Varieties

At Shenot Farm, we grow 25 varieties of apples.

In the table below, we list them by availability dates. In Western Pennsylvania, apples are harvested from early July to early November. With proper temperature control, apples keep well and maintain their flavor and texture for months.

Variety	Flavor	Uses	Availability
Lodi	Very Tart	Good for sauce and pies-smooth texture	Early to late July
Jersey Mac	Tart	Good for eating, fair for pies and sauce	Early to mid-August
Summer Rambo	Tart	Good for pies and sauce	Early to late August
Paula Red	Mildly Tart	Good for eating, pies and sauce	Mid-August to early September
Ginger Gold	Sweet	Great for eating, good for pies and sauce	Mid-August to late September
Gala	Sweet, Very Crisp	Excellent for eating and salads	Late August to early October
Honey Crisp	Sweet, Very Crisp	Excellent for eating and salads	Early to mid-September
McIntosh	Mildly Tart	Good for eating and sauce, fair for pies	Early to late September
Spartan	Sweet, Slightly Tart	Excellent for eating and salads, good for pies and sauce.	Mid-September to mid October
Jonathan	Tart	Excellent for eating, pies, and sauce	Mid-September to late-October
Macoun	Mildly Tart	Good all purpose, eating, pies and sauce	Late September to mid October
Cortland	Mildly Tart	Good all purpose, eating, pies and sauce	Late September to mid-October
Golden Delicious	Sweet	Excellent for eating, salads, good for pies and sauce	Late September to February
Red Delicious	Sweet	Good for eating and salads	Late September to February
Crimson Crisp	Sweet with a Little Zing!	Excellent for eating.  Very firm and crisp.	Late September to early October
Empire	Mildly Tart and Crisp	Excellent for eating and salads, good for pies and sauce	Early October to February
Northern Spy	Tart	Good all purpose, excellent for pies and sauce	Early October to mid-November
Jonagold	Sweet, Slightly Tart	Excellent for eating and salads, good in pies and sauce	Early October to late November
Nittany	Mildly Tart	Good all purpose, good eating, excellent pies and sauce	Mid-October to early November
Melrose	Mildly Tart	Good all purpose, excellent in pies	Mid-October to late December
Idared	Mildly Tart	Good for eating, excellent in pies and sauce	Mid-October to February
Stayman	Mildly Tart	Excellent all purpose, eating, pies and sauce	Mid-October to February
Red Rome	Mildly Tart	Good all purpose	Early November to mid-November
Fuji	Sweet, Crsip	Excellent all purpose, especially eating and salads	Late October to February