All vintage varieties. These are producing: Harrison, golden russet, roxbury russet, Yates, Arkansas black, black twig, Baldwin, ashmeads kernel, graniwinkle, grimes golden, Michelin, northern spy, winesap, pitmaston pinnapple, rome beauty, albemarle pippin, cox's orange pippin, spice of old Virginia, smiths cider, golden pearmain
All have a great, yet different taste, except Michelin which is only good for hard cider. Yates is a great tasting little apple that produces heavy in bunches, and is a late dropper, many hang on tree for some time; I hate leaving very many for the deer! Roxbury Russet is the oldest documented American variety, dating back to the early 1600's not long after the founding of James Town. Harrison was considered the best cider apple during our colonial period, and once thought extinct for decades until someone found an old tree in the 1980's and revitalized the variety. Grimes Golden is considered one of the parents of golden delicious, yet more flavorful; ripens early/mid September; is a great pollinator. Smiths Cider bears early and heavily. Arkansas Black ripens mid/late October, tart and very hard when ripe on tree but will sweeten and soften after a month or two in storage. Albemarle Pippin is a fantastic tasting apple with a rich, complex flavor and was prized and grown by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Ashmeads Kernel originated in England around 1700, has a rich, strong flavor with a balance of sugar and acids, but tends to be biennial. Golden Russet is a tasty apple that tends to be biennial, hangs on the tree until after leaf fall, and exhibits resistance to scab and other diseases. Cox's orange pippin is one of England's favored desert apples, reliable producer, ripens September.
