Find apple varieties and descriptions for Pepin Heights apples below...flavors range from super-sweet to a bit more pucker-inducing. In addition to the Different Types of Apples below, we are always growing and testing new apples varieties to try and discover "the next Big Thing".
| State Fair |
Ginger Gold |
Paula red |
Season:
Mid August
Description:
Medium Size, white flesh, round, smooth, bright red, glossy finish, crisp, juicy.
Uses
Fresh eating
cooking |
Season:
Late August
Description:
Sweet but mildly tart, fine textured, crisp cream colored flesh. This is a great early variety eating apple.
Uses
Fresh eating
Salads |
Season:
Late August
Description:
Medium size, roundish, red color, white flesh. Slightly tart and tangy.
Uses
Fresh eating
Pies
Sauce |
| Whitney Crab |
Chestnut Crab |
Wealthy |
Season:
Late August
Description:
Red stripes over yellow skin.
Uses
Fresh eating
Sauces
Excellent for pickling |
Season:
Early September
Description:
Fruit is large for a crab apple, skin is light red over yellow, highly russeted. Flesh is yellow, fine grained and juicy.
Uses
Fresh eating
Sauces
Excellent for pickling |
Season:
Early September
Description:
Medium size, striped red, somewhat tart flavor.
Uses
Fresh eating
Pies
Sauce |
| McIntosh |
HoneyCrisp |
Cortland |
Season:
Mid September
Description:
Nearly solid bright red. Rich flavor, but soft when cooked. Great for Applesauce.
Uses
Fresh eating
Pies
Sauce |
Season:
Mid September
Description:
Red with mottled yellow background Extremely crisp and juicy. Balanced aromatic flavor. Keeps for up to 6 months.
Uses
Fresh eating
Baking
Sauce |
Season:
Late September
Description:
Deep red skin with some stripes. Very white flesh. Sweet and tart, crisp & highly aromatic. This is a great baking apple.
Uses
Fresh eating
Pies
Sauces
Baking |
| Sweet Sixteen |
Fireside/Connell Red |
Haralson |
Season:
Late September
Description:
Rose red with stripes. High sugar, fine texture.
Uses
Fresh eating
Sauce |
Season:
Mid October
Description:
Large, striped red or solid red (Connell Red is redder form of ‘Fireside’). Sweet flavor.
Uses
Fresh eating |
Season:
Early October
Description:
Red skin with pronounced lenticils. Very firm and tart. This is a great pie apple.
Uses
Fresh eating
Pies
Sauces |
| Regent |
Sweetango® |
Pinata |
Season:
Mid October
Description:
Red striped, balanced flavor on the sweet side.
Uses
Fresh eating
Sauces |
Season:
Early September
Description:
Mostly red with pronounced lenticels. A perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
Uses
Great for fresh eating |
Season:
Late November
Description:
A beautiful orange apple with spicy flavor.
Uses
Fresh Eating, Sauce |
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