A permaculture tree with a deep purple-red coloring. The tree is partially self-fertile with excellent tolerance to heat and humidity.  Fruits are picked late in our area and mature their best flavor after a few months’ in the fridge. Arkansas Black is often chosen as a wildlife tree since it is disease resistant and the fruit hangs well into the late fall.

This apple is a local variety originating in Chatham County, NC.  The tree is disease-resistant and a fast grower. It begins to fruit early, producing excellent red apples of good size. The flesh is white, firm, mildly tart, and juicy. It is good for eating and cooking. It ripens in late July and early August.

Enterprise is a very rich, spicy, super disease-resistant apple. The fruit is large, round and deep red with a good sugar/acid balance. Ripens in September and early October. Stores well.

A very sweet, modern French variety with a crisp, juicy texture and aromatic flavor. Medium to large fruit with purple-red over yellow skin. A vigorous grower that ripens in late September and early October. Good resistance to disease.

This “grocery store” apple is even better when homegrown. It is a light-red colored apple that is sweet and firm. The tree has good disease resistance and is precocious. The apples ripen in early to mid September and will store well for a few weeks.

Organic growers’ choice.  Golden-yellow skin with a red blush, the medium-sized fruit is crisp with excellent flavor. Ripens early November. Improves in quality after 2 months in storage and keeps up to 7 months. Scab immune, resistant to mildew and fireblight.

This beautiful red apple is sweet and especially firm. It is round with white flesh and is perfect for fresh eating or drying. It ripens over several weeks in August. Vigorous and upright, Redfree can grow in a wide range of conditions. Very resistant to scab and cedar apple rust, and somewhat resistant to powdery mildew.

Oldest American apple, originating early in the 1600’s in Massachusetts. It was one of the most widely grown russets in the South. Makes truly exceptional cider and cooks well. The tree is a healthy grower, usually bearing large crops most years, and exhibiting resistance to many apple diseases.  Fruit is medium or larger and green to yellow in color with a brown russet. Flesh is yellow, coarse, and firm with a subacid flavor. Ripens in September and October and a good keeper.

This apple is a cross between Newton Pippin and Golden Delicious and was created in 1976 at Virginia Tech.  It has rated highly at apple tasting events at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home. It is a beautiful yellow with a reddish-pink blush. The flesh is firm and has both an acidic and mildly sweet flavor. It is good for eating as well as cooking. It is susceptible to cedar apple rust. Ripens in early October and will store well, becoming sweeter with age.

The variety originated in New England but became known as an excellent apple when grown in the South.  This prized, early-season apple is absolutely beautiful.  Conical in shape and medium to large in size, its bright red apples catch the eye of friends and neighbors each July.  The tree is disease-resistant and the apples are of outstanding quality.  Excellent for cooking and eating. The flesh is moderately firm, mostly white, juicy, and mildly subacid.