Apple — Catalog

Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert. Fresh/cooked. Chilling: 200 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful or pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer

Arkansas Black Spur Apple

Large, later season. Dark red skin, high quality even where summer nights are warm. For dessert and cooking. Keeps many months. Chilling: 800 hours Pollination: Partly self-fruitful

Braeburn Apple

New from New Zealand. Superb late season fruit. Very crisp and tangy, more flavorful than Granny Smith. Excellent keeper. Green with dark red blush. October–November harvest. Chilling: 700 hours (est.) Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: October–November

Dorsett Golden Apple

Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout So.CA and Phoenix, AZ. Good early season sweet apple for Ce… Chilling: 100 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful USDA zones: USDA 5–10

Fuji Apple

California's favorite apple. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Dull, reddish-orange skin, sometimes russeted. Ripe mid-September. Excellent pollinizer for other a… Chilling: Less than 500 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Mid-September

Gala Apple (original Gala)

Wonderful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin reddish over yellow. Early harvest. Good pollinizer for other varieties. A… Chilling: Less than 500 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Early harvest

Golden Delicious Apple (Yellow Delicious)

Long-time favorite for its sweetness and flavor. Reliable producer, adapted to many climates. Pollinizer for Red Delicious. Mid-season harvest, September in Central Cal. Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: September (Central CA)

Granny Smith Apple

Large, late, green, crisp, tart, excellent keeper. Requires long summer, thrives in hot climates. Chilling: 600 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful; good pollinizer for other apples

Gravenstein Apple (Red Gravenstein)

Famous for sauce and baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy flavor, tart green with red stripes. Early bloom, early harvest. Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Pollen sterile; pollinizer required — Empire, Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious Harvest: Early harvest

Honeycrisp Apple

Winter hardy tree from the University of Minnesota. Fruit is crisp and juicy, with aromatic flavor. Striped red over yellow color. Stores well. Ripens in late September to late Oc… Pollination: Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, or Golden Delicious Harvest: Late Sept–late Oct

Pink Lady Apple (Cripps Pink)

New hot climate apple from Western Australia. Very crisp, sweet-tart, distinct flavor, good keeper. Skin reddish-pink over green when ripe. White flesh resists browning. Harvest b… Chilling: 4–500 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late October (Central CA)

Red Delicious Apple (Bisbee spur)

Sweet, crisp, flavorful — perhaps the best Red Delicious. Early fall harvest. Small, compact tree. Good pollinizer for most other apples. Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Pollinated by Gala, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji Harvest: Early fall

Red Fuji Apple (BC#2)

Redder-skinned sport of Fuji. Sweet, very crisp, and flavorful; excellent keeper. Ripe September–October in Central Cal. Excellent pollinizer for other apples. Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: September–October

Yellow Newton Pippin Apple

Yellow-green, late, firm, crisp, slightly tart, superb flavor. For peak flavor and acid/sugar balance, wait to harvest till cheeks are blushed yellowish green (late Oct./early Nov… Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late Oct–early Nov