September – Hirsch Fruit Farm

Golden Delicious

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28 Nov

One of the most popular varieties in the world. Uniform light green-yellow coloration, very sweet.

Harvest: mid to late September
Taste: Sweet
Firmness: Crisp
Use: Eating, Baking, Sauce

Melrose

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28 Nov

Official apple of the state of Ohio. Mostly red to slight green/yellow skin. A little tart, firm flesh with nice flavor.

Harvest: mid to late September
Taste: Tart
Firmness: Firm
Use: Eating, Baking, Sauce

Red Delicious

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28 Nov

Unmistakable for its acutely conic shape, dark red color and telltale bumps on bottom. Flavor is sweet and mild.

Harvest: mid September
Taste: Sweet
Firmness: Crisp
Use: Eating, Salads

Mutsu

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28 Nov

Green to yellow skin coloring, large sized apple that is sweet and firm. A cross between Indo (Japanese apple) and Golden Delicious.

Harvest: mid September
Taste: Sweet
Firmness: Crisp
Use: Eating, Baking

Empire

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28 Nov

Lovely white subacid flesh. Tangy taste. Ruby red color.

Harvest: mid September
Taste: Tart
Firmness: Crisp
Use: Eating, Baking

Cortland

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28 Nov

Classic red coloration, slightly tart, white flesh that doesn’t brown quickly when sliced. Good for eating and cooks down very smooth for apple sauce.

Harvest: mid September
Taste: Tart
Firmness: Tender
Use: Eating, Salads, Sauce, Baking

A medium-sized roundish to slightly oblong apple. Greenish-yellow skin, ripening to a clear yellow, The yellowish-white flesh is crisp and tender, sweet flavor. A good all-purpose dessert and cooking apple,

Harvest: early to mid September
Taste: Sweet
Firmness: Tender
Use: Baking

Jonagold

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28 Nov

Red and yellow apple with a sweet flavor and nice crunch. A cross between Jonathon and Golden Delicious. Good for eating, pies and sauce.

Harvest: early September
Taste: Sweet
Firmness: Crisp
Use: Eating, Baking, Sauce

Jonathan

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28 Nov

Mostly red apple with patches of green. Firm, tart apple with creamy flesh. Good for eating, pies and baked apples and a favorite for caramel apples.

Harvest: early September
Taste: Tart
Firmness: Firm
Use: Baking, Eating

McIntosh

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28 Nov

Red with green skin. Slightly tart, crisp apple with white flesh. Good for eating and excellent for sauce, also can be used for pies if you like an apple that cooks down in your pie.

Harvest: late August to early September
Taste: Tart
Firmness: Tender
Use: Baking, Eating, Sauce