Apple Varieties

Champlain Orchards grows over 25 varieties of apples!

Our apples are available here at our Pick Your Own, at our Farm Market, sent to homes through our Online Store, or shipped to retail stores via our Refrigerated Delivery Route.

Early Season Apples
Mid Season Apples
Late Season Apples
Heirloom & Cider Apples

Early Season Apples
Paulared Mid August		A large, red apple similar to a Macintosh, but slightly sweeter. This variety is crisp, and is an excellent first taste of fall. Great for eating, salads and sauces.
Zesta Mid August		A large apple, yellow tinged with red stripe. White, crisp and juicy flesh that almost fizzes with each fresh bite. Excellent fresh and as a dessert apple.
Williams' Pride Mid August		Late summer medium-large apple, maroon in color. Great "early season" flavor. Good late summer / early fall fresh eating and dessert apple.
Pristine Mid August		A crisp apple with smooth, glossy, yellow skin. High in sugar content, this apple keeps extremely well for an early-season variety. Lovely in desserts, keeps very well.
Gingergold Early September		Early yellow dessert apple with Golden Delicious lineage. Firm juicy apple with mild taste when picked early, becoming sweeter when picked after rosy blush develops. Delicious dessert apple.
Sansa Early September		A cross between Gala and Akane varieties. Highly sweet dessert apple that keeps very well.
Macintosh Early-Mid September		Our most popular pick-your-own variety, and New England's best selling apple. White, tender, crisp flesh that is spicy, highly aromatic and full of juice. Great for fresh eating, sauce and for baking with a softer pie filling.
Crimson Crisp Early-Mid September		Disease-resistant fruit, medium in size and crimson in color. Firm and crisp texture with a tart flavor. Good fresh eating and juice apple with a 6 month cold storage life.
Gala Early-Mid September		Sweet flavored aromatic apple with pale, creamy yellow flesh that is crisp and dense. Refrigerated storage extends life through December. Excellent fresh eating apple. Can be dried with good results or used in cider blends.
Mid Season Apples
Honeycrisp Mid September		New England's most heralded new variety. This large apple is crisp and juicy!!!! This firm apple stores exceptionally well. A dessert and fresh eating apple.
Red Cortland / Cortland Mid September		Preferred by pie bakers because the fruit is easy to peel and holds shape when baked. Cortland is one of New England's most popular varieties, storing well and maintaining the purity of its white flesh even when cut open.
Roxbury Russet Mid September		The fruit of the Roxbury Russet has a greenish skin and a crisp, tart taste that ripens in early fall. Stores extremely well and is a favorite among russet-seekers the world over.
Golden Supreme Mid September		A medium-sized yellow apple with a pink-orange blush. Excellent Flavor! An all-purpose firm apple.
Shizuka Mid September		A sister apple to Mutsu, with a milder flavor than her firmer sibling. Firm and juicy, slightly tart. Blister spot less likely to appear than in Mutsu. Excellent dessert and processing apple.
Pound Sweet Mid September		Large in size, and rectangular to conic in shape, the yellow skin is marbled with a greenish-yellow, and usually has a brown flush. The yellow flesh is firm and crisp with a sweet flavor.
Liberty Late September		A sprightly and juicy apple with deep red skin and pale yellow flesh resembling the flavor of its parent, Macoun. Flavor increases during first two months of refrigeration. Delicious dessert apple for eating, pies, and sauce.
Macoun Late September		Popular variety with remarkable taste. Offspring of Macintosh and Jersey Black varieties. Dark red over green skin with a firm white flesh which is aromatic and juicy. A true delicacy eaten fresh, also good in pies.
Wolf River Late September		An extremely large apple, primarily used for cooking and baking. Pale yellow / green with red blush. Perfect for baking, these apples keep well.
Snowapple Late September		Medium to small fruit, light- to almost purple-red in color. Milk-white flesh, streaked with red. This apple is tender and juicy, hardy and vigorous, suited to the colder climes of the north. Primarily used as a dessert or cider apple.
Jonagold Late September		A large, high quality apple with skin that is striped red over yellow in color, unique in texture and consistency. A dessert and fresh eating apple.
Esopus Spitzenburg Early October		A large apple, oblong in shape, smooth-skinned and colored brilliant red, approaching scarlet, and covered with small yellow specks. Flesh is yellow, rich and juicy.
Empire Early October		A cross between Red Delicious & Macintosh, Empire apples are hard, snappy, and sweet. Creamy white flesh with excellent flavor and "keepability". Enjoyed fresh, and in salads and sauces.
Haralson Early October		With a short window of ripeness, this tart, crisp, and juicy apple has a scent of pineapple or lime. Keeps its shape when baked. Excellent cider or wine apple. Good fresh as well.
Spymac Early October		Champlain Orchards' own cross between Northern Spy and Macintosh. Now you can get the best aspects of two of New England's most famous varieties...in one apple!!
Late Season Apples
Keepsake Mid October		Very hard and crisp with yellow flesh and a taste that is sweet yet intriguingly spicy. Great for fresh eating and cooking. Fruit has excellent storage life.
Red Delicious Mid October		A classic American variety with yellow flesh that is slightly juicy, somewhat tart, and highly aromatic. The American apple symbol.....? Recommended for fresh eating and pies.
Freedom Mid October		A cross between Jonagold and Golden Delicious. Disease resistant trees bearing large, firm, crisp and very juicy fruit. Good for fresh eating, sauce and cider/juice making.
Mutsu / Crispin Mid October		Picked early, this Japanese variety is green, tart and snappy. Picked later, the skin develops a blush, and the apple is still firm with just a touch of tartness. Stores very well, and is a favorite at the pick-your-own. Excellent dessert apple. Makes a fine sauce.
Northern Spy Mid October		A favorite old-time apple with yellowish-white flesh that is juicy, sweetly tart, with high vitamin C content. Properly stored fruit can keep into spring. This variety is increasingly rare, because it often takes six years for trees to bear fruit, and then they produce every other year.
Cider & Heirloom Apples
Ashmead's Kernel Heirloom		Nondescript in appearance, and often lumpy or even misshapen, this russetted apple nonetheless has a unique and complex flavor that many have compared to the taste of pears.
Rhode Island Greening Heirloom		Originating in the state from whence it derives its namesake, this apple is tender, crisp and juicy, and quite tart as well. Large and round, this apple works well as a substitute for the better-known Granny Smith.
Cox's Orange Pippin Heirloom		The classic English apple, often regarded as the finest dessert variety. It is difficult to grow, and thus is not often seen on grocery store shelves. The complex flavor rewards anyone willing to undertake the growing of this orange-red apple.
Bramley's Seedling Heirloom		Very tart when tasted raw, this classic apple lends itself much better to cooking. Great in apple pies because the flavor tends to mellow when cooked.
Dabinette Cider		The Dabinette trees become heavy with fruit - a truly prolific fruit bearing variety. A perfect bittersweet cider variety.
Kingston Black Cider		A classic cider apple variety that originates in England. Called bittersharp, this apple has a skin which is dark mahogany over orange, and the juice is red. Strong, almost astringent aftertaste.
Chisel Jersey Cider		Another very astringent variety, also very productive as a fruit-bearer. Late bloom and harvest.
Harry Masters Jersey Cider		Classed as full bittersweet, for making "vintage cider." Productive trees that produce small conical fruit. Mid-to-late season bloom and harvest.
Michelin Cider		The flavor has been described as mildly bitter, with soft tannins. Mid-to-late season harvest, very productive.
FillBarrel Cider		Grows on trees moderately vigorously. More of an early bloom and harvest than some of the varieties listed above.
Porters Perfection Cider		This apple shows beautiful coloration, with cream-colored skin under red striping. Fruit may fuse together while growing. Windy hardy, with a high level of acidity but very well balanced.
Baldwin Cider		Considered a prime cider apple. Originating in Massachusetts, this apple keeps well and is great eaten fresh or used in a cider blend. Rich, crisp and juicy.
Arkansas Black Cider		This is a late-maturing cider variety. A firm, round apple with a deep purple hue and smooth, waxy skin. Has a distinctive aroma that works well in cider.
Gravenstein Cider		Originating in either Italy or California, this apple possesses a fine flavor. Thin-skinned, crisp and juicy, this is a great variety for early-season cidering - does not, however, keep well into the late season.