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Apples

Summerred:    Sept. 6 - 14

Delightful red summer apple. Makes pink applesauce. Golden Delicious / McIntosh cross from B.C.

Wealthy:    ​Sept. 11 - 21

Old time favorite. Red, good all purpose apple. 

McIntosh:  Sept. 18 – Oct.5

Perhaps the best all-purpose apple. Consistently popular. Discovered as chance seedling in Ontario in late 1700s. Mildly tart. Red.

Cortland:   Sept. 21 - Oct. 5

Large, red on green apple from New York. Makes chunky applesauce. Remains white for extended period when used in salads.

Liberty:  Sept. 25 - Oct. 12

Extraordinary new variety. A medium to large red apple. Very tasty, mildly tart dessert apple.

Empire  Sept. 27 – Oct.19

Red Delicious / McIntosh cross from New York. Highly rated in taste tests worldwide. Red, smallish all-purpose apple.

Spartan: Sept. 25 - Oct. 12

Excellent all-purpose apple. Tend to be small to medium in size. Dark red in color coming from a Newton / McIntosh cross from British Columbia. Sweet in flavor.

Golden Delicious:  Sept. 25 - Oct. 12

Excellent, all-purpose apple with exceptional dessert qualities.

Pears and Prunes

Bartlett:    Sept. 18 – 28

Good canning and dessert pear. 

D'Anjou:    September 28 - October 19

 Excellent winter pear. 

Italian Prune:    Sept. 18 – Oct. 5

Excellent fresh, canned or dried.

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