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Market Varieties
| Apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. They're favored for their flavor, health benefits, and versatility. Apples can be canned, juiced, fermented and distilled. They're also the primary ingredient in many popular desserts including apple pies, cobblers, and cakes. Puréed apples are known to us as applesauce. Apples are also used to make apple butter and jelly. Apples are also added to many meat dishes around the world to add flavor.
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Circa 1898. Cross between Mcintosh and Ben Davis. Mid, tender apple. Excellent for eating, baking, salads, pies and sauces. 
Circa 1868 Australia. Firm, tart apple. Used for applesauce, juice, good for baking.
Circa 1960 New Zealand cross of kidd's Orange, Red delicious. Firm, juicy, sweet apple. good for eating, dried and used in cider. 
A cross between a Golden Delicious and an Indo apple, which will grow to a size that is larger than either of these. It has a creamy white, firm flesh that has a juicy and slightly sweet taste.
A small deep red apple with a juicy, yet firm, greenish yellow flesh and a tart, wine-like flavor. It is an all-purpose apple, which holds its flavor when cooked in sauces and pies. It is also often used to make cider.
In North America deep red apples have always been popular, and Empire is a typical example of this style of apple. The colour is an intense marroon-red, overlying a light green background, and for children in particular it shouts out "eat me"
Circa 1952 New Zealand. Mid, sweet, firm, crisp apple. Good for eating, and good for applesauce. Harvest: Mid to Late Oct.
New international variety cross of Ralls janet and Red Delicious. A favorite in China and Japan, it's a cream-colored, sweet and jucy. 
The MacIntosh apple was first seen in Ontario, Canada by John McIntosh in 1811. By 1836 people were calling it the McIntosh Red and today it can be found in every apple growing region..
Scientific Binomial Name: Malus domestica 
Circa 1968 New York a favorite in Europe. Cross of Jonathan and Golder Delicious. Slightly tart, crisp apple. Good for eating, pies and sauces. 
