Apples

With over 20 varieties of apples ripening throughout the season at Hoen’s Orchards, you are sure to find your favorites. Most of the apples are exceptional fresh-eating and cooking apples. We grow some favorite older apple varieties too.

Here is a list and some information about the varieties of apple trees we have in our orchard:

Arkansas Black	Cortland	Empire	Gala	Golden Delicious	Honeycrisp	Ida Red
Jonagold	Jonathan	McIntosh	Melrose	Northern Spy	Red Delicious	Rome
Spartan	Staymen	Twenty oz. Pippen	Winesap	Winter Banana

Variety Descriptions

Variety	Harvest	Description	Quality	Use
Jersey Mac	Early August	NJ-24 x July Red Released by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1971	Tart tender juicy	fresh eating, sauce, baking
Wealthy	Mid August	Wealthy is a good all-purpose kitchen apple, and a good fresh-eating variety in season. Many old-timers say this is the best apple for pies.	lively flavor, coarse and soft texture, sweet aroma	Good for pies
Gala	Early Sept.	Kidd's Orange Red X Golden Delicious 1965 introduction from New Zealand	crisp,dense flesh with mild, sweet flavor	fresh eating
Honey Crisp	Early Sept.	Macoun X Honeygold	intensely crisp and juicy, sweet and tart balance	fresh eating, baking, salads
McIntosh	Mid Sept.	McIntosh offspring include Cortland, Empire, Spartan, Jersey Mac, and many others. Mac is a good kitchen apple, although it doesn't hold shape when cooked.	very spicy, aromatic, slightly tart flavor, crisp texture, white flesh	fresh-eating, salads, sauce, pies, baking
Jonathan	Mid Sept.	Jonathon is a 200 year old variety from New York state. Other offspring- Jonagold, Jonalicious, Melrose Jonathon consistently ranks in the top ten among leading varieties grown in the country.	Tart and spicy flavor, juicy and crisp	fresh-eating, cider, sauce
Cortland	Mid Sept.	McIntosh cross Cortland is a large red apple with fine, smooth white flesh that is very slow to brown, which makes it a superb choice for salads.	mild flavor, tender, crisp texture, slightly tart	fresh eating, salads, baking
Spartan	Mid Sept.	McIntosh X Newtown Pippin Similar to McIntosh in quality and texture; sweeter	brisk flavor and sweet aroma	Fresh eating, baking
Pippen	Mid Sept.	It is one of the best mid season cooking apples.	clean, refreshing, moderately tart	Cooking , baking
Melrose	Late Sept.	Jonathon X Red Delicious cross. This is the official state apple variety of Ohio, where it originated.	brisk, fresh, sweet flavor	cooking fresh eating
Empire	Late Sept.	Cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh. It is firmer and sweeter than McIntosh and keeps longer.	medium sized attractive red apple with mild flavor, firm texture.	fresh eating or baking
Jonagold	Late Sept.	Jonathon X Goldent Delicious Jonagold is an excellent dessert variety. Excellent in season taste.	slightly tart flavor, tender texture	fresh eating pies
Rome	Late Sept.	Good keeper	thick-skinned, mildly tart and crisp	fresh eating cooking pies
Winter Banana	Late Sept.	A beautiful and exotic variety that was discovered over 100 years ago in Indiana, Winter Banana does, indeed, have a flavor that reminds some of bananas.	semi-sweet flavor, mild, firm, and juicy	fresh eating
Red Delicious	Late Sept.	Too often, store bought Reds are little more than cardboard flavored, mealy mush. Try our Reds fresh off the tree. They are delicious!!!	sweet flavor; tough, bitter skin	fresh eating, salad
Ida Red	October	Wagener x Jonathan "Old Reliable" lasts forever and keeps its quality in storage.	tangy flavor, firm texture	fresh-eating baking
Golden Delicious	October	Variety from West Virginia, ca. 1912	large yellow fruit, very sweet, thin skinned	fresh eating, sauce, pies, freezing
Mutsu	October	Golden Delicious x Indo 1948 introduction from Japan	large; flesh is cream colored; coarse, very juicy,	fresh eating, sauce
Staymen	October	Tender, juicy flesh makes this Winesap offspring a good choice for fresh-eating and cooking.	firm texture, yellowish breaking flesh, tender	fresh eating baking
Winesap	October	Winesap is an exceptional kitchen variety and its distinctive aroma and flavor survive cooking and enhance any recipe. This is one old-time variety that refuses to die and is still fairly widely grown.	strong sweet and sour contrast	fresh eating, cooking, baking
Arkansas Black	October	It keeps forever and the taste improves in storage.	very crisp, juicy, firm flesh, flavor sharp, aromatic	fresh eating cooking
Northern Spy	October	“Spies are for Pies!“ One of the oldest American varieties.	tangy, robust, juicy, firm	fresh eating, baking