Deer and other wildlife are attracted to fruit of all kinds. Apples are exceptional food sources because there are many different types of apples that can ripen over an extended time. If one chooses the proper varieties, a small orchard with several types of trees can provide fruit over a period from July to late November.

.......................Pineapple.................................................Little Benny.........................................Keener Seedling..............

Normally, wildlife plots are planted so that fruit will fall from early September to late November. The varieties also should be as disease resistant as possible and smaller sized fruit is preferred. With this is mind, here are some recommend fruit selections (in order of ripening).

pre-September preferred varieties:

Yellow June

Bevan's Favorite

Aunt Rachel

Mary Reid

Horse

Harris

Hunge

September:

Hewes Crab

Grimes Golden

Rebel

Little Benny

Roxbury Russet

Magnum Bonum

Sweetnin

Stayman

Blacktwig

Hopples Antique Gold

Florina

Ashmead Kernal

October:

Kinnaird's Choice

Enterprise

Gragg

Dula Beauty

Royal Limbertwig

American Golden Russet

Swiss Limbertwig

Va. Beauty

Va. Gold

Goldrush

Pineapple

Old Fashioned Winesap

Arkansas Black

November:

Perkins

Sparger

Nickajack

Newtown Pippin

Terry Winter

Yates

Rockingham Red (highly preferred becasue it "drops" fruit from September to late November)

Ralls Janet

Old Fashioned Limbertwig

Mattamuskeet

Keener Seedling