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Royal Gala Apple

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Grown in the 1970s from a single Gala cultigen (from the Latin cultus = cultivated, and gens = kind), a branch cutting, this is a pink-red dessert apple. …

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Ginger Gold Apple

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This early-ripening variety is often the first fresh eating apple of the year. Ginger Gold apples originated from a chance seeding on a Virginia farm in the late 1960s. …

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Esopus Spitzenberg Apple

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This apple is thought to be one of Thomas Jefferson's favorites. The Esopus Spitzenberg apple set its root in Woodstock (Ulster County NY) long before Jimmy, Bobby, Bowie, or Thelonious. …

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Empire Apple

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New York is the Empire State and apples are the state fruit. These babies had Red Delicious and McIntosh apples for parents. …

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Crispin Apple

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The Crispin hails from Northern Japan and is now grown in New York. Related to the Golden Delicious, this apple also goes by the name Matsu. …

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Crimson Gold Apple

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University rivals Indiana and Purdue contend over the Crimson and Gold Cup every year, the school with most athletic points wins. Everyone who eats the mighty little crimson and gold apple wins! …

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Cortland Apple

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Another hit from the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station in Geneva, NY - the Cortland. It looks like a Mac, smells like a Mac, walks like a Mac – but is a bit sweeter. …

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Buckeye Gala Apple: Health Benefits and Selection Guide

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Learn about the history, nutrition, and flavor of Buckeye Gala apples. Find out how to select the best ones with our straightforward guide.

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Arkansas Black Apple

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These heirloom apples are among the tastiest you'll ever eat.

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Fuji Apple

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Bred in Japan in the 1930s, the Fuji was grafted from Virginian apple royalty Rawls Jennet and Iowa’s Red Delicious.  Extremely popular in Japan and the USA. About the size of a baseball (yakyuu no …

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Braeburn Apple

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Braeburn apples are crispy! A sweet and tart apple with a yellow flesh and orange to red skin so thin it melts in your mouth.   …

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Ambrosia Apple

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Eris, the Goddess of Strife, chucked a golden apple at Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera with the message, "For the fairest." A fight breaks out like a foul ball in the stands at Shea Stadium. Zeus settles …

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September Wonder Fuji Apple

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This delicious apple, also known as the Jubilee, ripens early in the season.

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McIntosh Apple

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This is the apple that fell on Newton’s AND Steve Wozniak’s head! The very apple that started it all came from a tree that was scorched when Canadian Farmer John McIntosh’s farm burned in 1884. Every …

Hillwell Braeburn Apple

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A sport from the Braeburn family - that's like being from a famous family like Rockefeller, Getty or Windsor. These rosy apples have a wonderful scent and taste, and they are all outstanding. …

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Myra Fuji Apple

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The Fuji is a wildly successful and well-loved apple. Many of its "sports" have received accolades and patents. The Myra is a pink offshoot discovered by Myles Van Leuven in an orchard near Prescott, …

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CandyCot

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What's a CandyCot, you ask? Well, it's a uniquely sweet kind of apricot that's grown in only one place. Lucky for us, that place is in California.

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Fresh Fruit Storage and Ripening Tips

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Wondering how to store and ripen your favorite fruit? These tips tell you what to do with everything from apples to avocados, pomelos to passion fruit.

Plum Crazy for Plums!

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By Gretchen Bay It’s officially summer. And summer means (among other delicious things)—plums! Unlike their stone-fruit cousins' peaches and nectarines (which come with a white or yellow flesh and …

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Berries of Summer

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Babies on Board By Heidi Lewis Oh de bitty babies, so cherubic in their little baskets. Heavenly creatures, berries were flowers before they incarnated into sweet gems that dance on our tongues. …

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