Braeburn - Crisp and sweet with good flavor. Excellent for apple sauce. One of the latest apples of the year.

Cortland - A large apple similar in flavor, but sweeter, to that of a Macintosh. It's large size and juicy sweet flavor makes it a popular September & October variety. One of the best varieties for salads because its flesh is very white and slow to brown.

Empire - Its sweet and tart in the same bite flavor makes it excellent for eating fresh. Taste is similar to that of a Macintosh but with much more of a crunch. Also good for baking, slices, and is popular for caramel apples.

Fuji - Terrific apple that is sweet, crisp, flavorful, and stores incredibly well; making it the number one apple in Japan.

Gala - One of the top three most popular apple varieties in Michigan. Has a crisp bite with a mellow sweetness great for eating fresh or cooking. Tastes great, looks great, smells great.

Golden (Yellow) Delicious - The most popular and well-known yellow variety. Sweet taste and thin skin makes good for fresh eating and salads, and is a professional's choice for sauce, cider, and pies.

Granny Smith - Generally is the last ripening variety in most orchards. Very green, very crisp, very tart, and a very good keeper.

Honeycrisp - Extremely popular new variety. A crisp sweet flavor with an unusual color that is excellent for any use. Hard to find apple because production has not been able to meet demand.

Ida Red - Crisp apple that is tart, juicy and good for any use.

Jersey Mac - A variety of the Macintosh family, ripe a full moth earlier. Red, aromatic, firmed textured, and juicy.

Jonnee - An early variety of the Jonathan family. Tart and juicy, best for fresh eating, pies, or apple sauce.

Jonagold - Top apple variety in the world. Extremely crisp and juicy, and is sweet and tart in the same bite. A good smelling apple that usually is medium to large.

Jonathan - Very good traditional apple. Good for eating fresh and its juicy, spicy tang flavor blend well with other apples for cooking.

Lawspur Rome - A large round apple with a mild, sweet flavor. Good for a baked apple because it holds it shape and flavor well.

Lodi - An improved variety over the old Yellow Transparent. A large yellow apple ready Mid-July. A good eating or pie apple for its timing.

Macintosh - One of the most recognizable apple varieties. Juicy, white flesh, lightly tart, and excellent aroma. Good for salads, sauce, cider, pies, or fresh.

Molly (Mollies) Delicious - From the Golden Delicious family. A crisp, firm late-summer apple best for fresh eating, pies, and sauce.

Mutsu (Crispen) - Also known as Crispin in the western US and is generally regarded as an improved Golden Delicious. A medium sized yellow to green apple that is excellent for any use.

Northern Spy - Regarded as the best variety for making pie. A late ripening, old variety that stores well and has a tart flavor that cooks excellently in pies and sauce.

Paula Red - Very good early season apple with a tart flavor and good aroma, good for fresh eating or in pies.

Prima - An early apple commonly compared to the Jonathan. Its rich flavor and crisp texture make it an excellent dessert apple.

Red Cort - An early variety of the Cortland family. Earlier ripening than the traditional Cortland. Similar in taste and quality but more tart.

Red Delicious - America's most popular and most recognizable variety. Classically red with five "bumps" along its bottom. Its crisp sweet flavor with a yellowish flesh is best for fresh eating.

Red Mac - An early variety from the Macintosh family. Similar in taste and quality to a Macintosh but more firm.

Rhode Island Greening - One of the oldest varieties in our collection. A yellowish green apple that is large, firm, crisp, and juicy. Renowed for its pie quality, but also good for a baked apple.

Rome Beauty - Firm and tart. Best for baking or drying.

Shizuka - An early Mutsu variety. Hard and sweet, best for fresh eating.

Snow - A small apple similar in flavor to that of a Cortland that many people remember eating as a child. It's small size has lead many growers to stop producing it, making the Snow apple one of the most hard to find varieties in Michigan. Better get this variety while is lasts!

Spy Gold - Large variety that is a mix of golden yellow with bright red stripes. Crisp and mildly sweet that stores well and is excellent for pies and sauce.

Stayman Winesap - A late member of the Winesap family that is considered as better than its parent. Thick skinned with a crisp and juicy flesh.

Tydeman's Red - Very simliar to a Macintosh but ripe a full moth earlier. Large and juicy, exceptional for pies.

Viking - An early apple with aromatic, tart white flesh. Holds it flavor well when baked.

Winesap - Hard tart apple good for pies, baking, or fresh eating.

Wolf River - An heirloom variety that is extremely large and extremely hard to find. Best for pies or apple sauce. Apples can usually grow large enough to bake an entire pie with only a single apple.

(Yellow) Transparent - An early yellow apple ripening the first week in July. The fruit is tender, juicy, and mildly acid, making it a favorite for homemade applesauce.

York Imperial - An intese sweet yet tart flavor. Crisp texture and suited for any use.

Zestar! - Being hailed as the new Honeycrisp, Zestar! is sure to be the next big thing in apples! Has an excellent sweet-tart balance with a brown sugar overtone. Also good for cooking, but after one taste, you'll just want to eat them all fresh.