"LA" = Late August
"ES" = Early September
"MS" = Mid September
"LS" = Late September
"EO" = Early October
"MO" = Mid October
"LO" = Late October
"EN" = Early November
Note: Ripening times of a variety are not necessarily definite, but are relative to other varieties.
Apples usually available commercially at orchards in central Massachusetts are indicated in RED.
Sweet, Subacid, 30-60% of cider: | ||||||||
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Variety | LA | ES | MS | LS | EO | MO | LO | EN |
Gala | X | |||||||
Cortland | X | |||||||
Golden Delicious | X | X | X | |||||
Red Delicious | X | |||||||
Spartan | X | |||||||
Westfield Seek-No-Further | X | |||||||
Winter Banana | X | X | X | X | ||||
Baldwin | X | |||||||
Rome* | X | |||||||
Spencer | X | |||||||
York Imperial | X | |||||||
Medium Acid, Slightly Tart, 10-20% of cider: | ||||||||
Variety | LA | ES | MS | LS | EO | MO | LO | EN |
Gravenstein | X | X | ||||||
Sops of Wine, Winesop | X | X | ||||||
McIntosh | X | |||||||
Ribston Pippin | X | |||||||
Fameuse (Snow Apple) | X | |||||||
Wealthy | X | X | X | |||||
R.I.Greening | X | X | X | |||||
Jonathon | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Cortland | X | |||||||
Baldwin | X | |||||||
Golden Russet | X | |||||||
Roxbury Russet | X | |||||||
Mutsu (Crispin) | X | |||||||
Rome* | X | |||||||
Spygold | X | X | ||||||
Red Stayman Winesap** | X | X | ||||||
Northern Spy | X | |||||||
York Imperial | X | |||||||
Esopus Spitzenberg*** | X | |||||||
Granny Smith | X | X | ||||||
Yellow Newtown Pippin**** | X | X | ||||||
Aromatics, 10-20% of cider: | ||||||||
Variety | LA | ES | MS | LS | EO | MO | LO | EN |
Gala | X | |||||||
Gravenstein | X | X | ||||||
Wealthy | X | X | X | |||||
McIntosh | X | |||||||
Fameuse (Snow Apple) | X | |||||||
Ribston Pippin | X | |||||||
Cortland | X | |||||||
Cox's Orange Pippin | X | |||||||
Red Delicious | X | |||||||
Golden Russet | X | |||||||
Roxbury Russet | X | |||||||
Tannics, 5-10% of cider: | ||||||||
Variety | LA | ES | MS | LS | EO | MO | LO | EN |
Red Astrachan | X | X | X | X | ||||
Cortland | X | |||||||
Liberty | X | |||||||
Golden Russet | X | |||||||
Roxbury Russet | X | |||||||
Northern Spy | X | |||||||
Yellow Newtown Pippin**** | X | X | ||||||
Crabapples, Wild Apples | ||||||||
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