DELICIOUS APPLES FROM THE FRUIT AND BERRY PATCH.

A number of different apple varieties are grown at The Fruit and Berry Patch. We have apples getting ripe from late June until early November. Since apples store better than most other fruits, we generally have apples for sale from late June until late March. However, early ripening varieties do not store as well as late ripening varieties and only the later ripening varieties are available from early fall until early spring. Each variety is available for "pick your own" harvesting for about two weeks only. If not harvested during the short harvest season, the apples fall on the ground and are unusable. Therefore, many varieties will only be available already picked. Although we have four acres of high density apples and one acre of low density apples, we generally sell many more apples than we can grow. To satisfy the demand for excellent flavored apples, we often buy apples from a friend who has an orchard in Hendersonville, NC. In any case, we strive to provide only the best flavored apples possible. The following varieties are available at various times at The Fruit and Berry Patch and are listed in approximate order of ripening;

        YELLOW TRANSPARENT* - Ripens in late June. An early yellow/green apple. Fruit is tender, juicy and mildly acid. Not particularily good for eating but is excellent for apple sauce and fried apples.

         LODI* - Similar to Yellow Transparent but ripens four days later.

        PRESTINE* - Ripens in early July. A sweet yellow apple that is good for eating and for apple sauce.

        WILLIAM'S PRIDE* - Ripens in mid-July. An outstanding purplish red apple that is excellent for eating and making apple sauce. Sweet with just a hint of tartness. A popular apple with our customers.

        MOLLIES DELICIOUS* - Ripens in late July. An excellent, early red eating or cooking apple.

        ZESTAR* - Ripens in mid-July. A high quality variety with crisp and juicy fruit having excellent dessert quality.

         SANSA* - Ripens in mid-July. Excellent dessert apple similar in firmness and color to Gala.

         JONAMAC - Ripens in late July to early August. High quality MacIntosh type dessert apple. Fruit is firm and crisp.

          GALA - Ripens in early August. An excellent quality eating and cooking apple. Salmon colored to red depending upon cultivar.

          MACINTOSH* - Ripens in mid-August. A sweet/tart apple excellent for apple sauce and pies.

         HONEYCRISP - Ripens in late August. An exceptional new variety. Orange-red in color. This crisp, juicy, sweet apple has a rich flavor that has made it #1 in taste pannels.

         CORTLAND* - Ripens in late August. A large, red MacIntosh type apple having very white flesh. Highly prized for apple sauce. Crisp when picked but soon becomes mealy. Cooks into sauce very easily.

         JONATHAN* - Ripens in late August. A tart apple making it a preferred apple for candied apples.

         SHIZUKA* - Ripens in early September. Similar to Mutsu but ripens about one week earlier.

         MUTSU (a.k.a. "Crispin") - Ripens in early September. A green to yellow apple with unusually good eating and cooking characteristics. One of the most popular varieties at The Fruit and Berry Patch.

        GOLDEN DELICIOUS - Ripens in mid-September. Excellent apple for eating, pies, apple sauce, etc. Makes excellent cider when blended with other more tart varieties.

         RED DELICIOUS - Ripens in mid-September. Most widely grown dessert apple in the United States. Red, crisp and sweet.

         CRITERION* - Ripens with Red Delicious. A yellow apple with shape similar to red delicious. Fruit is sweet, firm and juicy.

         GRIMES GOLDEN* - Ripens in mid-September. An old favorite suitable for fresh eating, cider and cooking.

          JONAGOLD - Ripens in mid-September. A yellow to red desert apple with outstanding eating and cooking qualities. This is the most popular desert apple in Europe.

          CUMBERLAND HARDY* - Ripens in mid-September. A sweet, juicy apple developed at the UT research station near Crosville.

          CAMEO (a.k.a. "Carousel") - Ripens in early October. Fruit has a red stripe over a creamy background. Firm, crisp with a highly appleasing sub acid, aromatic flavor. Becoming very popular.

          GENESIS WINESAP* - Ripens in early October. A winesap type apple that is less succeptable to cracking.

          STAYMAN WINESAP - Ripens in early October. Probably the most popular all purpose apple in east Tennessee. Highly desirable for its excellent, characteristic flavor and cooking qualities.

          TURLEY WINESAP - Ripens in early October. A greenish apple with a red blush. Large, firm apple widly used for apple sauce and apple butter.

          ROME - Ripens in early October. A popular processing apple. Outstanding for baking. Eats well but cooking is said to improve its flavor.

          FUJI - Ripens in mid-October. An outstanding late apple with firm, crisp, juicy flesh having exceptional eating quality. Not particularily attractive but unusually good for eating. Keeps until April.

          GOLDRUSH* - Ripens in late Octobrer. A yellow sweet/tart apple having a delicious flavor that improves with storage. Definately an apple worth trying.

          BRABURN - Ripens in late October. A late sweet/tart apple with excellent eating quality.

          ARKANSAS BLACK - Ripens in late October. An old apple that is so red that it is almost black.Very firm, slightly acid, long keeping apple.

          GRANNY SMITH - Ripens in late October. A high quality green apple with excellent keeping qualities.

          PINK LADY - Ripens in early November. One of the best new varieties. Pink over yellow background. Large, crisp with an excellent sweet/tart flavor.

          *Indicates varieties with limited to very limited availability.

THE FRUIT AND BERRY PATCH
Thanks for your interest and support of The Fruit and Berry Patch
Joe Dennis, Judie and Jeffrey Fox, Owners/Operators