Variety |
Qualities |
Season |
Duchess |
A good early variety used mainly for pie and sauce. Supply is limited |
Mid August |
Paulared |
A summer bright red apple. The flesh is firm, crisp and mildly tart. For fresh eating and cooking. |
Mid August |
State Fair |
Red blush, tasty, juicy - good texture - an all-purpose apple. |
Mid August |
Ginger Gold |
New early yellow apple. Excellent taste and texture. Great for fresh eating. Limited supply. |
Mid August |
Hazen |
Early red apple. Tartness of a Haralson. Fresh eating and cooking. Especially good in pie and crisp. |
Mid August |
Wealthy |
A long time favorite for eating baking and cooking. |
Early September |
Zestar! |
Sweet with a hint of tart.Crisp and juicy. Limited supply. |
Early September |
Red Baron |
Excellent early apple. Crisp and Juicy. For fresh eating and cooking. Some years does not color fully red. |
Mid September |
Shamrock |
New apple. Green. The north country answer to the Granny Smith. Limited supply. |
Mid September |
Honeycrisp |
Recent addition developed at the U of M. Explosive crispness. Excellent for fresh eating. Wonderful long-term storage. All purposed apple. Limited supply. |
Mid September |
McIntosh |
Long time favorite for eating, baking and cooking. |
Late September |
Cortland |
High quality, mild flavor, red. White flesh resists browning so it's great for salads and other raw apple dishes. Good for all uses. |
Late September |
Redwell |
Medium size. Firm and tender. Flavor is non-acid. Good for fresh eating, cooking and baking. Excellent for sauce. |
Early October |
Prairie Spy |
Crispy sub acid flavor. Good for fresh eating, freezing, pie, and sauce. Slices hold shape when cooked. |
Early October |
Haralson |
The most popular MN apple of all. Tart, crispy and juicy. Suitable for all purposed. Excellent in pie. |
Early October |
Honeygold |
Similar to Golden Delicious, but crispier and juicier. Outstanding eating quality. Excellent for all uses. Limited supply. |
Mid October |
Regent |
Our favorite. A cross between Red Delicious and Red Duchess. Good texture. Slightly sweet. Crisp. For fresh eating and all uses. |
Mid October |
Connell Red |
Large apple with a pleasant flavor that approaches sweetness. Excellent for fresh eating, baking and salad. |
Mid October |
Fireside |
Similar to Connell Red but is smaller in size. |
Mid October |
Chieftan |
Very crisp, juicy and almost sweet. Deep red color. A cross between Delicious and Jonathan developed at the University of Iowa. Excellent for fresh eating and pie. Slices hold their shape when cooked. |
Late October |