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Apple Varieties
We sell a number of different varieties of apples, and also pears, plums, pumpkins and other vegetables. All are sold seasonally in our country store's cool room. Apples are available to buy most of the year, especially during apple season. Learn about caring for your apples and using them in recipes.

We sell the following apple varieties, and more:
Rvo - Apple - Red Delicious
Red Delicious
Best used as an eating apple. Derived from the Hawkeye many years ago in Ames, Iowa.
Rvo - Apple - Cortland
Cortland
Dubbed the “Bite 'em and Bake 'em Apple” because they're good for both snacking and baking. Stay white in a salad. Cross between a McIntosh and a Ben Davis.
Rvo - Apple - Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious
Excellent for eating and cooking. Retain shape and flavor during baking; use less sugar. Try spreading slices with crunchy peanut butter for a special treat.
Rvo - Apple - McIntosh
McIntosh
Excellent for eating and cooking. Cook down to make a great applesauce.
Rvo - Apple - Macoun
Macoun
Excellent as an eating apple with its dark skin and white, juicy interior. Cross between a Jersey Black and a McIntosh.
Rvo - Apple - Empire
Empire
Named after the Empire State (New York State), this tangy sweet apple is a Cornell University cross between the McIntosh and the Red Delicious.
Rvo - Apple - Idared
Idared
Excellent for both eating and cooking. This tangy apple is a Wagener/Jonathan cross.
Rvo - Apple - Jonagold
Jonagold
Excellent baked goody. It's a cross between mellow Golden Delicious and tart Jonathan.
Rvo - Apple - Rome
Rome
Excellent for baked apples. Mild and very firm. Extra spice may be needed.
Rvo - Apple - Mutsu Or Crispin
Mutsu Or Crispin
A fairly new apple, crossed between the Golden Delicious and the Japanese Indo. Its excellent flavor has made it immediately popular & Kevin's favorite.
Pick your own apples during apple season. Apple variety photographs courtesy New York Apple Association.