Prima earns its spot on this fire-blight-resistance list for one reason: the USU Extension rates it Resistant, not just Tolerant, in a category of apples…

Mollie’s Delicious tells you a lot in its name: it’s grown for flavor first, not for shipping distance or shelf life records.

Lodi is one of the earliest apples to ripen in a home orchard, and it comes with a trade-off worth knowing before you plant: outstanding for pies and…

Golden Delicious ripens late in the season, from late September into October, and rewards the wait with a firm, sweet apple built for the fruit bowl and…

Ginger Gold earns its keep in most home orchards, but one weakness decides whether it’s a smart pick or a headache: fire blight.

Gala ripens in September, carries a mild, floral sweetness best eaten fresh, and needs a genetically different variety nearby to set a full crop, since…

Fuji earns its space in a home orchard on flavor and storage alone, but it comes with one serious catch: a fire blight rating that punishes gardeners in…

Fortune is a mid-season dessert apple with rich, spicy, sweet-tart flavor and firm crisp flesh, ready mid to late October and hardy across zones 5…

Earligold is an early-season apple bred for growers who want ripe fruit before Labor Day: hardy in zones 4 through 7, ready in late August to early…

Dorsett Golden ripens with sweet, mild, firm yellow flesh and almost no tartness, best eaten fresh rather than baked.