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Sweet, crisp & juicy apples have long been a fall favorite for many. Although today apples appear in stores year round, historically it's the cooler days and nights of autumn that signal a start to the apple season. California is the first to hustle out of the starting apple gate with Washington and British Columbia close behind.

With over 7,000 varieties of apples cultivated worldwide, you could taste a different one every day for more than 19 years and never eat the same kind twice — now that's variety! Every season, we typically offer about ten different types of apples — ranging in color, shape, crispness and sweetness — all of which are perfect for eating out of hand or serving in your favorite dish. Here's a handy chart of some of the more popular apple varieties, and the uses that best show off their attributes:
 
Variety Characteristics Eating Pie Baked Sauce Cider
Braeburn

Very crisp, firm and barrel-shaped; sweet, tart and; long lasting.

 Excellent Good Fair Good Good
Cameo

Sweet-tart flavor and firm texture; color is striped red over a creamy background; born in Washington State as a chance seedling.

 Excellent Excellent Fair Excellent Fair
Empire

Soft, juicy and sweet; developed in NY State as a Macintosh/Red Delicious hybrid.

 Very Good Good Fair Fair Fair
Fuji

Extra crisp, sweet and tart; comes in a wide range of sizes.

 Excellent Fair Fair Fair Good
Gala

Mildly sweet, fruity, fragrant and thin skinned; strikingly attractive with its vibrant yellow skin dappled with red.

 Excellent Good Poor Good Good
Gingergold

A chance seedling with the mild sweetness of its probable Golden Delicious parent.

 Excellent Excellent Fair Excellent Excellent
Golden Delicious

Firm, very sweet and juicy; choose pale yellow for perfect ripeness; keep best when refrigerated.

 Very Good Excellent Fair Excellent Excellent
Granny Smith

Crunchy, tart, juicy and long lasting. There really was a Granny Smith. Mrs. Thomas Smith discovered this tart green apple growing on her Australian spread in the 1860's.

 Very Good Excellent Good Very Good Fair
Jonagold

Tart, crisp and juicy; creamy yellow flesh; a cross between tart Jonathans and sweet Golden Delicious.

 Excellent Very Good Very Good Fair Good
Macintosh

Tender, sweet, mild and fragrant; red with green marbling on the outside and a delicate white flesh.

 Excellent Good Poor Very Good Good
Pink Lady

Firm, crisp, and sweet-tart taste; skin is pink blush over yellow.

 Excellent Good Good Fair Fair
Red Delicious

Grainy, juicy, very sweet and thick-skinned; long lasting; America's favorite apple.

 Very Good Poor Poor Fair Poor
Rome

Grainy, soft, juicy and sweet; from the Rome Township, Ohio in the early 1800's.

 Fair Very Good Excellent Good Fair