Apples by ripening time and use

Compare apples for fresh eating, cooking, juice or storage. The recorded harvest ranges help with planning, but weather, crop load and site affect when fruit is ready.

August or early season

September

October

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Manzano Calgary Mac

Plantas del vivero

Manzano Calgary Mac

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

McIntosh type flavour with crisp juicy flesh and several weeks of storage.

Ural Filling Apple Tree tree illustration

Plantas del vivero

Manzano Carroll

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

An early dessert apple with sweet aromatic flesh and a trace of tartness.

A sweet nutty crabapple for fresh eating, jelly and cider.

Crisp juicy sweet tart apples for fresh eating and baking.

Manzano de Goodland

Plantas del vivero

Manzano de Goodland

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

Large sweet apples with mild acidity and flesh that browns slowly after cutting.

Heyer 12 Manzano

Plantas del vivero

Heyer 12 Manzano

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

An acidic early apple for pies and sauce rather than fresh eating.

Ilg 1 manzano

Plantas del vivero

Ilg 1 manzano

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

A sweet Alberta apple with a little tartness.

Kerr crabapple fruit

Plantas del vivero

Árbol de manzano silvestre de Kerr

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

A sweet tart applecrab for fresh eating or canning, with fruit that hangs late.

Manzano Nova Easygro

Plantas del vivero

Manzano Nova Easygro

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

A mildly sweet apple for cooking, salads and fresh eating, whose flavour mellows in storage.

Manzano del parque

Plantas del vivero

Manzano del parque

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

A crisp tart early apple for fresh eating and preserves.

Manzano Rosybrook

Plantas del vivero

Manzano Rosybrook

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

A mildly sweet applecrab for fresh eating, cooking, canning and juice.

Ural Filling Apple Tree tree illustration

Plantas del vivero

Manzano Sandow

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

A sweet late apple with firm crisp flesh for fresh or cooked use.

Manzano Sweet Konrad

Plantas del vivero

Manzano Sweet Konrad

Maceta de 4 pulgadas / Manzano siberiano

$44.00 CAD

Large sweet apples with hardly any acidity.

A small sweet spicy applecrab for fresh eating, cooking, jelly and juice.

A dash means our sources did not give that detail.

PlantRecorded ripeningUseFlavourStorageKeep in mind
Calgary MacEarly to middle October—Sweet tart, McIntosh typeSeveral weeks in cold storageCan be susceptible to apple scab in wet seasons
CarrollLate August in Alberta reportsFresh dessertSweet and aromatic with a trace of tartnessReported up to two monthsTiming is from Alberta reports
Chestnut CrabappleMiddle to late SeptemberFresh, jelly, ciderRich sweet and nuttyDoes not store longPollen partner must be compatible and bloom at the same time
ColletMiddle to late SeptemberFresh, bakingSweet tart; sweeter after a light frostStores well—
GoodlandLate September into early OctoberFreshSweet with mild acidityStores well—
Heyer 12Early to middle part of the seasonPies, sauceCoarse and acidicOne to two weeksFire blight resistance reported, not immunity
Ilg 1Around mid September; varies with weather, crop load and site—Sweet with a little tartness—Needs a genetically different apple or crabapple with overlapping bloom
Kerr CrabappleMiddle of SeptemberFresh, canningCrisp juicy sweet tartCan store several monthsFire blight and scab resistance reported, not immunity
Nova Easygro—Cooking, salads, freshMildly sweet; mellows in storage——
ParklandMid to late AugustFresh, preserves, jamCrisp and tart——
RosybrookEarly to mid SeptemberFresh, cooking, canning, juiceCrisp and mildly sweetAbout 9 to 12 weeks under suitable conditionsStorage depends on suitable conditions
SandowReported mid October in Ontario, not confirmed for ManitobaFresh, cookedSweet, with a reported raspberry note—Ontario timing is not a Manitoba window
Sweet KonradMid September—Sweet, hardly any acid——
TrailmanLate August into early SeptemberFresh, cooking, canning, jelly, juiceSweet, spicy, lightly tart and nuttyUp to two months in cold storageReported resistance is not immunity

What we know and do not know

Dates and storage reports come from different places and conditions. Dates reported from Ontario or Alberta are marked as such. Apple pollination needs compatible plants with overlapping bloom. Sizes and availability are on each listing.