Fact Sheet Apples Guide to Selection and Use

Apples Guide to Selection and Use Apples are a versatile and appealing fruit of widespread popularity. Many enjoy growing their own apples in backyard planting, while other prefer to purchase quality apples grown by professional fruit growers. Whether you plan to grow your own apples or purchase them from someone else, it is desirable to have information descriptive of the various types enjoying popularity today. Such information can be used to make important decisions concerning the type of trees to buy for planting or fruit to purchase for family use. Apples for Specific Use Apples are a favorite fruit of many people for eating out of hand or in fresh salads. The fruit of many apple varieties are also excellent for making a wide variety of cooked products. Apples best suited to particular uses are indicated below. Fresh McIntosh Cortland Jonathan Red Delicious Golden Delicious Stayman Winesap Melrose Franklin Prima Applesauce Golden Delicious Melrose Yellow Transparent McIntosh Cortland Jonathan Grimes Golden Stayman Winesap Rome Beauty Lodi Pies Cortland Jonathan Grimes Golden Melrose Rome Beauty Yellow Transparent McIntosh Golden Delicious Stayman Winesap Lodi Baking Jonathan Golden Delicious Stayman Winesap Rome Beauty McIntosh Cortland Grimes Golden Melrose Stayman Winesap Cider The best cider is usually made from a blend of different varieties of apples. Varieties are grouped into four groups according to their suitability as cider material. Rome Beauty Delicious Grimes Golden Cortland Call For Price 440-320-7854