Large, flat to intermediate shape, can be rectangular or irregular. They have greenish yellow skin with a red flush and stripes. Firm yellowish flesh, very acid. A well known Heritage English apple known as an excellent cooker due to its tartness and propensity to fluff up when cooked.

Picking Dates: 4 to 27 March

Prized English eating variety. Medium sized apple, yellowish skin flushed orange with faint stripes and russeting. Tender, crisp yellow flesh, very sweet and juicy, slightly subacid, aromatic. Prized for their flavour. Apparently you can hear the seeds rattle when they’re ripe.

Picking Dates: 4 to 28 March

Fujis originally come from Japan but have rapidly gained market acceptance in Australia over the last few decades. Dusky pink skin over a green background, very firm, crisp flesh. Fujis have a distinctive, deeply sweet flavour with very little acid.

Picking Dates: 21 March to 5 April

Lovely early season apple, skin is orange to pink and stripey. Flesh is sweet and crisp, creamy yellow in colour. Stores well in cold storage for a few months but can lose its internal quality after this.

Picking Dates: mid Feb to mid March

An old American variety dating from the late 1800’s. A pale green apple that turns to yellow when ripe, and bright yellow when overripe. Very long stems makes picking difficult. Absolutely delicious when eaten in season, very sweet with light acid. Goldens should not be stored too long as they have a tendency to softness. Has been an industry standard for many years but is now losing market favour.

Picking Dates: 1 March to 10 April

Rich green apple bred in Australia in the mid-1800s. From medium to very large. Crisp white juicy flesh. Best known as a cooking apple though also eaten by many people who prefer a tart apple. Turn to mush when cooked. Grannies become quite sweet when left on the tree beyond their optimal harvest date. Store extremely well in coolstorage, but also store well at home due to their naturally greasy skin.

Picking Dates: late March to early May

Heritage apple over 200 years old. Large, flat, conical fruit, greeny yellow skin with red stripes. Crisp, juicy flavour. Lovely early apple that should be eaten when in season straight off the tree as they don’t store well. Tend to ripen unevenly over the tree.

Picking Dates: March

An old American variety developed in the early 19th century. A great favourite with those who know them due to their great flavour which is both sweet and tart. No longer a popular commercial variety as it doesn’t store well, but a beautiful apple to eat off the tree. Bright red, slightly tough skin with occasional russet. Flesh is white with a green tinge.

Picking Dates: March

Also called “Cripps Pink”. A different cross between Lady Williams and Golden Delicious to the Sundowner, also developed in Australia in the late 1970s. Medium sized bright pink apples with a pale yellow background colour. Lovely sweet flavour with sprightly acid finish. Creamy white flesh, very juicy.  Need to be picked before overripe on the tree to preserve juiciness and firm flesh.

Picking Dates: 1 to 16 May

Although introduced to the United States via Canada in 1739, this variety actually originated in France in the 1600's and is one of the oldest varieties on record. The skin is full red and shines up beautifully. The flesh is pure white giving it the name of Snow apple. It is an ancestor to the McIntosh variety.

Picking Dates: 4 to 27 March

Also called “Cripps Red”. A cross between Lady Williams and Golden Delicious developed in Australia in the late 1970s. Medium sized red apples with distinctive white spots. White, crisp and juicy flesh that is very sweet, with a blackberry finish. Sundowner are very firm and store extremely well.

Picking Dates: 20 to 31 May