru, lowa, in 1872. The variety was originally known as Hawkeye. Sweet, crisp and juicy. Best for snacking and salads.
- Harvest Time: September
ROME
Chance seedling found in 1817 by Joel Gillet, which he gave to his son to plant on the banks of the Ohio River. Originally called "Gillett's Seedling" it was renamed the "Rome Beauty" in 1832. Slightly tart, firm, crisp and juicy. Best for pies, sauce and baked.
- Harvest Time: October
