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.

