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	Roxbury Russet
	Roxbury Russet is an apple variety that traces its history right back to the colonial era, and it is thought to be the oldest apple variety originating in North America - almost certainly a seedling of a European variety brought over by the early colonists. It remains popular as a variety for gardens and small orchards, not just for its history but because it is also a good all-round apple.

	Royal Court
	Description Discovered as a limb sport of original Cortland by Jacob Hartenhof of Waterville, Nova Scotia. Royal Court is an improved strain coloring to a solid blush. This selection has now been fruited by many growers in the Northeast, and is considered superior to all other Cortland strains. Offered exclusively by ACN.

	Royal Empire
	Description An early coloring strain of the original Empire, discovered at Teeple Farms, Wolcott, NY. This selection colors to a deep scarlet red with a faint stripe and matures with Empire. Royal Empire is equivalent in every aspect to the original Empire, but provides improved coloring.

	RubyMac
	Description Offered through license agreement with International Plant Management, RubyMac is a very promising, early-coloring blush McIntosh.

	Saint Edmund's Russet
	Saint Edmund's Russet (sometimes known as St. Edmund's Pippin) is one of the best English russet apple varieties. It looks superb with its dull matt russet coloring, and tastes great.

	Sansa
	Description A Gala x Akane cross developed in Japan, maturing one week before Gala. Excellent dessert apple with good keeping quality. Resembles Gala in fruit color and firmness.

	Shizuka
	Description A sister to Mutsu developed in Japan. Reported to be blister spot resistant. Fruit has a milder flavor than Mutsu. Tree vigor appears to be similar. Worthy of trial where blister spot has been a problem.

	Smokehouse
	Description An old-timer welcomed in every home. A favorite for pies and sauce. Ripens in September and keeps well in common storage late into winter.

	Snapp Stayman
	Description Discovered in the orchards of Alfred Snapp, Winchester, VA as a sport of Red Stayman 201. Early evaluations indicate this selection to be the most highly colored strain of Red Stayman available. Tree vigor, productivity and fruit quality are identical to Red Stayman 201.

	SnowSweet
	Description Another exciting release from the University of Minnesota, SnowSweet® harvests about two weeks after Honeycrisp™. It is bronze-red blush apple with a creamy white flesh. It has a crisp texture and excellent flavor. This variety is cold hardy and grows best in northern districts. Tree is an annual bearer with moderate vigor. Fruit will keep up to two months in common storage.

	Spartan
	Spartan is a deep marroon-colored apple with an excellent refreshing sweet flavor. Apple text books often describe the flavor as "vinous" and it can indeed have a wine-like quality, although this is first and foremost a crisp sweet juicy unpretentious apple.

	Spitzenburg
	Without doubt Esopus Spitzenburg is one of the great American apple varieties. It has a true aromatic flavor and has been widely praised by American pomologists down the centuries. The noted English author Hogg writing at the end of the 19th century also liked it, calling it "a most excellent dessert apple".

	Spur Winter Banana
	Description Smooth yellow apple with a red blush. Makes an excellent pollinizer for mid season bloom varieties. Spur-type growth makes tree compact with little maintenance required. Tree begins bearing at an early age. Suitable for processing and cider blending.

	Sturmer Pippin
	Sturmer Pippin was discovered in the early 19th century in England, and became an important variety in the Victorian England. It is an excellent keeper - an important quality in the era before refrigeration was widespread.

	Summer Rambo
	Description Summer Rambo is a green apple, sometimes developing a red blush. The variety is tender, juicy, and possesses a fine, tart flavor. The tree is vigorous, hardy and productive.

SunCrisp

Description This Golden Delicious x Cox Orange Pippen selection from the New Jersey Apple Breeding Program is rated very highly by taste panels. The fruit color is golden with an reddish-orange blush. This dual-purpose apple matures approximately one week after Golden Delicious, has a sweet, mildly subacid taste, and typically stores up to six months. The tree has medium vigor with an upright growth habit. Thinning decreases the tendency toward biennial bearing. Site selection is critical as this variety is prone to russet. SunCrisp is a registered trademark of Rutgers University.

	Super Chief Spur Red Delicious
	Description Our newest and best early coloring red strain of Delicious. Originated as a complete tree sport of Campbell Strain in the orchards of Ray Sandidge, Entiat, Washington. This strain starts out as a stripe and fills in to a solid red ten days ahead of harvest. We feel this variety will give eastern growers a distinct early coloring and market advantage.

	Sweet Sixteen
	Sweet Sixteen is one of the best apple varieties for the north country - when grown on suitable rootstocks it is a reliable cropper in zone 4 and even zone 3.

	Tydeman's Late Orange
	Tydeman's Late Orange is a classic English Cox-style apple, with the attractive orange flush which is so typical of this type of apple. It has the Cox-style aromatic flavor, simultaneously tangy and sweet.

	Ultima Gala
	Description Licensed by Banning Nursery, we are now offering Ultima™ Gala, a limb sport of Imperial Gala, discovered in Washington State.

	WineCrisp
	Description WineCrisp™ was selected by and is being offered under license from the University of Illinois. It is a late season apple, harvesting two weeks after Delicious. The fruit is medium to large in size and colors to a deep purple-red with a "scarfy" finish. Flesh is very firm, juicy and crisp and exhibits a pleasantly sweet-tart, spicy flavor.

	Wolf River
	Description Wolf River is an antique variety known best for its large size. It is an early season apple, excellent for cooking and baking. The finish is a very pale reddish blush on yellow background.

	Worcester Pearmain
	Worcester Pearmain is a classic English early-season apple, and remains popular as a garden variety. The apples are fairly small, and a pretty bright red where the sun catches them, whilst the blossom in spring is also a feature.

	Yellow Transparent
	Description An early yellow apple ripening the first week in July. The fruit is tender, juicy and mildly acid, making it a favorite for homemade applesauce. Trees are upright, vigorous and very precocious, however tend to be biennial.

	Zabergau Reinette
	Zabergau Reinette is a winter russet apple with a strong rich flavor. It is harvested towards the end of October but at this point the flavor is very "green" and nettle-like.

	Zestar
	Description A high quality early season variety introduced by the University of Minnesota. The fruit is crisp and juicy, has excellent dessert quality and will keep in common storage for six to eight weeks. The tree is non-vigorous, spreading and crops annually.