Blue Permain

Blue Permain

Commonly found in New York State, the Blue Pearmain is an heirloom apple variety known for its unusual blue-colored bloom. This apple was introduced in the 19th century and is still considered a good apple for making ciders and juices, as well as for eating.

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Bramley’s Seedling

Bramley’s Seedling

Ripens: October Recommended Use: Baking Taste: Sharp (high in acid) The Bramley’s Seedling is an excellent pie-making apple due to its tartness, high acidity, and high concentration of pectin. This highly prized apple is perfect for baking. **DLC owner and orchardist,...

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Fameuse

Fameuse

​Fameuse is a fairly small bright red/crimson apple with bright white flesh and a distinctive sweet flavor. It originates from the area of Quebec in Canada, and is able to tolerate extreme winter cold.*DLC uses these apples exclusively for hard cider making. They are...

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Freedom

Freedom

Ripens: Early September Recommended Use: Eating Taste: Juicy, sweet The Freedom is a good multi-use apple. The variety is crisp, juicy, and sweet, with low acid and great tasting flesh, perfect for eating and cooking.

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Gala

Gala apples are covered in a thin yellow to orange skin, highlighted with pink to red stripes that vary in hue dependent upon the apples maturity. Their dense flesh is creamy yellow and crisp, offering a mildly sweet flavor and flora aroma.

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Harry Masters Jersey

Harry Masters Jersey

Harry Master’s Jersey is a late blooming, traditional English apple variety primarily used for making cider. *DLC uses these apples exclusively for hard cider making. They are not available for sale.   

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Hewes Crab

Hewes Crab

The Hewes or Virginia Crab is a very popular apple and produces high-quality cider juice. This apple is sweet and is considered one of the best American cider apples producing wonderfully aromatic cider.   Great Lakes Cider and Perry Competition Specialty Cider...

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Jefferis

Jefferis

In the late 1880s, Jefferis was a renowned award winning apple. This small to medium-sized apple ripens early from late August into September. Thin skinned, crisp, and super juicy, Jefferis is a fabulous lunchbox apple.  

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Kingston Black

Kingston Black

Originating in 19th century England, the Kingston Black is a cider apple that produces bitter sharp juice. *DLC uses these apples exclusively for hard cider making. They are not available for sale.   

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Liberty

Liberty

Ripens: Mid-season Recommend Use: Eating Taste: Crisp, sweet-tart The Liberty is a modern variety originally developed for disease resistance by New York State Agricultural Experiment-Station. This sweet and tart, apple is excellent for eating out of hand or for...

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Maiden Blush

Maiden Blush

Ripens: Mid-season Recommended Use: Eating Taste: Crisp, slightly tart An old 19th century North American apple variety, the Maiden’s Blush apple is an excellent cooking, eating, and cider-making apple. This apple has crisp, tender flesh with sharp acid flavor that...

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Malus Sieversii (7, 11, 13)

Malus sieversii is a wild apple native to the mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and China. Research has recently shown that this species is the principal ancestor of the domesticated apple. *DLC uses these apples exclusively for hard cider...

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Pittmaston Pineapple

Pittmaston Pineapple

Ripens: Early in the season Recommended Use: Eating (good for lunch boxes) Taste: Sweet, juicy An old English variety with a taste reminiscent of pineapples, the Pitmaston Pineapple is a thin-skinned, and juicy apple. This is an excellent eating apple.

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Pixie Crunch

Pixie Crunch

Pixie Crunch is a delicious sweet-sharp apple sized perfectly for lunch boxes. This sweet, juicy little jewel complements the kids’ PB&J as well as a more sophisticated adult lunch. Great to snacks with cheese or nuts, too!  

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Red Gravenstein

Red Gravenstein

Ripens: Mid-August Recommended Use: Cooking (pies and apple sauce) Taste: Great flavor An old apple variety from Denmark which remains popular in both Europe and North America due to its high quality flavor, the Red Gravenstein is a good eating and cooking apple with...

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Snow Sweet

Snow Sweet

Ripens: Early September Recommended Use: Eating Taste: Very sweet Another apple developed by the University of Minnesota, the Snow Sweet apple variety is sweet with a slight tart balance and rich overtones. This apple is an excellent eating apple.

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St. Edmund’s Russet

St. Edmund's Russet, also known as Saint Edmund's Pippin, is from Suffolk, England, 1870. The fruit is very juicy, crisp, with yellowish flesh and a nutty flavor. Great for cider making, as well as eating. *DLC uses these apples exclusively for hard cider making. They...

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Sweet Coppin

Sweet Coppin

Sweet Coppin is an English heirloom cider variety first discovered in Devon in the 18th century. This apple is pale yellow. The fruit produces a full sweet juice with low acidity and tannin, vintage qualities, and may be used to help balance over-sharp cider blends....

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Vilberie

Vilberie

Originating from England, the Vilberie apple variety is a bittersweet apple used exclusively in cider-making. *DLC uses these apples exclusively for hard cider making. They are not available for sale.   

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Wickson

Wickson

Wickson is a perfect cider apple: spicy, with extraordinary sweetness and a pronounced acid tang. The Wickson apple is often the size of a large crab apple. They are reputed to make wonderful champagne cider.  

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Zestar

Zestar

Ripens: Early September Recommended Use: Eating Taste: Sweet, crisp Introduced in 1998 by the University of Minnesota who also brought us the popular Honeycrisp apple, the Zestar has outstanding flavor and is crisp, juicy, sweet and only slightly acidic.

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