The Best Apple Varieties for Idaho
Idaho’s apple success depends more on bloom timing against spring frost than on winter cold, and the safest window varies by elevation.
The Hawaii Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
Explains why lowland Hawaii has no frost-based apple calendar, and how elevation, hand-forced dormancy and ultra-low-chill cultivars decide when trees bloom and fruit.
Yates Apple: What It Tastes Like and What Pollinates It
Yates is a small, richly flavored Southern heirloom apple documented by Clemson and University of Georgia extension services, and it needs a pollinator…
Suncrisp Apple: Ripening Mid to Late October, and What to Plant Beside It
Suncrisp is a mid-to-late-season apple prized for a sweet-tart bite with a distinctive pear-like note and flesh dense enough to hold up in the oven.
Stayman Apple: A Fine Apple That Cannot Pollinate Anything
Stayman is a tart, all-purpose apple bred from Winesap stock, prized by home orchardists for its flavor and its cooking versatility.
Sansa Apple: Ripening Mid to Late August, and What to Plant Beside It
Sansa is a mid-to-late August dessert apple, hardy in USDA zones 5-7, with sweet, fragrant, honey-tinged flesh that’s better eaten fresh than baked into…
Prima Apple: One of the Few That Shrugs Off Fire Blight
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 Apple: What It Tastes Like and What Pollinates It
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 Apple: Worth Growing, If Fire Blight Is Not Your Problem
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 Apple: Ripening Late September, and What to Plant Beside It
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…