Granite Beauty

A foundling brought to notice in 1860 in Weare, NH. Mild, sub-acid flavor.

Golden Delicious

Produced as a chance seedling found by A.H. Mullins of Clay County, WV in 1890. Parentage is thought to be from a Grimes Golden and Golden Reinette. Extremely popular in French cuisine. Yellow skin, mildly sweet.

Gala

Cross between Golden Delicious and Kidd’s Orange Pippin. Developed in New Zealand in the 1920s by J.H. Kidd of Greytown, Wairarapa Valley. Strikingly attractive with bright yellow skin and red-orange color.

Fuji

Raised in Japan in 1933 at the Aomori Apple Experiment Station, developed from American parents, Red Delicious and Ralls. Orangish flush, firm, fine-grained and flavorful.

Elstar

Cross between Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie, developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s and introduced to America in 1972. Very popular in Europe. Yellow fruit with light red striping. Firm cream-colored flesh, sweet-tart taste.