McIntosh
Origin: Dundela, Ontario, Canada, 1811 Parentage: Unknown. Discovered as wild seedling Size & Color: Medium; glossy red-maroon over green Flesh & Flavor: Fine, juicy, cidery Uses: Eating, apple sauce, pies, cider Keeping: Crisp for a month, less crisp for 6 months
Sweet Sixteen
Crisp and juicy with an exotic yellow flesh and a very sweet, unusual sugar cane or spicy cherry candy flavor. The fruit stores for 5 to 8 weeks. Tree is very vigorous and fruit may be subject to premature drops. Ripens mid- to late September. Origin: University of Minnesota, released 1977 Parentage: MN 447 x […]
Regent
Appealing red-striped apple with well-balanced flavor that is good for eating and cooking. The fruit will store for 4 to 5 months. Origin: University of Minnesota, released 1964 Parentage: Red Duchess x Red Delicious Size & Color: Medium; bright red striping over yellow Flesh & Flavor: Crisp, sweet with a hint of starch, juicy and […]
Fireside
Very large fruit with sweet flavor and fine-grained flesh good for fresh eating, salad, and baked apples. Tree is vigorous and weeping. Introduced in 1943. Origin: University of Minnesota, released 1943 Parentage: McIntosh x Longfield Size & Color: Large to huge; firey, intense, broken orange and red stripes over yellow Connell Red Fireside: Large to […]
U of M #1622
Origin: University of Minnesota Parentage: Haralson x Esopus Spitzenburg (Thomas Jefferson’s favorite apple) Size & Color: Large, round, slightly muted red Flesh & Flavor: Crunchy white flesh, sharp apple flavor Uses: Eating & cooking Keeping: Through mid-winter
SnowSweet
Savory, sweet tasting apple, with a slight tart balance and rich overtones. Amazingly slow to turn brown when cut. Appealing, large, bronze-red blush fruit. Excellent for fresh eating, snack trays, and salads. Introduced in 2006. Ripens mid-October.
Honeygold
Golden to yellow-green fruit that is sweet, crisp, and juicy. Excellent for fresh eating and also good for cooking. The fruit will store for 2 to 3 months. Origin: University of Minnesota, released 1970 Parentage: Golden Delicious x Haralson Size & Color: Medium; bright yellow with prominent brown lenticels Flesh & Flavor: Crunchy like a […]
Keepsake
Origin: University of Minnesota, released 1978 Parentage: MN 447 x Northern Spy Size & Color: Smallish, blocky; full deep burgundy blush Flesh & Flavor: Dense, hard, crisp, juicy, spicy, rosy, some starch, not a typical apple flavor Uses: Eating, cider Keeping: Well-named, very good keeper, crisp thru February Comments: A secret that’s too well-kept. Deserves […]
Chestnut Crabapple
Large, russeted crabapple with a rich, nutty flavor. Best for fresh eating or sauce. The fruit stores for 4 to 5 weeks. Introduced in 1949. Ripens early September. Origin: University of Minnesota, released 1946 Parentage: Siberian Crab x Malinda Size & Color: Big for a crab, up to 2″; orange with russet Flesh & Flavor: […]
SweeTango®
SweeTango® Minneiska Apples are juicy and sweet with hints of fall spices. This apple’s flavor, balanced by vibrant acidity, dances to a long and satisfying finish on the palate. It also inherited the crisp texture of ‘Honeycrisp’ and juiciness of ‘Zestar!®.’ Appealing Appearance This blushed apple, with deep red coloration over a yellow breaking background, […]