TABLE OF SELECTED APPLES (a summarization)

Listed in Order of Ripening

June to mid-July

Variety      Flavor       Texture         Primary Uses    Disease Resistance  Year of Origin

Yellow June.......    Very Tart      Soft      Cooking/Sauces        Fair     Prior to 1845
Carolina Red June.....  Mildly Tart      Soft         Cooking/Sauces Fair      Prior to 1800
Early Harvest..... Mildly Sweet Somewhat firm Eating/Sauce Fair Prior 1817
William’s Favorite......  Mildly Sweet   Firm    Eating and Cooking   Very Good   1750
Bevan’s Favorite.....Mildly Sweet      Firm         Eating     Very Good          Prior to 1842
mid-July to mid-August

Variety      Flavor       Texture         Primary Uses    Disease Resistance  Year of Origin
Aunt Rachel......   Tart      Firm         Cooking and Eating  Very Good    Unknown
Am. Sum. Pearmain..... Tart to Sweet  Firm  Cooking,Drying  Good   Prior 1817
Horse.....  Very Tart      Soft     Cooking,Cider,Vinegar           Good         Prior to 1800
Mary Reid.....  Very Tart      Firm     Cooking, Eating, Drying   Good        Unknown
Gala...... Sweet Firm Eating/Drying Good MODERN(1934)
mid-August to late September

Variety      Flavor       Texture         Primary Uses    Disease Resistance  Year of Origin
Summer Banana..... Very Sweet   Firm   Eating and Cooking   Good     Prior to 1890
Magnum Bonum.....Very Tart    Firm   Eating and Cooking      Good      About 1823 
Grimes Golden..... Sweet/Spicy  Firm  Eat, Cook, Dry, Cider   Very Good     1790
 Red Rebel..... Sweet   Firm        Eating and Cider    Good    About 1850
Smokehouse..... Mildly Tart/Sweet     Firm    Cooking and Eating    Good        1830
late September to mid-October

Variety      Flavor       Texture         Primary Uses    Disease Resistance  Year of Origin
 Stayman Winesap....Mildly Tart  Firm    Eating, Cooking, Cider   Very Good   1866
 Sops of Wine.... Acidic/Sweet      Firm    Eating and Cooking        Good        Prior to 1832
Liberty.....  Dull Red           Sweet   Firm        Eating       Very Good   (MODERN)1978
 Roxbury Russet.... Sweet/M. Tart  Firm Eating, Cooking, Cider  Good Prior to 1649
 Blacktwig.... M.Tart/Sweet   Firm      Eat, Cook, Dry, Cider     Good   Late 1800’s
 Kinnaird’s Choice... M.Tart/Sweet   Firm   Eating and Cooking  Very Good   1855
 Virginia Beauty....Mildly Sweet   Firm    Eating and Cooking   Good  About 1810
 Enterprise..... Sweet   Firm        Eating              Very Good         MODERN (recent)
 Royal Limbertwig....    Acidic/Sweet   Firm    Eating    Very Good    Prior to 1860
 Original Winesap.... Twangy-Sweet   Firm     Eating and Cider    Very Good    1800
 Virginia Gold....Acidic/Tart    Firm      Eating, Cooking, Cider       Good         1976
 Am. Golden Russet....Very Sweet   Firm  Eating and Cider  Good   1817
mid-October to late-November

Variety      Flavor       Texture         Primary Uses    Disease Resistance  Year of Origin
Goldrush.....Tart/ Sweet        Firm         Eating and Cider          Good           recent
 Arkansas Black.....Mildly Sweet   Firm    Eat, Cook, Storage   Good    About 1870
 Newtown Pippin... Acidic/Sweet    Firm   Eat, Cider, Storage  Good Prior to 1700
 Old Fash. Winesap..... Sweet   Firm     Eat, Cider, Storage    Very Good     1800
  Yates..... Sweet   Firm         Eating and Cider              Very Good          About 1844
 Old Fash. Limbertwig....   Sweet   Firm         Eating      Very Good       1832
Keener Seedling..... Sweet Firm Eating Good 1880