Ambrosia hold their shape when cooked making it a superb cooking apple. It is slow to brown making it a great eating or fresh apple. Ambrosia is sweet, juicy, and low in acid. The fruit is medium to large with a creamy yellow background and a beautiful deep pink blush. Ambrosia is a beautiful aromatic early apple. It is a cross between Jonagold and Golden Delicious. AmbrosiaĪmbrosia is a chance seedling first found in the early 1990’s on the orchard of Wilfrid Mennell in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Ginger Gold retain their shape when baked and make a flavorful early season apple sauce with hints of spice! Ginger Gold are also great for fresh eating. This pale yellow apple is sweet and tangy in flavor with a fine, firm, crisp flesh. It is a cross between Golden Delicious and Albemarle Pippin. This apple was discovered in The Blue Ridge Mountains growing near a Golden Delicious and was first introduced in 1960. Pair with strong flavored cheese like sharp Cheddar or roasted with winter squash. When cooking with Gala, their flavor becomes milder. Gala are wonderful fresh eating apples and make a great addition to salads. The flesh is a creamy pale yellow, crisp and sweet. The skin of the Gala is thin and yellow-orange with red stripes. Today Gala is one of the most popular eating apples. A cross between Golden Delicious and Kidd’s Orange Red, Gala is also the parent of popular varieties such as Jazz and Pacific Rose. Kidd, developed the Gala apple in New Zealand and it was released to the commercial market in the 1980s. This early season apple stores well and resists browning. This crisp, clear yellow skinned apple – also known as a “yellow Gala” – has great flavor with hints of honey and green banana! Ideal for fresh eating this apple also retains its shape when baked and makes wonderful applesauce. BLONDEEīlondee was discovered in 2000 among a grove of Gala on an orchard overlooking the Ohio River. This all-purpose apple is terrific eaten fresh, baked or sauced, and has a good shelf life. Zestar an early season apple that is juicy, sweet and tangy with a unique hint of brown sugar. This large firm apple has a creamy skin with a large deep pink blush and hints of green. Zestarĭeveloped at the University of Minnesota and introduced in 1998, Zestar is a cross between State Fair and MN 1691. This tart and crisp apple makes fabulous apple sauce and is a tremendous cooking apple. Lodi are yellow apples with a white flesh that is soft and juicy. It is a cross between Montgomery and Yellow Transparent. This thick skinned early apple was developed by the New York State Experiment Station and was introduced in 1924. We have roughly 90 acres of apple orchards on the farm today, with over 38 varieties.
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