Apple Varieties of New York State

From A to Z

SnapDragon® (New!)

A new New York apple characterized by “monster crunch.” One of its parents is the Honeycrisp, and you’ll love the spicy/sweet flavor. Along with RubyFrost®, SnapDragon is one of two exciting new apples that were 10 years in the making and developed by Cornell University’s apple breeding program.

Profile

Extra sweet and juicy
Crispy texture

Best Uses

Excellent eating
Good for salads, recipes, and kids lunches

Special Hint

Because it was first introduced to consumers in 2013, SnapDragon is not expected to be in abundant supply until 2015. For now, buy this great new apple when you first see it in early fall at an orchard, farm market, or food store.

Availability

Late September through November at farm markets.

New York grows more apple varieties than any other state. With nearly 700 growers and 10,000,000+ trees, we produce enough apples each year to bake 500 million apple pies!

With New York apples, you have more great choices for eating and snacking, baking and cooking, sauces and desserts, and other great ideas.

Click an apple to learn more about it, including a flavor and texture profile, best uses, special hints, and times of the year when you can purchase.

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Even More NY Apple Varieties

Wait: there are more! The apple varieties on this chart may not be widely available, but all are grown annually in New York State. If you are interested, discover a grower/farm market that produces each of these varieties – and others – on our locator maps.

Apple Variety	Flavor Profile	Best Uses	Availability
Baldwin*	Tart	Eat, Sauce, Bake, Pie	Oct. - April
Golden Russet*	Sweet	Eat, Salad, Sauce, Pie	Oct. - Dec.
Golden Supreme*	Sweet	Eat, Salad, Sauce	Sept. - April
Jonathan	Tart	Eat, Salad, Sauce, Pie	Sept. - April
Lady*	Sweet	Eat, Decorative	Nov. - Dec.
Liberty*	Sweet	Eat	Sept. - Dec.
Lodi*	Tart	Sauce, Pie	July - Sept.
Monroe*	Tart - sweet	Eat, Salad, Sauce, Bake	Oct. - Dec.
Newtown Pippin*	Sweet	Eat, Salad, Bake	Oct. - Dec.
Northern Spy	Tart	Eat, Sauce, Bake, Pie, Freeze	Oct. - Dec.
Pound Sweet*	Sweet	Bake	October
Rhode Island Greening*	Tart	Sauce, Pie, Bake	Oct. - Feb.
Spigold*	Sweet	Eat, Pie	Oct. - Nov.
Stayman/Winesap*	Sweet	Eat, Salad, Sauce, Bake, Pie	Oct. - April
Tydeman	Sweet	Eat	Aug. - Sept.
Yellow Transparent*	Tart	Pie	July - Sept.

* These can only be found at farm markets and roadside stands, not in grocery stores.

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