Apple Varieties 

Typically expected to ripen in July, Lodi apples are soft, white flesh that has a sweet-tart flavor — great for applesauce, pies, and freezing, or eating.

The expected season for the Paula Red starts in August. They have a sprightly taste, not too sweet and not too tart, they are best used for cooking dishes such as applesauce or pies, or for eating fresh.

Ginger Golds typically ripen in late August. They have a gingery-sweet and refreshingly tart flesh. They are best for adding into pies, salads, or enjoying plain.

The Gala apple season begins with the Lydias variety in late August. With a sweet, crisp flesh, Gala apples are excellent for juicing, baking things like pies, tarts, or crisps, freezing, adding to salads, or enjoying fresh as a tasty snack. 

Also ripening in late August, the Fulford Gala hearkens in the Gala season. Galas have a sweet, crisp flesh, Gala apples are excellent for juicing, baking things like pies, tarts, or crisps, freezing, adding to salads, or enjoying fresh as a tasty snack. 

The Imperial Gala stretches the Gala Apple season at the Hartman Apple Orchard, ripening in early September. Imperial Galas also offer the trademark sweet, crisp flesh, Gala apples are known for. They are excellent for juicing, baking things like pies, tarts, or crisps, freezing, adding to salads, or enjoying fresh as a tasty snack.

Ripening in early September, the Redmax is the first variety of Macintosh to be harvested in our orchard. The sweet and apple variety is great for baking or for enjoying plain.

The Red Court ripens in mid-September, and kick off Courtland season in our orchard. The apple's delicious, juicy flesh is more tart than sweet, and it is an outstanding all-purpose apple.

The Macspur is the next variety of Macintosh to be harvested here at the Hartman Apple Orchard, in mid-September. The sweet and apple Macintosh is wonderful for baking or enjoying plain.

The ever-popular Honeycrisp is hand-picked in mid to late September. The flesh of the apple has a well-balanced sweet-tart taste, and explosively crisp, juicy texture. The Honeycrisp is another excellent all-purpose apple.

The Thomas Empire is a delectably sweet variety of apple that is ripened in late September to early October. The Empire is great for use in sauces, juicing, baking, drying, and eating.

Harvested in late September, the Jonathan is a juicy, sprightly, sweet, sour, and tangy taste with faint spice-like nuances. Best used in baking, for juicing, or snacking on. 

Harvested in the late September, the Courtland has an extended harvest season in our orchard. The Courtland's delicious, juicy flesh is more tart than sweet, and it is an outstanding all-purpose apple.

The anticipated season for this variety is in late September. The sweet, fragrant, and juicy apple is best used in sauces, juices, or for enjoying as a snack.

This ultra-sweet and wonderfully refreshing apple is harvested in mid to late September. The Fuji variety is wonderful for cooking, baking, adding to salads, turning into pies, or creating sauces, or enjoying fresh. 

This sweetly tart variety of apple is picked in early October. Its best uses include cooking, baking, and eating.

The Jonagold is harvested in early October. This sweet-tart apple variety is excellent for baking, saucing, enjoying as a Hartman Caramel Apple, or eating.

The Mutsu is picked in mid-October. This aromatic, sweet, and sharp apple is used in the Hartman Caramel apples, but is also great for juicing, baking, saucing, and eating. 

The Gold-Rush is a late season apple, finally ripening in early November! This late-blooming apple offers a mild sweet-tart taste. It is excellent for juicing, cider, cooking, and eating.