Table apples (also known as dessert apples or eating apples) are a group of
apple cultivars grown for eating raw as opposed to
cooking
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or
cidermaking. Table apples are usually sweet and the most prized exhibit particular aroma variations that differentiate them from other apples.
D = Dual purpose (cooking + table)
List
Common table apple varieties include:
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Adams Pearmain
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Allington Pippin
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Ambrosia
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Anna
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Baldwin
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Belle de Boskoop D
* Black Twig D
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Blenheim Orange
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Cameo
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Clivia
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Cortland D
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Cosmic Crisp
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Cox Orange Pippin
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Delbarestivale
* Delicious
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Dorsett Golden
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Elstar
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Empire
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Enterprise
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Envy
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Esopus Spitzenburg D
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Fuji
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Fiesta
*Fresco (syn. Wellant)
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Gala
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Ginger Gold
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Golden Delicious
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Golden Reinette
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Granny Smith
The Granny Smith is an List of apple cultivars, apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who Fruit tree propagation, propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a Hybri ...
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Gravenstein D
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Grimes Golden D
*Holsteiner Cox
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Honeycrisp
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Idared D
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Ingrid Marie
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James Grieve
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Jerseymac
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Jonagold
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Jonathan D
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Kanzy (syn. Nicoter)
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Katy
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Kidd's Orange Red
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King of the Pippins D
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Landsberger
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Laxton's Superb
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Lord Lambourne
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Melrose
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McIntosh
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Melba
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Mollies Delicious
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Mutsu D
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Newtown Pippin
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Northern Spy
* Ontario
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Paulared D
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Pinova
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Pristine apple
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Ralls Janet
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Red Delicious
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Reinette du Canada
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Ribston Pippin
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Rome Beauty
The Rome apple (also known as Red Rome, Rome Beauty, Gillett's Seedling) is a cooking apple originating near Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, Rome Township, Ohio, in the early 19th century. This apple remains popular for its glossy red color ...
*Santana
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Spartan D
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Stayman
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Sturmer Pippin D
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Sunset
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Suntan
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Tentation
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Tolman Sweet
*Topaz
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Tydemans Early Worcester
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Welthy D
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Winesap D
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Winter Banana D
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Worcester Pearmain
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Wyken Pippin
* Yellow Newtown D
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Yellow Transparent D
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York Imperial D
See also
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Table grape
References
Apples
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