Taste:Crisp and sweet, with little acidity

Colour:Golden-yellow to red-marbled skin

Cross/Origin:From Kidd’s Orange and Golden Delicious, 1931

Harvest:Mid-August to mid-September

Taste:Juicy, sweetly aromatic with a fine fruit acidity

Colour:Green-yellow to golden-yellow, often with the typical red cheek

Cross/Origin:Chance seedling, around 1890

Harvest:Mid-September

Taste:A very juicy, crisp apple with a sweet taste

Colour:Red to wine-red colour, elongated shape

Cross/Origin:Mutation of Delicious, 1921

Harvest:Early/mid-September to mid/late October

Taste:Crisp, very juicy, sweet with a fine acidity

Colour:Glossy golden-yellow skin, striped from scarlet to dark red

Cross/Origin:Seedling of Winter Winesap, 1875

Harvest:Early/mid-October

Taste:Fresh, firm, sweet and tart

Colour:Green-yellowish base colour, largely covered by a strong red

Cross/Origin:Mutation of Rome Beauty, 1816

Harvest:Mid-October

Taste:Fresh, juicy, finely acidic with firm flesh

Colour:Unmistakable, glossy green colour

Cross/Origin:Chance seedling, 1868

Harvest:Early October

Taste:Juicy, sweet with a fine acidity, very aromatic

Colour:Green-yellow base colour with a light or striped red overcolour

Cross/Origin:Golden Delicious x Jonathan, 1953

Harvest:Mid-September

Taste:Aromatic, crisp, juicy with a high sugar content

Colour:Yellowish-green base colour, often with red/brownish-red stripes

Cross/Origin:Rall’s Janet x Delicious, 1939

Harvest:Early/mid-October

Taste:Spicy, fruity aroma, lively, sweet and tart

Colour:Yellow base colour, sun-facing side marbled in bright red

Cross/Origin:Golden Delicious x Ingrid Marie, 1955

Harvest:Late August

Taste:A slightly sweet taste, very refreshing

Colour:Greenish-yellow skin with a brick-red overcolour

Cross/Origin:Chance seedling Lady Hamilton, 1952

Harvest:Early October to late October

Taste:Pronounced sweetness, little acidity, crisp and firm

Colour:Intense garnet red, with white flesh inside

Cross/Origin:Multiple cross of resistant varieties, from France

Harvest:Mid to late October

Taste:Sweet and tart, with a fine aroma, moderately juicy

Colour:Greenish-yellow with russeted spots on the skin

Cross/Origin:Uncertain, but already traded in France around 1771

Harvest:During October

Taste:Sweet and tart, aromatic, with firm flesh

Colour:Yellow base colour with a bright orange-red overcolour

Cross/Origin:A new breed from Germany

Harvest:October

Taste:Balanced sweet and tart, very crisp and firm

Colour:Striking purple-red to pink with yellow-green areas

Cross/Origin:From Lady Williams and Golden Delicious, 1986 (Australia)

Harvest:November

Taste:Balanced sweet and sour, very crisp and juicy

Colour:Purple-red overcolour, snow-white flesh

Cross/Origin:Chance seedling, discovered in 1999 in Australia

Harvest:November

Taste:Very sweet, with mild acidity, firm and crisp

Colour:Bright red overcolour on a yellow-greenish base

Cross/Origin:From Gala and Pink Rose (South Tyrol)

Harvest:Late September

Taste:Sweet and tart, aromatic, firm and juicy

Colour:Bright red and orange stripes on a yellowish base

Cross/Origin:From Clivia and Golden Delicious, 1986 (Germany)

Harvest:Mid-September to October

Taste:Fine flesh, sweet-and-sour aroma, very juicy

Colour:Green-yellow base colour, mostly fully russeted in yellow-brown

Cross/Origin:Chance seedling, 1807 in Belgium

Harvest:Anfang/Early/mid-September to early October

Taste:An intense, fruity pear aroma

Colour:Yellow-green skin, yellow-whitish flesh

Cross/Origin:Williams Bon Chrétien, discovered in 1770 in England

Harvest:Mid-August to mid-September