Honeycrisp (improved) apples have a sweet, subtly tangy flavor well suited for fresh and cooked preparations. Raw Honeycrisp apples are popularly consumed straight, out of hand, mainly served chilled, and are valued for their snappy, juicy flesh. This improved version is not only cold hardier, but more disease resistant than its predecessor.
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Idared is an apple developed right here in Idaho. It is an excellent choice for cooking, making pie, apple sauce, dessert, and cider due to its sweet-tart and juicy flavor. Medium to large in size. Green to yellow base color covered in bright red. Flesh is pale yellow color. Keeps well in storage for four months.
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McIntosh is a medium sized, bright red to deep purple over green, with a dusty bluish bloom. Crisp but not hard white flesh with berry-like aroma and high juiciness. This variety is more red than the standard strain.
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The sweet sixteen apple tree produces fruit with a McIntosh style texture and flavor that is very unique in its combination of sweetness and slightly anise-like flavor. While it may seem too sweet to some, others notice the vanilla, spice, and bourbon flavors. In addition to eating it fresh, you will have to try it next time you cook cider, pies, applesauce, and butter. Although it’s resistant to scab and fire blight, it’s somewhat susceptible to apple rust and powdery mildew.
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The Lodi apple tree is a versatile variety known for its exceptional tart flavor and early-season harvest. It is a hardy tree that can thrive in a range of climates and is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones 3 to 8. With its medium to large-sized, pale yellow or greenish-yellow apples and vigorous growth.
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Zestar apple trees are well known not only for their cold hardiness, but also for their beautiful apples with a unique zesty flavor. In fact, unlike other early season apple trees which are more soft, these apple trees produce crispy juicy apples. When you bite into them you’ll taste the well balanced sweet-tart flavor with a hint of brown sugar, which is what makes their apples so unique!