BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING (+1) -- A large, flat, tart, green cooking apple from England, generally considered their best pie apple.

CALVILLE BLANC (+3) -- Classic dessert apple from France. Light green skinned, with prominent ribs. Very high in Vitamin C. Superior for all culinary purposes. Vigorous grower. Not especially crisp or firm. Tart.

GRANNY SMITH (+6) -- A very late maturing, medium sized, tart-flavored, grass green skinned apple from Australia. To reach perfection, Granny Smith requires a very long growing season, such as our California grower has. A good quality apple, an outstanding keeper with a winning name.

NEWTOWN PIPPIN (+3) -- A medium-sized, light green coated antique American variety whose flavor, handling, and storage qualities were so superior that it was exported to Europe in the late 1700's - the Granny Smith of its day. An outstanding keeper requiring a long growing season to mature to perfection.

ORIN (+2) -- Same parents as Mutsu -- Golden Delicious and Indo. A medium-sized, light green to yellow apple with russeted lenticels, making for an ordinary appearance. Orin has a crisp texture similar to Fuji's and a sweet flavor akin to Golden Delicious, overlaid with spectacular aromatics.

RHODE ISLAND GREENING (0) -- This large green skinned triploid was once the second most important cultivar grown in New York, back when Baldwin was number one. Very juicy, tender, semi-tart. Unsurpassed as a cooker. Very good for dessert for folks who like tart apples. Best suited to the milder sections of New England.

SIERRA BEAUTY (+4) -- A flat shaped, medium-sized, tart, firm crisp green apple from northern California that has developed a local market following.

An outstanding keeper requiring a long growing season to mature to perfection.