A chance seedling discovered in British Columbia, Canada. Ambrosia has a sweet and crisp flavor with a pinkish red color over yellow background. Tree is upright growing and very productive. Fruit ripens early October.
Cross between Golden Delicious x Monroe. Ripens mid-late September. Dual purpose variety from the Geneva Research Station. Orange red stripe with yellow background. Non-browning flesh.
Ripens early September. Originated in New Zealand. Has a bold red stripe over its red background. The apples early color permits proper harvest timing. Usually harvested in two pickings for best storage maturity, flavor, retention and over all satisfaction.
A large, heavy bearing, variety, with excellent quality. Long considered one of the top canning varieties. A favorite for all uses. Its skin is yellow blushed with brownish red, Pyriform in shape. Ripens off the tree. Can keep up to 3 months. Ripens mid-August to mid-September. Zone 5-
BL-14 Gala is a new high color strain of Gala. This was found as a limb sport off of an Ultima Gala tree. The apple is a deep red striping type gala. BL-14 is being looked at for its uniformity in fruit ripening and coloring, which will make for easier harvest management.
The Bosc Pear is medium to large dark yellow fruit with brownish russted skin and a long, gourd-shaped neck. It is aromatic, juicy, firm texture, smooth textured and white fleshed with a rich, slightly acid flavor that is great for eating, baking and drying. Can keep up to 6 months. Tree is upright, hardy and productive. Ripens early to mid-October. Zone 4-9
Ripens early September. Originated in New Zealand. Has a bold red stripe over its red background. The apples early color permits proper harvest timing. Usually harvested in two pickings for best storage maturity, flavor retention and over all satisfaction.
A striped red Jonathan that originated in Missouri. It maintains its bright, bold, striping as it matures and finishes to a cherry red color. Has crisp flesh and excellent storage characteristics.
Crimson Crisp® is a 95% deep red medium size apple that ripens midseason around the time of Cortland. The apple has a crisp bite with a tart flavor. The tree is very grower friendly. CrimsonCrisp® is scab-resistant and also shows resistance to cedar apple rust, powdery mildew and fire blight.
Golden Delicious x Indo. Ripens early to mid-October. Hardiness zone 4-8. Large, round, yellow fruit. Sweet flavor. Excellent for eating, sauces, baking, salads, and pies. Large, spreading, vigorous tree; annual, early producer. Triploid.
An exceptional early apple withholding ability, flavor and crunch! 80-100% bright, shiny red, looks like a fall apple. Ripens eight days before Paulared. Will hold up to three months in storage. Tip bearer.
Enterprise™ is a large deep red apple with a yellow background. The fruit ripens in late October and its full flavor develops after a month or two in storage. The tree is vigorous. Enterprise™ is immune to scab, highly resistant to fire blight and cedar apple rust, and moderately resistant to mildew.
(European) Large, roundish and uniform in size and shape. Reddish blushed color on a clear yellow skin. Flesh is firm, but tender. An excellent dessert quality which is aromatic, well-balanced, rich flavor. Good for fresh fruit and drying. Ripens mid-September in Western New York. Cold Hardy to zone 4.
Freedom is a large bright red apple with a yellow background. The apple is a great multipurpose apple for eating, cooking or cider. The fruit ripens mid-season with Red Delicious. Stores until January. Freedom is highly resistant to scab, and moderately resistant to mildew and fire blight.
Standard Fuji ripening time which is the same time as Sun-Fuji. Variety is a heavy coloring stripe selection. Typical Fuji issues are blind wood and bi-annual production so good horticultural practices must be in place in order to reduce this as much as possible.
Galarina™ is a Gala type highly scab resistant apple. Matures in October along with Empire. The apple hangs on the tree very well and shows little stem cracking even after harvest date. The fruit is very crisp and sweet and stores in regular storage for 4 months. The tree is vigorous and more hardy than gala. Galarina™ also shows high resistance to powdery mildew.
Ripens early October. Hardy to zone 5. Most russet resistant Golden Delicious clone commercially available. Smoother finish than regular Golden Delicious. Good size, firmness and flavor. Good keeper. Vigorous productive tree.
Golden Delicious x Co-17. Ripens in late October. Disease resistant, late harvesting yellow apple. Flesh is hard, very crisp. Stays crisp for months in storage with flavor mellowing from tart to tart-sweet. Spur type upright tree.
Harrow Crisp was developed by the Harrow Research Station in Ontario, Canada. This variety ripens the same time as Bartlett with slightly larger sizing. Fruit has a very attractive finish with red blush over smooth, yellow skin and a mild sweet flavor. The tree is hardy, productive and has proven resistance to blight.
A late season pear developed by the Harrow Research Station in Ontario, Canada. Harrow Sweet ripens approximately three weeks after Bartlett. This variety has shown very good resistance to blight. The fruit size and appearance are similar to that of Bartlett. Harrow Sweet has an attractive blush.
Ripens in early October. An improved strain coloring to a solid blush. It is considered to be superior to all other Cortland’s.
A striped red Jonathan that is a relative of “Jonagold” with the same reliable quality, but with bright red, large apples, and tangy, juicy yellow-white flesh. This apple tree is an exciting full red variety that is virtually 100% red six to eight weeks before maturity.
A great early variety that is very sweet and lots of crunch. Kindercrisp ripens late August in New York. Cold hardy to zone 3. Believed to have Honeycrisp as one of the parents.
Kudos™ is Minnesota Universities newest apple release. This apple is a Honeycrisp x Minnewashta (Zestar!) cross that ripens late September. This apple colors easily and has a sweet crisp flavor. Medium vigor, annual bearing and hardy to zone 4.
Lady in Red is a high color, very stable mutation of Cripps Pink with high coverage of the same bright pink blush. It matures one week before Cripps Pink, with good early color development. The high color nature of this variety means that Lady in Red orchards have high packouts and improved profitability over Cripps Pink.
Hardy in zones 4-8. Medium to large, bright, shiny, McIntosh type fruit with 90% red blush. Crisp, juicy, light yellow flesh. Flavor intensifies in storage. Annual bearer. Hardy, vigorous, heavily spurred, productive tree. Resistant to scab, fire blight, mildew, and cedar apple rust. Ripens early October.
Cross between McIntosh x Jersey Black. Ripens late September. Hardy to zone 4. Size and shape like McIntosh. More striped with deeper red coloring. Dark purplish red blush over green background. High quality, all purpose dessert apple. Medium size, vigorous, hardy, spur-type, productive tree. Very resistant to fire blight.
Honeycrisp x Fuji cross. Harvest date is with Honeycrisp. It is an Autumn Apple only. High crispness, sweet/tart flavor with large fruit size and high tree vigor. Colors easier than Honeycrisp. Must be an MAIA member to purchase trees.
MAIA-AM fruit harvests approximately one week after Gala and has a long harvest window. It is crispy and juicy with waxy-smooth russet-free light yellow skin. Customers love it for its snappy texture and burst of juiciness! Honeycrisp x Fuji Cross, Medium to strong vigor. Must be a member of MAIA to order.
Open pollinated Honeycrisp. The harvest date is three weeks after Golden Delicious. It is a longer keeper with high crispness, and has tropical fruit tones. The fruit size is large and the tree vigor is high. Must be a MAIA member to purchase trees.
MAIA11 harvests 2 weeks after Golden Delicious. MAIA11 apples that meet quality requirements will be marketed as Rosalee®. MAIA11 fruit has a clean, floral taste with spectacular texture. The parents of MAIA11 are Honeycrisp & Fuji. Must be a MAIA member to purchase trees.
Gold Rush x Sweet 16 cross. Harvest date is 2 weeks after Golden Delicious. It is a long keeper with high crispness and a sweet/tart flavor. The fruit is large and the tree vigor is medium. Must be an MAIA member to purchase trees.
This is a new high color sport off of Maia 1. This Sport was found by Bill Pitts in Wafler Farms Orchards. It was noticed because of how much earlier it had developed color compared to the orchard when summer pruning. This apple has all the great flavor and storability as Maia 1. Apples will still be marketed as Evercrisp® if they meet the quality standards. Must be a MAIA member to purchase trees.
Matures Early-Mid September. Very large size, firm, crisp & attractive. Mild-flavor. Has very large conic fruit size and a very attractive pink blush(over Green/Yellow ground color)with excellent crisp texture and juiciness.
Matures early-mid October. Medium size, very firm & crisp. High in both brix and acid, full flavor & very aromatic. Long storage life. Great for fresh eating, very good quality.
Matures Early October. Large size, firm & crisp. Similar to Honeycrisp in appearance. Excellent quality for scab resistant variety. High yielding. Cedar apple rust resistant. Scion vigor is low, similar to Honeycrisp or weaker. Needs to be matched with higher vigor rootstock.
Matures 3-4 weeks earlier than the standard Cripps Pink variety of Pink Lady. This is a benefit for growers concerned about harvesting Pink Lady apples too late and exposing them to freezes. In addition, the Barnsby doesn’t need to be stored before shipping, as other Pink Lady varieties need be.
Pixie Crunch™ has a crunchy crisp texture. This apple has a sweet flavor with a hint of tartness. It is smaller in size but has a distinct texture and crunch. Harvest from September to October. Long picking window on the tree.
Red Zeppelin MAIA-RZ is a product of the MAIA program. MAIA-RZ is a sensational full red fruit with crisp
This Gala is an exciting new introduction from International Plant Management that is almost 100% red blush. It colors very early, and develops into a deep red blush that can’t be beat. It ripens 4-5 days ahead of its’ parent, Brookfield Gala, with the same sweet taste.
An early Fuji selection that ripens five to six weeks ahead of regular Fuji and colors to a beautiful 70-80% bright pinkish-red blush with a brighter, smoother finish than other early Fujis.
Roseland Red™ Honeycrisp is a beautiful red strain of Honeycrisp that colors exceptionally well in the heat and really shines in cooler climates. It has that great Honeycrisp flavor and crunch with a typical Honeycrisp tree.
Cross Red Delicious x McIntosh. Ripens early October. Hardy to zone 5-8. Good for fresh eating, cider, sauce, cooking and freezing. Excellent flavor and good storage ability. Ripens two weeks after McIntosh.
Royal Red Honeycrisp® ripens the same time as standard Honeycrisp. This is a highly colored red strain that maintains the crisp, juicy texture of regular Honeycrisp. The tree can be less vigorous than its parent.
An exciting sport of McIntosh that develops a bright, rich red blush with no striping, over virtually all of the surface. It is a true McIntosh and while it starts coloring weeks ahead of any other strain, it ripens with other McIntosh varieties and hangs on the tree longer than any Mac we have seen.
Scruffy® Maia T is a product of the MAIA breeding program, an open-pollinated Honeycrisp that harvests 2-3 weeks after Gala. It has an incredibly complex flavor, great texture and is tart with a sweet finish. Open pollinated Honeycrisp cross. Develops russet, medium vigor. Must be a member of MAIA to order.
A wild seedling from Pennsylvania. Small, yellowish brown skin color. Excellent dessert pear. Very crunchy. Ripens mid-September in Western New York. Hardy to zone 5. Somewhat fireblight resistant.
One of the darkest red and uniform galas on the market. Has some stripe but not as prominent as other galas. Its uniform color can make this a good one pick gala.
Spreading growth habit with low to average vigor. Flowering period is the same as Golden. Harvest is 15days after Golden. Good productivity, precocious, good distribution of crop load, and no pre-harvest drop. Story® is resistant to common strains of scab. The fruit is very attractive. It is bi-color with a dark shiny red overcolor that covers 3/4 of the apple.
MAIA-SM – Sweet Maia™ –is a Honeycrisp/Winecrisp cross. It is an early season variety ripening last week of August in Western New York or 7-12 days before Gala. It has an80-100% bright attractive color and has a long harvest window of 14-21 days, and stores up to four months. Must be a member of MAIA to order.
A new apple cultivar from the University of Minnesota. It is a cross between Honeycrisp and Liberty. Produces attractive fruit. It has shown excellent scab tolerance. It is a tart red apple with good storage life. Ripens Mid-September. Hardy to zone 4.
WineCrisp™ is a medium size red apple with small tan lenticels. The tree is moderately vigorous with no blind wood. The fruit is firm and mild and stores very well for up to 9 months. The apple is not prone to early fruit drop. WineCrisp™ is immune to scab, and moderately resistant to cedar apple rust, and mildew.
Ripens late August, Zone 3. Quality apple with nice acid/sugar ratio. Flavorful, good sized fruit, red striped over a cream background. Stores up to 7 weeks in regular storage. Cold hardy. Good resistance to Fire Blight.
