Getting in the mood for apple season and all that fall has to offer!

Gleaned some info about apple season start dates by variety from one of our favorite orchard's website.

Availability dates are approximate; please call Anderson Apple Orchard (317) 831-4181 for more specific starting and ending dates.

All apples store best when refrigerated.

	Apple Variety	Availability	Flavor	Additional Information
Summer Apples (Poor Storage Apples)
	Lodi	Early to Mid July	Sour	Cooks to Mush Great for Apple Sauce Must Refrigerate
	Jersey Mac	Mid to Late July	Tart	McIntosh Family Good for Cooking Must Refrigerate
	Earligold	Mid to Late July	Tart	All-Purpose Must Refrigerate
	Paula Red	Mid to Late July	Tart	McIntosh Family Good for Cooking Must Refrigerate
	Akane	Late July to Late August	Tart	Early Jonathan All-Purpose
	Mollies Delicious	Mid August to Early September	Sweet	Similar to Red Delicious Good for Eating Must Refrigerate
	McIntosh	Late August to Mid September	Tart	All-Purpose Recommended for Cooking
Fall Apples (Good Storage Apples)
	Ginger Gold	Early to Mid August	Sweet/ Tart	1st Good Eating Apple All-Purpose
	Gala	Mid August to Late October	Sweet	1st Sweet Eating Apple All-Purpose
	Golden Supreme	Mid to Late August	Sweet	Similar to Golden Delicious All-Purpose
	Honey Crisp	Late August to Late September	Sweet/ Tart	All-Purpose
	Senshu (Early Fuji)	Late August to Mid September	Sweet	Good for Eating
	Grimes Golden	Early September to Late September	Sweet	Old Fashion Apple All-Purpose
	Jonathan	Early September to Mid November	Tart	All-Purpose Popular for Pies
	Cortland	Early September to Late October	Tart	All-Purpose Recommended for Cooking Cooks Soft Must Refrigerate
	Red Delicious	Mid September to Mid November	Sweet	Good for Eating
	Golden Delicious	Mid September to Mid November	Sweet	All-Purpose
	Jonagold	Mid September to Mid November	Sweet	All-Purpose
Winter Apples (Best Storage Apples)
	Melrose	Mid September to Late October	Tart	All-Purpose
	Ida Red	Late September to Mid November	Tart	All-Purpose Similar to Jonathan
	Scarlet Beauty	Late September to Mid November	Sweet	All-Purpose
	Turley Winesap	Late September to Mid November	Tart	All-Purpose
	Mutsu/Crispin	Late September to Mid November	Sweet/ Tart	All-Purpose
	Braeburn	Late September to Late October	Sweet/ Tart	All-Purpose
	Stayman	Early October to Mid November	Sweet/ Tart	All-Purpose
	Fuji	Early October to Mid November	Sweet	All-Purpose
	Granny Smith	Early October to Mid November	Sour	All-Purpose Great for Cooking
	Black Twig	Mid October to Mid November	Tart	All-Purpose