Our Varieties
Because we carefully hand-pick our apples only when they are perfectly ripe, availability may vary.
Be sure to visit Our Kitchen to check out tasty apple recipes!
Gala:
Available September 2008
A sweet apple with a fresh fruity flavor. This apple is easily identified by its pale, creamy yellow skin. Great for eating, drying, cooking, baking, sauces or salads.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Very Good | Excellent | Very Good | Good |
Golden Delicious:
Available September 2008
Tender-skinned, all-purpose snacking and cooking apple. A sweet and firm apple with a distinctive flavor and aroma. Excellent for eating, pies and sauces. The skin is so tender and thin that many recipes do not require it being peeled. Must be kept refrigerated, as the pale yellow skin is quick to shrivel at room temperature.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Very Good | Excellent | Very Good | Very Good |
Red Delicious:
Available September 2008
Classic heart-shaped, ruby-red apple with a sweet, mild taste. This apple has become the symbol of the American apple and is the most popular variety. Sweet and juicy when eaten fresh, but when cooked or baked, this variety ranks close to the bottom of the list.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Excellent | Fair | Fair | Not Recommended |
Braeburn:
Available October 2008
A crisp, tart apple with a touch of sweetness and a noticeable aromatic after-taste. This makes a great all-American apple pie or apple sauce. Crisp in texture, this variety is recognized for its yellow-green to creamy yellow skin and stores well.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Good | Very Good | Ecellent | Good |
Fuji:
Available October 2008
Bursts with sweet, juicy flavor and a crunch in every bite. This is the best eating apple and our personal favorite. Good for salads, sauces and cider. This apple will retain its beauty for weeks if displayed in a fruit bowl without endangering its quality.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Excellent | Good | Good | Good |
Granny Smith:
Available October 2008
Tart, but well balanced flavor. This bright green skinned apple has a mild flavor and makes a great apple sauce or apple juice and their flavor really comes through when baked. The paler colored apples tend to be the sweetest. Lasts months in cold storage.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good |
Pink Lady:
Available November 2008
This new variety is a crisp apple with a a blend of tartness. The first bite tastes pleasantly tart followed by a sweetness and becomes sweeter with time. Good for eating and cooking.
Recommended Uses
| Fresh Salads | Pies | Sauce | Baking |
| Excellent | Excellent | Very Good | Good |
Apple Lovers Sampler:
Available November 2008
A sampler of four of our favorite varieties: the Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji and Braeburn.
Holiday Sampler:
Available November 2008
A sampler of five of our favorite varieties: Fuji, Braeburn, Cameo, Pink Lady and Granny Smith.
What's New
Thank you for a great year in 2007 and we look forward to receiving your 2008 orders beginning in September.
Corporate Buyers
Please contact an Apple Lovers representative to find out more about our special offerings for Corporate Gifts!
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