Varieties

Large, conical shaped apple with yellow background and a pink blush when colored right. Crisp, juicy, and sweet with a very low acid profile. Best grown in a Northern, cool climate.

High coloring red Fuji apple. Crisp and juicy with a sweet flavor. Excellent dessert quality. Best grown in a Northern, cool climate.

Dark red coloring, one-pick sport of Banning Gala. Early coloring allows for longer pick window, with extended storage life and increased packouts. Productive with no known reversions.

Very high color red limb mutation of 'Imperial' Gala. Known to size well with early thinning practices.

Tree mutation in South Africa from a 'Royal' Gala. A fully blushed dark red Gala with no apparent striping. Resists bruising with a storage life up to 6 months. Seen as a "one-pick" variety.

100% smooth yellow Gala apple with slow-to-brown flesh. Has a sweet flavor and good crunch. Firmer and more flavorful than Gala. Great for fresh eating and an early golden variety.

Darker red coloring version of its' parent Buckeye (Simmons) Gala. Very pronounced dark striping. Able to color well even in the hottest climates.

Chrisolyn was discovered as a limb sport of Jonathan in Waverly, MO. With a cherry-red finish when mature, it features even darker striping. Color comes on three weeks earlier than other Jonathan's, but it ripens along with all other Jonathan's. Excellent stroage quality and a crisp profile.

Large, dark red apple with non-browning flesh. Crisp, juicy, and sweet-tart makes for a balanced profile. Exclusive WSU release, only available to WA growers.

Resembling a Fuji in looks, and a Honeycrisp in texture and flavor. This cross has great storage qualities and a long picking window. Great apple for commercial or roadside purposes. Club membership managed by MAIA.

Mitchell is a high-coloring sport of traditional MAIA-1. Club variety managed by MAIA.

Characterized by its large, intense red early maturing fruit. Picks 3-5 days ahead of standard Gala. Crisp and sweet, a one pick jumbo Gala. Deep red striping with a red-orange background.

High coloring red Gala from France. Slightly larger than regular Gala. Intense dark purple-brown apple w/dark red stripes, perfect for regions with coloring problems. Crisp and juicy with sweet flavor.

High coloring red sport of 'Royal' Gala, a true one-pick variety. Very productive and low-input resulting in higher packout rates. Deep red striping with a brighter red background.

The industry's long standing standard for a green apple. Crunchy, firm, and tart; it is often used for baking and various forms of production or processing. Works well as a pollinizer also.

Red over yellow apple with slow-to-brown flesh. Crisp, juicy with sweet tart flavor and mildly aromatic. Superior dessert qualities. Known for its' superior crunch.

Early coloring striped Redchief Heinicke apple. Darker red at maturity. Consistent option for the Red Delicious grower.

Full-coloring Jonagold. Limb sport of a Rubinstar-Jonagold cross that colors 7 weeks before maturity, even in full shade. The pollen of the JonaStar™ Jonagold apple is sterile and cannot be used to pollinate other varieties. Triploid variety.

Maturing a week ahead of Cripps' Pink, a high coloring red sport derived from a limb mutation makes for a crisp and tart piece of fruit.

Delightful taste and characteristics of this Midwestern open-pollinated Honeycrisp. Tropical flavor with a nice crunch and juice-packed. Streaky orange-red skin with a yellow background, and a creamy yellow flesh. Tends to be tip-bearing. Fruit takes on scarlet color with age of block. Club membership managed by MAIA.

Deeply colored and extraordinarily juicy with a spritely tart flavor. Variety needs approval to grow from University of Minnesota for residents of MN.

A cross of Golden Delicious-Lady Williams. 'Cripps Pink' is a large, bright pink apple. They have a sweet-tart taste and a high pressure profile. Under the management of the PINK LADY® brand.

Limb sport of 'Cripps Pink' that matures up to 3 weeks earlier than its' parent. Great storage qualities, lasting up to 6 months in storage. Under the management of the PINK LADY® brand.

Complete tree sport of 'Honeycrisp' that matures three weeks earlier. Very similar to its' parent and not considered a red strain. Keeps 5 months in storage. Great for early markets. Growers E of Mississippi River need permission from Adams County Nursery.

Wonderful crisp texture much like that of a Honeycrisp. Known for its' bi color scarlet red features. Rosalee packs a tart punch to go with its' cherished crunch. A great Honeycrisp alternative for southern growers'. Another Fuji-Honeycrisp cross from MAIA that is sure to please with a pick window similar to Red Delicious

High-coloring 'Honeycrisp' mutation discovered in Virginia. Handles high temperatures well and really shines in cooler climates. Versatile, bright red sport with excellent packout attributes while maintaining the 'Honeycrisp' profile.

Bright red-blush coloring type of 'Honeycrisp', with a better storage life than normal 'Honeycrisp'. Keeps 5 months at 34 degrees. Best grown in a Northern, cool climate.

High coloring, deeper red LindaMac apple. Early coloring that reaches 100%. Outstanding quality, flavor, and firmness. High packouts on this mutation.

Early-coloring Imperial Gala. Medium, bright, full, rich red striped apple with satiny yellow flesh. Crisp and juicy with a sweet and aromatic taste.

A refined, smooth skinned Golden Delicious apple that resists russeting. Med/large, firm, sweet & juicy with spectacular taste.

"An early-season apple with fall apple qualities. Crispy and sweet with bright, attractive red coloring. Stands out as an early season apple with fall apple qualities. Ripening 7-12 days before Gala, featuring 80-100% bright attractive red color, it has a long harvest window of 14-21 days. Non-dropping, crispy, sweet. Good storage life of 90 days in common refrigerated storage." -MAIA

Sweet Zinger® has a red skin with a yellow/green background color. Striping and lenticels offer a beautiful profile from the outside. Thin skinned and crunchy, it was the leading vote getter among MAIA varieties based on consumer taste panels. Will last 4-5 months in storage.

Attractive red fruit with excellent scab resistance, good fresh eating qualities and long storage life. Known to keep up to 9 months in storage. Created from a 'Honeycrisp' and 'Liberty' cross, a new release from the University of Minnesota.

Ripening between ‘Bing’ and ‘Skeena’, ‘Attika’ fills an important harvest window. With low rain-crack susceptibility and its ability to arrive in foreign markets in excellent condition, it makes for a great mid-late season export in the dark-sweet category.

Benton is a larger, more crack-resistant 'Bing' alternative. Although 'self-fertile', Benton's largest drawback is productivity. It is not a heavy cropper, despite its' large fruit.

The classic, industries' standard for a dark-sweet cherry for multiple generations.

Cornell release ripening a few days after ‘Chelan’, it provides PNW growers another opportunity to take advantage of the early season market. Low pitting potential and resistance to rain cracking are additional reasons to consider this cherry. Canker resistant. Great pollinization charactersistics with uncommon S13 allele.

Large and crack-resistant cherry from the Cornell breeding program. Can reach up to 9 row in size. Shows bacterial canker resistance according to research by Oregon State. High levels of sugar expected, a good early Bing alternative.

Resembles Bing as a med/large round heart-shaped red cherry with dark flesh. Firm and juicy with a sweet flavor. Has been the WA standard of the early markets.

Very large, attractive glossy dark-red cherry with dark flesh. Low-acid sweet flavor very similar to Bing. Cracking similar to Bing, can be susceptible to rain. Do not be misled by 'Coral', it is a DARK-sweet cherry.

Med-large heart-shaped red cherry with red flesh. Firm and juicy. A cross of Van and Star, great pollinization qualities like its' parent (Van). A popular planting for many commercial blocks, released and developed by Summerland in British Columbia.

Early to ripen 'Rainier' type. Heart-shaped fruit that is susceptible to cracking in the rain due to its' early harvest. Better for warmer climates, rather than somewhere that frost could effect bloom.

A great alternative to planting 'Bing' in today's markets. EbonyPearl® is another release from Cornell that specializes in being crack-resistant and canker-resistant. A sure bet to be a 9 row cherry and improve your packouts.

Kootenay is a 'Lapins' variation discovered by Bill Truscott in Creston, BC. It is known to have redder, later maturing fruit to its' parentage. Harvest time is with 'Sweetheart'.

Large, mahogany-red Lambert cherry. Firm and juicy with a extremely high pressure. Widely used as a pollinizer, its' self-fertile ability is cross compatible with many cherries due to its' midseason bloom and cracking resistance.

Cornell release with interesting pollinization characterstics (S13), as well as good cracking resistance to rain. Rainier-type, this cherry is blush-red with up to 9 row size, high sugar, and pressure.

The classic, industries' standard for a blush-type cherry that picks during the mid-season.

Regina is a high-quality late season piece of fruit. It is well-known for its' excellent crack resistance. Performs best on a semi-dwarfing rootstock, and multiple pollinators are recommended.

Self-fertile variety with large fruit. Has done very well in Chile, timing falls conveniently between 'Chelan' and 'Bing'. Susceptible to rain-induced cracking due to the pressure in the nose of the fruit. Developed by Summerland in British Columbia.

From the Summerland breeding program in British Columbia, Skeena is an improved variation of 'Lapins'. The fruit are slightly larger, firmer, and have a better stem retention. They are considered easier to manage than 'Lapins', however are still susceptible to rain. Will handle a late frost.

Sweetheart is known for its' heavy late production. Also produced by Summerland out of British Columbia, it is a very popular late season producer. Without proper pruning, including heading all new shoots each year, the tree can overset. It is a variety to treat tediously.

Tieton is a rather large and firm early season cherry. It has rain susceptibility compared to Bing and is incompatible to other early season cherries (Chelan) due to allele profile.

Large, dark red sweet-cherry that matures as early as anything on the market. Produces cherries >9.0 row on average, with measurements >300 of pressure and 18+ brix of sugar. Needs pollination partners with an early bloom window. Consider Lapins, Chelan, or Samba. Managed as a club variety.