McIntosh - Classic large, round apple for eating out of hand! Ultra-juicy white flesh, lightly tart flavor and excellent fresh apple aroma. A perky addition to salads. Excellent in applesauce and cider. Also used in pies.

Jonathan - Both pretty and popular! Used for fresh eating and cooking. Juicy flavor has a spicy tang that blends well with other apples. Michigan's cooler climate produces superb Jonathans. Discovered in Woodstock, New York.

Empire - An excellent lunchbox apple or crunch snack! Sweet and tart at the same time. Use for fresh-cut slices, candy and caramel apples. Also used in baking. Texture remains very firm, a good storing apple. Cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious.

Ida Red - Suits your every use! Eat fresh or for cooking. Taste is both tangy and tart. Flesh is white, crisp and juicy. Favored for sauces, pies and desserts. Texture holds up very well when baked. Cross between Jonathan and Wagoner.

Gala - Talk about a great apple: crisp snappy bite over a mellow sweetness. Michigna's 3rd most popular apple for fresh eating or cooking. Looks great, smells, sweet, eats like a dream and stores well, too.

Jonagold - Make sure you try this one! Superbly crisp and juicy with shades of tart and sweet in each apple. Usually large and aromatic. Highly ranked by apple lovers. Related to Honeycrisp as it is a hybrid cross of Jonathan and Golden(Yellow) Delicious apple varieties.

Fuji - New to Michigan's apple line-up. Fuji is Japan's favorite apple for good reason. Fantastic sweet flavor, with a low acid content and juicy, too. An incredibly good keeper. Hybrid that is half Red Delicious.

Honeycrisp - This apple is popular and mighty crisp. Combines unusual color and excellent sweet flavor and juicy. Use it for fresh eating, fresh-cut slices or cup up in salads. Hybrid cross with Yellow Delicious and similar to Jonagold.

Red Delicious - America's most popular apple, know for its "five little bumps" on the bottom. Best for fresh-eating and snacks. Full-flavored sweet taste, yellowish flesh and crisp texture. One of the best keeping apples. Discovered over 100 years ago in Iowa.

Golden/Yellow Delicious - A gingery-smooth, sweet taste treat lies under a thin skin. The most popular yellow apple. They may be eaten fresh or cut up in salads. Professional's choice for applesauce or cider, baking pies and other desserts. Used to cross varieties with and create "new" varieties, such as: Gingergold, Gold Rush, Jonagold, Honeycrisp, Gala, Mutsu.

Northern Spy - Intriguing name, yet this apple is a professional baker's dream! An antique apple still popular because of tart, acidic properties that cook up well in applesauce, pie and other dishes. A firm apple that ripens late and keeps well. Related to Staymen Winesap apple. Latest cross with Spy is Fortune apple which is just as firm, keeps well, less acidic, sweeter flavor and ships well.

Mutsu - hybrid cross of Yellow Delicious and Indo apples created a large, yellow flesh, firm, eating and cooking variety. It's tart and sweet flavor makes it a favorite among cooks as it is excellent for pies and sauce.