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Varieties
These are the varieties we grow on our farm. They are arranged approximately from early in the season to late in the season. More pictures coming soon!
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MelbaA medium sized apple which is the first great apple of the season. It is a pale yellow with red flush and is firm with a snow white flesh.Ready: Middle of August Uses: Super for eating, but wont store for long |
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Dudley WinterA famous old cooking variety! This apple is large in size and has a red stripes on its green-yellow appearance. The skin is firm and very juicy.Ready: Late August Uses: Great for baking, especially apple sauce |
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Paula RedThis variety of apple is juicy with a crisp interior. It is medium in size with a red freckled skin. It is a New Brunswick favourite and is a great all around apple.Ready: Late August to early September Uses: Baking, eating, everything! |
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AlexanderA large apple with thick, greenish skin. It is mostly covered with red and carmine stripes. The white flesh is firm, coarse, and crisp. Alexander is one of several hundred apples of Russian origin brought into this country in the early 1800's.Ready: Mid September Uses: Plenty of apple to bake with and eat |
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LoboLobo is a medium sized tangy and crisp apple with a birght red skin. This is a good all purpose apple. Most customers prefer Lobo before McIntost are ready.Ready: Mid September Uses: All purpose excellence |
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McIntsohThis variety has been the number one favourite eating apple in New Brunswick for 150 years. While sweet, this apple has a bit of a tart taste. Its very juicy and tender with a bright white interior.Ready: Mid to Late September Uses: Especially good for eating, but especially good for cooking |
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SpartanSpartan is a small apple with a uniform dark red skin and pure white interior. It's juicy and crisp, and a great size for a child's lunchbox.Ready: Late September Uses: A popular lunchbox treat, and good for cooking |
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Honey CrispNew Brunswicks "newest" variety, it is a juicy apple with a sweet peachy flavour. Honey Crisp bring a new flavour and texture that is exactly as the name says, crisp! It has a striped red and orange appearance.Ready: Late September early October Uses: Not for cooking, but the most popular for eating |
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CortlandCortland starts life as a hard and tangy apple, and ages to become sweet and juicy. It is larger than a McIntosh and has a striped skin with a very white interior.Ready: Early October Uses: Our families favourite to bake with, but excellent for a tangy treat |
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Golden RussetPartly or fully covered with fine smooth russeting, Golden Russet is has a distinct appearance which gives it a special market niche. The interior is firm and cream colored, providing a sweet juicy flavor.Ready: October harvest, November eating Uses: Eating for a unique flavour |
Bishop PippinA tart, winey, sweet flavor which is excellent for cooking and baking. Nicknamed 'The Christmas apple' and is ready to eat in late November.Ready: Picked in October, eaten in December Uses: Eating, and only gets better with age |
Other varieties grown in limited volume: Caravel, Jersey Mac, Walwig, New Brunswickers (aka Duchess), Red Delicious, Gravenstein, Crab apples, and assorted plums.