Variety Library

264 varieties · 4 rootstocks · WSU Mount Vernon–primary, cross-checked

264 varieties
Class
Harvest
Tannin
Planted here
VarietyClassBloomHarvestAcidTanninSGTrees
Kingston Blackpresents differentlyBittersharp3late Sep-early Oct (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 5/12, harvest 9/30); mid-late Oct in Englandmediummedium1.055 (13.3 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon)110
HarrisonSharp4early-mid Oct (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 5/16, harvest 10/9)mediumlow1.061 (14.6 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon)106
Brown SnoutBittersweet5mid-late Oct (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 5/22, harvest 10/18 - the latest of this set)lowmedium1.051 (12.9 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon)49
DabinettBittersweet5Mid-October in maritime western Washington (WSU Mount Vernon mean harvest 10/14); late October into November in Englandlowmedium1.055 (WSU Mount Vernon, 13.5 Brix, pH 4.41)44
Stoke RedBittersharp4late Sep-early Oct (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 5/19, harvest 9/30); late Oct-Nov in Englandmediumhigh1.045 (11.7 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon - the lowest sugar of this set)32
Cox Orange PippinDessert3mid Sep-mid Oct, typically the last week of September (northern climates)mediumlow—24
Golden RussetSharp1early Oct (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 4/19, harvest 10/3)mediumlow1.061 (15.4 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon); up to 18.2 Brix / ~1.075 in drier Montana trials22
Yarlington MillBittersweet4late Sep (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 5/13, harvest 9/26); late Oct-Nov in Englandlowmedium1.048 (11.9 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon)22
Arkansas BlackDessert3Oct-Nov (very late; roughly 150 days after bloom, picked over 3-4 weeks)mediumlow—21
Muscat de BernayBittersweet3mid Oct (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 5/8, harvest 10/16); stores roughly one monthlowmedium1.050 (11.9 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon)20
JonagoldDessert—mid Octmediumlow—18
Northern SpySharp4late Oct and beyond (one of the latest-harvested American varieties)highlow—11
AntonovkaDessert3Late fall to early winter; harvest can begin mid-September and runs into Octoberhighlow—10
Everest CrabCrab2Mid-October for true Puget Spice (WSU Mount Vernon mean harvest 10/15). The actual trees' window must be confirmed by observation.highlow1.057 (WSU Mount Vernon, 13.5 Brix, pH 3.28)10
Virginia Hewes CrabBittersharp1late Aug-early Sep (WSU Mt Vernon bloom 4/19, harvest 8/31) - the earliest harvest of this sethighmedium1.060 (14.8 Brix, WSU Mt Vernon); 21 Brix / ~1.089 in drier Montana trials10
Ashmead's KernelSharp4Late - mid to late October; stores and improves into winter. No WSU harvest date recorded.highlow1.0757
WagenerSharp—late Oct in New York; picked 21 Sep 2026 in the Olympic rain shadow. The maritime Northwest runs several weeks ahead of eastern and English reference dates — compare Yarlington Mill at 26 Sep here against late Oct-Nov in England.highlow—7
LibertyDessert—early Octmedium-highlow—6
Hudson's Golden Gem——25 Sep – 15 Oct. Russet, nutty; hangs well and sweetens on the tree.———5
Hudson's Golden Gemlow conf——————5
RedfieldBittersharp3Late - October, with Cummins placing it around early November in New York (about 49 days after McIntosh)highmedium—5
Fujilow confSweet—Latelow-mediumlow—4
Red gala——5 Sep – 20 Sep———4
Theta——10 Sep – 5 Oct. OSU release, blight-resistant. Gathered as the husks release and nuts drop.———4
Thetalow conf——————4
Burford Redlow conf——1 Oct – 20 Oct. Burford is a Virginia family of varieties; placed by type, not by record.———3
Chisel JerseyBittersweet4Late September at WSU Mount Vernon (9/29 mean, 2002-2017); late October in Englandlowhigh1.0563
GravensteinDessert—early Sephighlow—3
HoneycrispDessert—mid Octlow-mediumlow—3
Tompkins KingDessert3Mid-season - around early October in New York (about 21 days after McIntosh); stores one to three monthsmediumlow—3
Asian pear——20 Aug – 20 Sep. Unnamed Asian pear. Unlike European pears these ripen ON the tree — pick when they taste ready.———2
Belle de Jardinlow conf——1 Oct – 20 Oct. French name, little documented here. Correct this from your own picking.———2
BraeburnDessert4Late; mid-to-late October in the PNW, stores until spring. In western Washington full maturity is not reliable every year.highlow~1.045-1.055 (about 11-13 Brix)2
Cascade Delight——5 Jul – 30 Jul. Bred at WSU Puyallup for root rot tolerance in wet ground.———2
Cascade Delightlow conf——————2
Champlainlow confSharp—Ripens in succession from late August into October; needs more than two pickingshighlow—2
Chehalislow conf——1 Sep – 20 Sep. Raised in Chehalis, Washington — a maritime variety on home ground, and scab-resistant.———2
Cosmic CrispDessert—late Sep———2
Discoverylow conf——10 Aug – 28 Aug. Early English apple; bruises easily and will not keep — pick and use.———2
Galalow confSweet—Early-Midlow-mediumlow—2
Golden Deliciouslow confSweet—Midlowlow—2
Harry Masters JerseyBittersweet4Early-to-mid October in maritime western Washington (WSU Mount Vernon mean harvest 10/9); late October to early November in Englandlowmedium1.051 (WSU Mount Vernon, 12.5 Brix); 1.056 in English Long Ashton data2
Isle of WightBittersweet1Picked late; ripens December-January and stores at least to March in Isle of Wight records. No WSU harvest date recorded.lowmedium—2
Karmijn de SonnavilleDessert—early Octhigh——2
McIntoshlow confSharp—Earlymedium-highlow—2
MichelinBittersweet3Mid-October at WSU Mount Vernon (10/12 mean); mid-September in New Yorklowmedium1.0482
NehouBittersweet1Early - mid September at WSU Mount Vernon (9/17 mean); poor keeper, press within about two weekslowhigh1.0562
Pomegranate——15 Oct – 15 Nov. Needs a long hot summer to colour and sweeten. It will flower here and may set, but the fruit will not finish.———2
Pomegranatelow conf——————2
Puget Spicelow conf——5 Oct – 25 Oct. WSU Mount Vernon release, bred for this climate; a cider crab.———2
Red Vein Crablow confCrab3Late season; late September into October in the maritime PNWhighmedium—2
Royal Galalow conf——5 Sep – 20 Sep———2
Sweet ChoppinSweet4Mid-October at WSU Mount Vernon (10/10 mean); fruit drops when ripe and does not store more than a few weekslowlow1.0482
Winter Bananalow conf——5 Oct – 25 Oct. Late, aromatic; a common pollinizer. Picks before the first hard frosts.———2
6-Way Cherry——25 Jun – 5 Aug. Multi-graft: the window is the whole spread of its six varieties, not one picking.———1
AkaneDessert—early Sep———1
Amere de BerthcourtBittersweet4Mid to late season; October into early Novemberlowhigh—1
Arapaho——10 Jul – 1 Aug. Thornless erect, early.———1
Arapaholow conf——————1
Bluejay——20 Jul – 10 Aug———1
Bluejaylow conf——————1
Bolerolow conf——10 Sep – 25 Sep. Columnar; crops light and early on the spur.———1
Bremerton——5 Jul – 30 Jul. Local seedling name; placed as a summer floricane pending observation.———1
Bremertonlow conf——————1
Captivatorlow conf——————1
Captivator——10 Jul – 1 Aug. Nearly thornless; pick green for cooking or leave to redden.———1
Chandler——1 Aug – 10 Sep. Picks over six weeks — the longest season of any highbush.———1
Chandlerlow conf——————1
Chesterlow conf——————1
Chester——20 Aug – 20 Sep. The latest blackberry; needs the season to hold to finish.———1
CimetereBittersweet3Late season; late October into Novemberlowmedium—1
Cinnamon Spicelow conf——1 Oct – 20 Oct———1
Comice——25 Sep – 10 Oct. Doyenné du Comice; late, and wants cold storage to finish.———1
Concorde——10 Sep – 30 Sep. Conference x Doyenne du Comice, East Malling 1977. OSU lists it for western Oregon and Washington at September — England picks it in late October and the hot-interior PNW crop from late August, so neither applies here. Long and tapered like Conference rather than round like Comice.———1
Consortlow conf——————1
Consort——10 Jul – 30 Jul. Blackcurrant, rust-immune. Picks as a strig once evenly black.———1
Crandall——1 Aug – 25 Aug. Clove currant; ripens unevenly over weeks.———1
Crandalllow conf——————1
Du Chilly——20 Sep – 15 Oct. Long-nutted old variety, later and blight-susceptible.———1
Du Chillylow conf——————1
Duchess of Oldenburglow conf——5 Aug – 20 Aug. One of the earliest apples grown here; cooks before it keeps.———1
Duke——1 Jul – 20 Jul. Early highbush; concentrated crop.———1
Dukelow conf——————1
EnterpriseDessert—late Octmediumlow—1
Finnlow conf——————1
Finn——20 Sep – 10 Oct. No published record found; placed mid-season pending your own observation.———1
French Plum——10 Sep – 25 Sep. Agen type, grown for drying; wants to hang until it wrinkles.———1
Geneva Crablow conf——25 Aug – 15 Sep. Red-fleshed crab, early; good colour for blending.———1
Giant Fuyulow conf——————1
Giant Fuyu——25 Oct – 20 Nov. Non-astringent Fuyu type, but marginal on this coastline: it wants heat into November that the rain shadow rarely gives.———1
Golden Transparent——1 Sep – 15 Sep. Gage type; ripens translucent and will not hang once ready.———1
Golden Transparentlow conf——————1
Granny Smithlow confSharp—Latehighlow—1
Hall's Beauty——5 Aug – 30 Aug. Ornamental-flowered thornless; crops lighter than Triple Crown.———1
Hall's Beautylow conf——————1
Heritagelow conf——————1
Heritage——1 Sep – 10 Oct. Primocane — the autumn crop is the one worth having here.———1
Italian Plumlow conf——5 Sep – 20 Sep———1
Italian Prune——5 Sep – 20 Sep. The standard PNW prune plum; freestone when properly ripe.———1
Lambrook Pippinlow confSharp—Late mid-season; through October, still pressable in early Novembermediumlow—1
Lapinslow conf——————1
Lapins——15 Jul – 30 Jul. Self-fertile, later than Stella, more rain-tolerant.———1
Medlarlow conf——————1
Medlar——1 Nov – 30 Nov. Picked hard after the first frosts and bletted indoors — the one fruit here that is not ready when it looks it.———1
Methley——10 Jul – 25 Jul. Japanese type, the earliest plum here.———1
Methleylow conf——————1
Motherlow conf——————1
Mother——1 Oct – 15 Oct. American Mother; aromatic, picks mid-autumn here.———1
Mountain RoseDessert—15 Sep – 5 Oct. Red-fleshed; colour holds best picked before it softens.———1
Niedzwetzkyana——20 Aug – 10 Sep. The red-fleshed species crab behind most red-flesh breeding.———1
Niedzwetzkyanalow conf——————1
Old Bremerton——5 Jul – 30 Jul. Local seedling name; placed as a summer floricane pending observation.———1
Old Bremertonlow conf——————1
Old Rome——15 Oct – 1 Nov. Rome Beauty type; very late, a cooking apple that wants hanging.———1
Old Romelow conf——————1
Orcas——5 Sep – 20 Sep. Raised on Orcas Island — bred for exactly this climate.———1
Orcaslow conf——————1
Oxford BlackSweet4Very late - mid to late October, picked as hard frost approaches; keeps into springmediumlow—1
Patriotlow conf——————1
Patriot——10 Jul – 30 Jul———1
Pear——1 Sep – 25 Sep. Unidentified. Mid-season placeholder for a European pear.———1
Pineapple——5 Oct – 30 Oct———1
Pineapplelow conf——————1
Pink Lady——1 Nov – 20 Nov. Cripps Pink needs roughly 200 days and far more heat than this coastline gives. Expect it green and sharp most years.———1
Pink Ladylow conf——————1
Prime-Ark Freedom——15 Jul – 20 Sep. Primocane-fruiting: a summer crop then an autumn one. Window spans both.———1
Prime-Ark Freedomlow conf——————1
Rainier——1 Jul – 15 Jul. Bred at WSU Prosser. Splits in rain — pick ahead of a wet spell.———1
Rainierlow conf——————1
Red Bartlettlow confSweet—15 Aug – 31 Aug. Pick hard and ripen off the tree, as with all European pears.—low—1
Red Currant——5 Jul – 25 Jul———1
Red Gravensteinlow confSharp—Earlyhighlow—1
Reine des ReinettesDessert—early Octhighlow-medium—1
Rescue——1 Sep – 15 Sep. Pacific Northwest variety; reliable here.———1
Rescuelow conf——————1
Roger's Redlow conf——————1
Roger's Red——20 Sep – 10 Oct. No published record found under this name; placed mid-season pending your own picking.———1
Satsumalow conf——————1
Satsuma——10 Aug – 25 Aug———1
Scarlet Ovationlow conf——————1
Scarlet Ovation——10 Aug – 10 Sep. Evergreen huckleberry selection; picks slowly over a month.———1
Smyrna——5 Oct – 30 Oct. Pick when the down rubs off and it turns gold; it will not soften on the tree.———1
Smyrnalow conf——————1
Sops of Winelow conf——10 Aug – 30 Aug. Early, red-fleshed-staining; picks over a long spell rather than at once.———1
SpartanDessert—early Octmediumlow—1
Stella——10 Jul – 22 Jul. Self-fertile; the usual pollinator here.———1
Tremlett's BitterBittersweet3Late September to mid-October. WSU Mount Vernon records mean harvest 9/30 for the US Geneva material; true English Tremlett's is early-to-mid October.lowhigh1.044 for the US Geneva material at WSU Mount Vernon (10.9 Brix); the true English variety runs roughly 1.050-1.0581
Triple Crownlow conf——————1
Triple Crown——1 Aug – 25 Aug. Thornless semi-erect; heavy cropper.———1
Tulameenlow conf——————1
Tulameen——1 Jul – 25 Jul. Floricane; the PNW standard.———1
Whitney CrabCrab2Early to early-mid season; August into early September in the PNWmediummedium~1.046 (about 11.4% sugar)1
Winesaplow confSharp—Latemediumlow-medium—1
Yellow Bartlettlow confSweet—15 Aug – 1 Sep. The standard Bartlett. Pick hard and green; it ripens off the tree.—low—1
Yellow Gravensteinlow confSharp—Earlyhighlow—1
Yorklow conf——————1
York——10 Sep – 5 Oct. OSU pollinizer; drops with the main crop.———1
Almata Sweetlow conf———————
Almata Sweet——15 Aug – 5 Sep. Almata-type red-fleshed crab; early and does not hang.————
Amère de Berthecourtlow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium-high——
Avrolleslow confSharp—Midhighlow——
Baldwinlow confSharp—Latemediumlow-medium——
Bedanlow confBittersweet—Early-Midlowmedium——
Belle de Boskooplow confSharp—Latemedium-highlow-medium——
Ben Davislow confSharp——————
Bentley Kinglow conf———————
Binet Rougelow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium-high——
Bitter Pearlow conf———————
Black Oxfordlow confSharp—Latemediumlow-medium——
Black Twiglow confSharp——————
Bosclow conf———————
Brown's Applelow confSharp—Early-Midmedium-highlow——
Calville Blanc d'Hiverlow confSharp——————
Canada Grislow conf———————
Cimetièrelow conf———————
Clapp's Favoritelow conf———————
Cortlandlow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
Cox's Orange Pippinlow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
Crown Prince Rudolphlow confSharp—Early-Midmediumlow——
Dabinettelow conf———————
Daytonlow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
Doldlow conf———————
Dolgo Crablow confSharp—Earlyhighlow——
Domaines (generic French bittersweets)low confBittersweet—Latelowmedium-high——
Durona de Tresalilow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Egremont Russetlow confSharp—Midmediumlow-medium——
Ellis Bitterlow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Empirelow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
Errezil (Reineta)low confSharp—Midmedium-highlow——
Esopus Spitzenburglow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
Fameuse (Snow Apple)low confSharp——————
Farm House Misclow conf———————
Fillbarrellow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium-high——
Finn Hall Applelow conf———————
Flemish Beautylow conf———————
Foxwhelplow confBittersharp—Earlyhighmedium-high——
Fréquin Rougelow confBittersweet—Latelowhigh——
Geneva Tremlett'slow confSharp—Midlowmedium-high——
Ginger Nehouslow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
GoldRushlow confSharp—Latehighlow——
Golden Plumlow conf———low-mediummedium——
Green Applelow conf———————
Grimes Goldenlow confSharp—Midmediumlow-medium——
Harry Masters' Jerseylow confBittersweet—Mid-Latelowmedium-high——
Herefordshire Redstreaklow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium-high——
Hyslop Crablow confSharp—Midhighlow——
Idaredlow confSharp—Latemedium-highlow——
Isle of Wight Jerseylow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Jersey (generic)low confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Jonathanlow confSharp—Midmedium-highlow——
Karmijn de Sonnevillelow conf———————
Kermerrienlow confBittersharp—Midhighmedium——
King Davidlow confSharp—Midmediumlow-medium——
Lady Applelow confSharp——————
Majorlow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Marie Ménardlow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Melroselow conf———————
Misc.low conf———————
Mokolow confSharp—Midhighlow——
Muscat de Dieppelow confBittersweet—Midlowmedium——
Mutsulow conf———————
Médaille d'Orlow confBittersweet—Midlowhigh——
Newtown Pippinlow confSharp—Latemediumlow——
Nieekymalow conf———————
OBC Misclow conf———————
Perry Pearlow conf———————
Pink Lady (Cripps Pink)low confSharp—Latemediumlow——
Pink Pearllow conf———————
Pippinlow confSweet———low——
Porter's Perfectionlow confBittersharp—Midhighmedium——
Quincelow conf———————
Raxaolow confSharp—Midhighlow——
Red Deliciouslow confSweet—Midlowlow——
Regonalow confSharp—Midhighlow——
Reine des Pommeslow confSharp—Midhighmedium——
Rhode Island Greeninglow confSharp——————
Rome Beautylow confSweet—Latelow-mediumlow——
Row 5low conf———————
Roxbury Russetlow confSharp—Midmediumlow-medium——
Small Redlow conf———————
Smokehouselow confSharp——————
Somerset Redstreaklow confBittersweet—Midlowhigh——
Stayman Winesaplow confSharp—Latemediumlow-medium——
Stembridge Clusterlow confSharp—Midmediumlow——
Summer Redlow conf———————
Supreme Deliciouslow conf———————
Sweet Alfordlow confSweet—Midlowlow——
Sweet Coppinlow confSweet—Midlowlow——
Sweet Greeninglow confSweet—Midlowlow——
Test Applelow conf———————
Test Apple 2low conf———————
Tiny Bittersweetlow conf———————
Tolman Sweetlow confSweet——————
Transcendent Crablow confSharp——————
Tree #2low conf———————
Twenty Ouncelow confSharp——————
Tydeman's Redlow conf———————
Urtebi Txikialow confSharp—Midhighlow——
Vilberielow confBittersweet—Latelowhigh——
Virginia Hewe's Crablow confBittersharp—Latehighmedium——
Wealthylow confSharp——————
Wickson Crablow confSharp—Latehighlow——
Winter Red Fleshlow conf———————
Winter Red Flesh——15 Oct – 5 Nov. Late red-flesh; may not colour fully in a cool year here.————

Rootstocks

G.890289 trees

55-65% of seedling; comparable to MM.106 or M.7, and 67-89% larger than M.26 EMLA in NC-140 trials

early bearing

M.111155 trees

65-85% of seedling depending on soil and scion; WSU says about two-thirds of standard, rising to three-quarters or more on good soils with vigorous scions, while eastern extension sources say 75-85% of standard (85-100% of seedling)

slow to bear bearing

EMLA 106

50-70% of seedling; WSU says half to two-thirds of a standard tree, other extensions say 60-70%, giving roughly a 12-14 ft tree

early bearing

G.935

45-55% of seedling; slightly larger than M.26 by some accounts, about 12% smaller than M.26 EMLA in NC-140 trials

early bearing