APPLE COMPARISON
So many good apples, how do you keep them all straight?! We have made a chart to help us all remember the what’s what and who’s who of apples.
On a scale from 1 to 3, this is how they rate…
| VARIETY | SNACKING | BAKING | SAUCE | JUICE | STORAGE |
|
Transparent |
.5 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
|
Sunrise |
2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .5 |
|
Akane |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .5 |
|
Summer Red |
1.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | .5 |
|
Ginger Gold |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
|
McIntosh |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
|
Silken |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
|
Davison's Gala |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
|
Royal Gala |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Arlet |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 |
|
Honey Crisp |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Golden Delicious |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
|
Spartan |
2.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 |
|
Empire |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
|
Aurora |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 |
|
Red Delicious |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Jonagold |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
|
Ambrosia |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
|
Mutsu |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
|
Ida Red |
1.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 |
|
Granny Smith |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
