- 1.Akane

One of the best early-season apples, better known in the USA than Europe, but would appeal to European tastes too.
- 2.Alexander

An old and attractive culinary apple, cooks to a puree.
- 3.Alkmene

A very attractive early Cox-style apple, slightly sharper than Cox, sometimes known as Early Windsor.
- 4.Arkansas Black

An unusual apple with a very dense flesh and an intense aromatic flavor, quite similar to the well-known Winesap apple to which it is possibly related. A late-season apple which needs to be stored for a month or so before use. The strong flavour makes this a useful apple for the kitchen or for cider. ...
- 5.Ashmead's Kernel

A very old apple variety, with a drab appearance which belies a unique peardrop flavour. Ashmead's Kernel is also one of very small number of English apple varieties that also thrives in North America.
- 6.Baldwin

A very popular old American apple variety, widely grown for culinary use, and a good keeper.
- 7.Belle de Boskoop

A popular old dual-purpose apple from the Netherlands.
- 8.Ben Davis

Plenty of spurs. Wide adaptablility. Consistent cropper.
- 9.Black Gilliflower

Vigorous, healthy and fruitful tree.
- 10.Blue Pearmain

An heirloom American apple variety, commonly found in New York state. Named for the blue-colored bloom.
- 11.Braeburn

Introduced at a time when Red Delicious and Golden Delicious dominated commercial apple production in the second half of the 20th century Braeburn represented a new-wave of apples. It had the bi-colored appearance we have now come to expect in modern apples, and more importantly, it had a far more sophisticated ...
- 12.Bramley's Seedling

Bramley's Seedling is the definitive English cooking apple. It produces heavy crops of large apples with a sharp acidic flavour, which cook down to a smooth puree.
- 13.Burgundy

Fruit is large, round, very intense pigment, almost blackish red. Solid blush without stripes. Skin is smooth and glossy. Flesh crisp, subacid, very good eating quality. Fruits hang well for 3 weeks after harvest ripe. Storage life is short, no more than a month.
- 14.Calville Blanc d'Hiver

The perfect choice for tarte aux pommes, its spicy aromatic flavor makes it one of the world's top culinary apples.
- 15.Chehalis

Bears a good crop. Moderately vigorous tree is self pollinating. Highly scab resistant: Somewhat mildew resistant. Excellent apple for organic growers who like a big sweet, yellow apple.
- 16.Chenango Strawberry

Tree medium size, vigorous, long lived. Regular bearer. Extended ripening time makes it suitable for a home orchard.
- 17.Cortland

Cortland was one of the first varieties developed from the popular McIntosh, and inherits the characteristic sweet white flesh and crimson skin of its father. However Cortland is a noticeably larger apple and in a good season the flavour can have a more robust yet perfumed quality. A good apple for ...
- 18.Cox's Orange Pippin

This is the benchmark for flavor in apples - from a good tree in a good year it can achieve exceptional flavor.
- 19.Delicious

One of the most famous and important American apple varieties. The original Delicious has a flavor that many find superior to the numerous sports such as Red Delicious that have been developed from it.
- 20.Discovery

A popular English early apple variety, and a good choice for the garden.
- 21.Duchess of Oldenburg

An attractive early-season apple, originating from Russia in the 18th century, and now quite widely grown in northern Europe and the USA.
- 22.Early Fuji

Similar to regular Fuji, but harvests six weeks earlier.
- 23.Egremont Russet

The definitive English russet apple. The skin is an attractive gold colour with a sandpaper-like finish, and the flavour is characteristically dry and sweet. Egremont Russet makes a very good tree for the garden.
- 24.Elstar

One of the best Golden Delicious offspring, the sweet/sharp flavor is more reminscent of Cox's Orange Pippin.
- 25.Empire

Empire is a cross between two great North American apples, McIntosh and Red Delicious. The usual McIntosh characteristics are readily apparent – especially the crisp white juicy flesh. The contribution of the delicate scented flavor of Red Delicious makes this one of the best “Mac”-style apples.
- 26.Enterprise

A modern American late-season disease-resistant apple with a sharp flavor and good keeping qualities.
- 27.Esopus Spitzenburg

One of the great American apple varieties, thought to be Thomas Jefferson's favourite. Noted for its spicy flavour, and for its susceptibility to any and every disease afflicting apples.
- 28.Fall Pippin

Some disease resistance.
- 29.Fallawater
Good, regular bearer, subject to Cedar apple Rust
- 30.Fameuse

A very hardy apple variety. Also known as the Snow Apple of Quebec, from plantings in early French settlements in Quebec.
- 31.Fiesta

One of the best Cox-style apples, and much easier to grow. Often marketed as Red Pippin.
- 32.Freedom

Tree is resistant to major apple tree diseases.
- 33.Gala

One of the most widely-grown apple varieties, with a sweet pleasant flavour, and good keeping qualities.
- 34.Gano
Fruit has light yellow skin that is striped and flushed red. It turns purple-red upon ripening. Flesh firm, crisp and juicy, subacid flavor.
- 35.Ginger Gold

An attractive yellow apple from Virginia
- 36.Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious is one of the most commercially successful apples of all time, so much so that it has become a victim of its own success. Apple enthusiasts looking for something different tend to dismiss it as bland and boring. Yet this is an apple that deserves re-evaluating. Look out for examples ...
- 37.Golden Russet

Golden Russet is usually considered as one of the best-flavored of the American russet apples.
- 38.Granny Smith

The most instantly-recognised of all apples, and perhaps Australia's most famous export.
- 39.Gravenstein

An old apple variety from Denmark which remains very popular in both Europe and North America on account of its high quality flavor.
- 40.Grimes Golden

Great historical interest as the probable parent of Golden Delicious, with similar sweet flavour and good keeping qualities, and widely planted during early 20th century.
- 41.Hawaii

Growth habit is moderate spreading and easily trained. Tends to be biennial.
- 42.Holstein

Noted for its excellent orange-yellow juice, fairly soft, slight pineapple flavour
- 43.Honeycrisp

Honeycrisp is a very new, developed by the University of Minnesota specifically for growers in cold climates, and is one of the most cold-hardy of apple varieties. It is an apple that certainly lives up to its name – sweet and crisp. However this is not the dense crispness of a Braeburn but more like ...
- 44.Hubbardston Nonesuch

Tree is a regular and abundant producer of evenly sized fruit.
- 45.Hudson's Golden Gem

Vigorous tree. Disease resistant.
- 46.Idared

Idared is notable for its exceptional keeping qualities. It has a pleasant mild but undistinguished apple flavor.
- 47.Jefferies

Tree is hardy, scab and mildew resistant. Bears regularly and heavily.
- 48.Jonagold

Jonagold is a very popular late-season apple that also keeps well. It was developed in the USA in the mid-twentieth century and has become popular in many other apple-growing countries. As its name suggests Jonagold is a cross between Golden Delicious pollinated by Jonathan. The result is a large ...
- 49.Jonamac

Medium size, productive, medium vigor tree. Hardy to -50 degrees with occasional winter injury. Fruit hangs well on the tree.
- 50.Jonathan

A classic American variety, and widely regarded as one of the best flavoured with a good sweet/sharp balance. A precocious and productive tree in US apple-growing regions.
- 51.Kandil Sinap

Tree tends toward small, pyramidal shape. Heavy, regular bearer.
- 52.Karmijn de Sonnaville

A Cox-style apple from the Netherlands, very attractive autumnal colours, and the potential for very good flavor.
- 53.Keepsake

Moderately vigorous spreading tree. Resistant to fire blight and cedar apple rust.
- 54.Kidd's Orange Red

Marries the complex aromatic qualities of English Cox apples with the scented flavour of American Delicious. A good apple for the gardener as well.
- 55.King David

A good quality American apple variety, notable for its resistance to fireblight.
- 56.King of Tompkins County

An old American variety from New Jersey. The fruit is very large, and keeps well.
- 57.Lady Apple

Small tree bears heavily. Recommended for home garden.
- 58.Liberty

Sounds like an heirloom variety, but actually a modern American apple variety, developed specifically for disease resistance.
- 59.Macoun

Rarely available outside its native New England, but well worth seeking out if you can find it. Macoun is perhaps the best of the “Mac” style apples, with a pronounced floral note to its sweet juicy flesh. However the flavour does not keep, this is an apple best eaten soon after picking – the season ...
- 60.McIntosh

A crisp red apple with bright white flesh and refreshing sweet flavor.
- 61.Melrose

Tree is vigorous, productive, annual bearer. Growth habit is spreading and moderate. Crop is heavy but biennial.
- 62.Mother

An old Massachusetts apple variety rated for its flavor.
- 63.Mutsu

A versatile dual-purpose apple, sharp but still pleasant to eat fresh. Also known as Crispin.
- 64.Newtown Pippin

Also known as Albermarle Pippin. Made famous by none other than Thomas Jefferson, who grew them in his orchard at Monticello. One of the first US apple exports to the UK.
- 65.Northern Spy

A widely grown American heirloom apple variety. The fruit is late ripening and stores well.
- 66.Opalescent

A popular large New England apple, sweet, crunchy, juicy, hint of strawberries - a well-flavoured apple.
- 67.Pink Lady

One of the best-known modern apples, Pink Lady is actually a trademark and the variety is more correctly known as Cripps Pink.
- 68.Pinova

An attractive yellow apple with a pink/orange flush. Crops heavily and stores well. Also known as Pinata.
- 69.Prima

Disease-resistant variety which is immune to scab and resistant to fire blight, cedar apple rust and mildew.
- 70.Pristine

Beautiful lemon-yellow apple with a perfect finish. This high quality apple is very productive and is a good keeper for an early apple.
- 71.Pumpkin Sweet

Prized for baking, good for canning or eating. Yellow skin marbled with greenish-yellow and a brown flush. Sweet, nonacid flesh is crisp and juicy.
- 72.Red Astrachan

Very productive every other year.
- 73.Red June

Tree is early and heavy bearer, tendency to biennial bearing can be somewhat controlled by timely thinning and pruning.
- 74.Reinette Grise du Canada

A more russeted form of the popular Reinette du Canada. Grown commercially in France and Italy.
- 75.Rhode Island Greening

One of the oldest American varieties, known since the 1650s, and widely planted in the USA. Its main use is in cooking.
- 76.Ribston Pippin

One of the most important Victorian dessert apples, and historically interesting as the probable parent of the world famous Cox's Orange Pippin.
- 77.Rome Beauty

An extremely attractive and productive red cooking apple, widely-grown in North America.
- 78.Roxbury Russet

Probably the first apple variety originating in North America, as a seedling from a variety brought from Europe by early settlers.
- 79.Rubinette

Probably the best-tasting apple in the world.
- 80.Sansa

Far out-produces Akane.
- 81.Smokehouse

Vigorous tree. Bears young, quite productive and a reliable bearer.
- 82.Spartan

Spartan has the classic maroon skin and bright white flesh of a “Mac” style apple. The flesh is bright white and glistens with juice. The flavour is essentially sweet but has a distinctive wine-like note. Best eaten in season – up to Christmas – because the vinous-flavor fades in storage. Useful ...
- 83.Spigold

Important to train early into spreading shape. Tendency toward biennial bearing.
- 84.Stayman

An old American dual-purpose apple variety, popular in Virginia. Descended from Winesap, and in most respects an even better apple.
- 85.Summer Rambo

vigorous tree bears heavily and early. Some disease resistance.
- 86.Sunrise

One of the best early apple varieties, ripening in the UK in late August.
- 87.Tolman Sweet

Yields full crops annually
- 88.Twenty Ounce

Tree moderately vigorous, a good cropper.
- 89.Tydeman's Early Worcester
A sweet early-season English apple, grown commercially on a small scale. Has a good flavour and somewhat under-rated.
- 90.Wagener

Hardy, scab resistant tree bears well and heavily. Thinning necessary to produce large fruit.
- 91.Wealthy

Long blooming period makes it a good pollinator. Heavy and early producer. Tends toward biennial bearing.
- 92.Westfield Seek-no-Further

Creamy yellow fruit streaked red with some russeting. Crisp, tender, juicy and aromatic flesh with distinctive flavor. Not recommended for cooking.
- 93.William's Pride

Resistance to apple scab and cedar apple rust. Good resistance to fireblight and powdery mildew.
- 94.Winesap

Often known as Virginia Winesap, a tart small apple, and like many US heirloom varieties, keeps well in store.
- 95.Winter Banana

Named for the alleged banana-like flavour.
- 96.Wolf River

Named after the place where it was found. Notable for its very large size, primarily used for cooking. The tree is exceptionally cold hardy and disease resistant.
- 97.Yellow Bellflower

Tree does well on warm, well-drained soils. Susceptible to scab.
- 98.Yellow Transparent

Scab resistant.
- 99.York Imperial

Good cooking/baking apple and excellent keeper.