ORCHARD HOME >> APPLE PICKING SCHEDULE   Variety Ripening Date Comments Paulared August 16 Sweet-Tart & Juicy General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X Gingergold August 16 Best eaten fresh, tangy Golden Delicious General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X Jonamac September 6 Good eating & sauce General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X Golden Supreme September 6 Early Golden Delicious General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X Gala September 6 Sweet & crunchy. Excellent fresh eating. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X McIntosh September 13 Sweet-tart & juicy. Softer apple, great for sauce. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X Cortland September 13 Sweet, Juicy. Excellent desert apple with very white flesh. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X Honey Crisp September 13 Exceptionally Sweet, Crisp & Juicy. Excellent fresh eating General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X Empire September 20 Cross between McIntosh/Red Delicious. Combo sweet-tart. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X X Jonathan September 20 Tangy, great for carmel apples & pies General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X X Jonagold September 27 Sweet firm & juicy. Great all purpose apple. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X X Golden Delicious September 27 Sweet & firm. Requires little sugar when cooking. Holds shape well. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X X Red Delicious October 4 Sweet & crunchy. Fresh eating, good for salads General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X Northern Spy October 4 Tangy & Firm. Great for pies, stores well General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X Mutsu (Crispin) October 18 Cross of: Golden Delicious and Japanese Indo. Mildly sweet. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X Rome October 18 Best for baked apples. Mild taste. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X Ida Red October 18 Tangy, tart & firm. Great for pies, stores well General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X X Fuji October 18 Sweet. Good for fresh, salads and deserts, eating & storing. General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X Braeburn October 25 Good cooking, tangy eating General Information Cooking Information Fresh Eating Salads Pies Baked Sauces Stores Well Firm Slices, Excellent Pies, Chunky Sauce Soft, Sweet & Smooth Sauce X X X X X X