Apples
Apples Sold at Gilby’s
Ready to Eat:
Chestnut Crab, Cortland, Fireside, First Kiss, Frostbite, Haralred, Haralson, Honeycrisp, Macintosh, Pazazz, Riverbelle, SweeTango, Sweet Sixteen, Wealthy, & Zestar.
We sell all of our apples by the pound. They are bagged in 6 and 12 pound bags for your convenience.
- One medium apple has about 80 calories and is free if fat, cholesterol and sodium.
- Contain Fiber.
- Good source of some vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients.
- Great for detoxifying the body.
Gilby’s Apples for Sale Comparison Chart – These Apples May Be Purchased During the Season at Gilby’s Orchard – Supplies Limited
Common Name |
Image |
Storage Life |
Comments |
Chestnut Crab |
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8 weeks | Pleasant nut like flavor, outstanding flavor and texture, very winter hardy |
Cortland |
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4-6 weeks | White flesh, eating or cooking – has done well at Gilby’s.Won’t turn brown! Ruby red apples with snowy center. Also perfect for pies and cider.
Ripens mid September. |
Fireside/Connell Red |
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5 months | Large, sweet, pleasant flavor, resistant to Cedar-rust, same parents as Connell Red |
First Kiss |
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5 months | Very crisp, sweet with a tart finish, and very juicy, excellent storage, good results in 3b.
Managed variety. |
Frostbite |
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4 months | Small apple, crisp, very sweet, molasses, extremely cold hardy, Parent to Keepsake and Sweet 16, grandparent to Honeycrisp |
Haralred |
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5 months | Juicy, tart, firm, extremely hardy and fire blight resistant |
Haralson |
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5 months | Hard, Crisp, Tart, Very Hardy will not pollinate Haralred or Beacon |
Honeycrisp |
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7 months | Sweet, well balanced, crisp, excellent flavor. |
Macintosh |
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4-6 weeks | Sprightly flavor, good for making apple sauce. |
Pazazz |
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7 months | This apple is like a good red wine… it get better with time.
Very late season ripening in mid October. This is an apple managed by Honeybear brand. Managed variety. |
Riverbelle |
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3 months | Hard, crisp, sweet and very juicy with excellent flavor.
Managed variety that has become very popular as early season apple. |
SweeTango |
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8-10 weeks | This apple has moved into first place at Gilby’s, more sales than Honeycrisp. Sweet, crisp, juicy excellent flavor.
Managed variety apple, great results in zone 3b at Gilby’s.
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Sweet Sixteen |
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3-4 months | This apple has a crisp juicy texture,. excellent sweet unusual flavor like cherry candy, great for fresh eating. |
Wealthy |
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4 weeks | Grandma’s best kept secret for apple pies. Early season tart apple. |
Zestar |
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4-8 weeks | Crisp and juicy, excellent sweet tart flavor also very good for pies and sauces. Good results in zone 3b at Gilby’s. |
