Zone
USDA
Winter
Hardibess
Rating

Uses

e:eating
b: baking
c: cider
s: sauce
g: jelly
p: preserves
d: drying
f: orn. flowers
vc: Vit C
hc: hard cider
h: historical

Note: Capital letters imply that this is their main use.
By no means is this column complete, listed are the uses that have been reported by other sources or known by direct experience myself.

Ripen Date

Fruits Ripen at approximately these times.

Ripen Location

This column tells where the ripening information was recorded. Thus you can extrapolate for your location.

 

 

 

 

 

Bloom Time

Choose cultivars that bloom at the same time or one rating up or down. ie: early bloomers are pollenized by other early bloomers and mid bloomers but not late bloomers.

Storage Time

Storage is in weeks.

Wtr: "Ripens in Winter"

Disease Resistance

f: fireblight
s: scab
r: cedar apple rust
m: mildew
c: canker.

Fireblight and rust are usually the main threats to home orchards. Rust only if juniper is nearby. Scab is mostly cosmetic, mildew is rarely if ever fatal.

Disease
Susceptible

f: fireblight
s: scab
r: cedar apple rust
m: mildew
c: canker.

Fireblight and rust are usually the main threats to home orchards. Rust only if juniper is nearby. Scab is mostly cosmetic, mildew is rarely if ever fatal.

Annual/
Biennial

Biennial
means that the tree bears a significant crop every other year unless thinned.

B: biennial
A: Annual

Yield

Yield is determined by both the rootstock and the cultivar..
H: High yields per tree
M: Medium
L: Low

Vigor

H: High
M: Medium
L: Low

Misc

$: Commercial
potential
Y: Tree bears a
at a young age.

Texture

c: crisp
j: juicy
d: dry
f: firm
sft: soft
h: hard
mly: mealy
t: tender
m: melting
dis: disintegrates

Flavor

St: Sweet
sT: Tart
st: balanced
HH: High sugar and acid.
HL: High sugar and low acid.
vHL: Very high sugar and low acid

b: Bitter
a: some astringency

 

Aroma

vH: Very high
H: High
M: Medium
L: Low

y: Yes, it has a detectable aroma

Fruit Size

L: Large
M: Medium
S: Small

Color

R: Red
Y: Yellow
Gr: Green
Pur: Purple
Russ: Russet
Gd: Gold
O: Orange
Bl: Black

 Comments
Edible Forest Nursery
 

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Zone Uses Ripen Rip Loc Bloom Storage Dis Res Dis S
Annual Yld Vig Misc Tex Flavor Aroma Size Color Comments