Varieties of Apples to Grow
Which to grow in your area and why!
Also, see our pages on tips for picking apples at a farm, easy illustrated directions to make applesauce, apple butter, apple jelly and apple pie; and our list of apple festivals!
Sites for Apple Variety Descriptions:
Apple Trees for Northern
Climates (Saint Lawrence Nursery - NY)
The best list of apples, both modern and heirloom, for northern states,
including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, upstate New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Alaska. It is an especially good
site for finding hardiness information.
Big Horse Creek Farm -
Master Variety List
Descriptions of about 300 varieties from this nursery located in North Carolina.
This is an excellent source for descriptions of apples suitable for the southern
or Appalachian regions.
Apple
Varieties for Home Production
A huge alphabetical list of varieties suitable for various regions from
NaturalHub.com.
FairShare Recipe
Exchange - Apple Varieties
Another alphabetical list. This one emphasizes the culinary uses of the
varieties listed.
Nevas Apple Varieties
Description Page
One more long, alphabetical list.
Apple Source (Descriptions of
the apple varieties they sell)
Want to try some of the apples you've picked for your orchard? This site not
only offers descriptions, but they also sell and ship more than 80 kinds of
apples!
Choosing Apples (Apple Journal)
Brief descriptions of hundreds of varieties as well as information on
disease-resistant varieties and a comparison (complete with pictures) of popular
apples.
Trees of Antiquity
Descriptions of many heirloom (old) apple varieties.
Click here for a table
showing hardiness, uses, and other information for these varieties.
The many apple associations listed on this page have more facts and resources
Recommended Apple Varieties for 40 States :
If the link for your state does not tell you enough about apples recommended for your region, use the sites above to find out more about the varieties you are considering including in your orchard.
Alabama
Apple Varieties in Alabama
(Alabama Cooperative Extension)
Alaska
Vegetable and Fruit Varieties for Interior Alaska (U. of Alaska - Fairbanks)
Recommended Varieties for South Central Alaska (UAF)
Alaska Apples
Arizona
Fruit Trees: Planting and Varieties (University of Arizona)
Fruit
Trees: Introduction and Plant Climate Zones (University of Arizona)
Arkansas
Apple
Production in the Home Garden (U. of Arkansas)
California
Growing Temperate Tree
Fruit and Nut Crops in the Home Garden and Landscape (University of California)
Colorado
Fruit Fetish (Colorado State University)
Delaware
Apples for
Delaware
Florida
Low Chill Apple Cultivars for
North and North Central Florida (IFAS Extension)
Georgia
Home Garden Apples
(U. of Georgia)
Idaho
Apple
Cultivars for East Idaho (U. of Idaho Extension)
Illinois
Apples and More (U. of Illinois
Extension)
Fruits and Nuts that Do Well in the
Chicago Area (Bob Kurle's Fruit and Nut List)
Indiana
Apple Cultivars
for Indiana (Purdue U.)
Iowa
Apple Varieties and Their Uses (Iowa State U.)
Suggested Apple Varieties for Home Gardens in Iowa (Iowa State U.)
Kansas
Fruit and Nut
Cultivars (KSU Extension)
Louisiana
The Louisiana Home Orchard (LSU Ag Center)
Maine
Apples Grown by Hillside
Orchard (Manchester, Maine)
Apple Varieties (Ricker
Hill Orchards - Turner, Maine)
Maryland
Apple Varieties in
Maryland (Maryland Apple Promotion Board)
Massachusetts
100 Varieties (and that is
only counting apples) (U. of Massachusetts Cold Spring Orchard)
Apples and Crab Apples (U. of Mass.)
Michigan
Tree-Mendus
(apple photos - Michigan)
Apple
Scion/Rootstock Selection and Planning for Michigan (MSU)
Minnesota
Growing Apples and Pears in Minnesota Gardens (U. of Minn.)
Apples for Minnesota and Their Culinary Uses (U. of M.)
Commercial Fruit
Production in Minnesota (U of M)
Missouri
Apple
Cultivars and their Uses (U. of Missouri)
Missouri Apple
Cultivars
Missouri Apple
History
Nebraska
Fruit Tree Cultivars
for Nebraska (U. Nebraska- Lincoln)
New Hampshire
Fruit Tree
Cultivars for New Hampshire (UNH)
Dwarf Apple Trees for
the Home Garden (University of New Hampshire)
Growing Fruit Trees
(UNH)
New Mexico
Fruit Species and Varieties
for the Home Orchard (New Mexico State University)
New York
New York Apple Country
Varieties
Apple Varieties
Grown in NY State (Cornell Univ)
Grandpap's Apple
Orchard (Ithaca College NY)
North Carolina
Producing Tree Fruit
for Home Use (NCSU)
Apple Varieties and
Descriptions (Big Horse Creek Farm, North Carolina)
North Dakota
Fruit
Tree Culture and Varieties in North Dakota (NDSU)
Oklahoma
Apple and Peach
varieties for Oklahoma (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension)
Ohio
Apples: A Guide to
Selection and Use (Ohio State Univ.)
Oregon
Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard (Oregon State U.)
Pennsylvania
Tree Fruit Production Guide
(Penn. State U.)
Heirloom
Mid-Atlantic Varieties (Pennsylvania)
South Carolina
Home and Garden
Information Center - Apple (South Carolina - Clemson U.)
South Dakota
Fruit Cultivars for
South Dakota (South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service)
Tennessee
Selecting Quality Apples (U. of Tennessee)
Texas
Home Fruit Production - Apples (Texas State U.)
Apple Varieties (Texas A. & M.)
Utah
Apples (Utah State U. Extension)
Vermont
Vermont Apple Varieties
(Vermont Apple Board)
Virginia
Apple
Variety Evaluations (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
Tree
Fruit in the Home Garden (Virginia Tech)
Vintage Virginia
Apples
Washington
Growing Tree
Fruit at Home in Eastern Washington (WSU)
Apples in Washington
State (WSU)
Apple Research/Variety
Trials (WSU)
Backyard Apple Production
(WSU)
Wisconsin
Apple Cultivars
for Wisconsin (U. or Wisc.)
Apples of Wisconsin (Dane
Co. Conservation League)
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