Apple Varieties at Mercier
From ultra-sweet crowd-pleasers like Fuji and Ambrosia to deep, tart baking favorites like Granny Smith and Arkansas Black, our diverse selection ensures you’ll find the perfect apple to suit your taste. Take a look at our variety guide below to map out your favorites, and come visit us at the orchard to taste the harvest for yourself!
Early Season
Blondee
mildly sweet flavor, good eating
Detroit Red
tart, great for applesauce
Gala
sweet, crisp eating apple
Ginger Gold
sweet, tart, great eating all-purpose apple
Golden Supreme
sweet, good eating
Jonathon
tart, good cooking and eating
Mid Season
Ambrosia
sweet eating apple; great crunch
Cameo
sweet, spicy, firm, crunchy
Crimson Crisp
rich, sweet-tart flavor; extremely crisp
Golden Delicious
sweet, tart, great all purpose apple
Jonagold
sweet, tart dessert apple-great flavor
Mutzu (Crispin)
sweet, tart, good all purpose apple
Red Delicious
crisp and sweet eating apple
Rome Beauty
mildly tart, great for baking and applesauce
Ruby Rush
sweet-tart, exceptionally crisp, and juicy apple
September Wonder
firm, crunchy, sweet, great eating apple
Late Season
Arkansas Black
tart, very firm, keeps very well, good for pies
EverCrisp
sweet, juicy, crisp and firm, great for pies
Fuji
firm, crunchy, sweet, excellent eating apple
Gold Rush
sweet, tart, juicy, good eating
Granny Smith
tart, excellent for eating, juice and pies
Ludacrisp
crunchy, tropical taste – good in salads and desserts.
Pink Lady
sweet, tart, juicy, good eating, all purpose apple
Stayman Winesap
crisp, juicy, sweet, tart, good all purpose
Suncrisp
exceptionally sweet, dense, and juicy
Topaz
sweet and tangy