Don't miss Honeycrisp and Golden Supreme. These two new varieties are among the best eating apples ever grown.

• Golden Supreme
  mid to late September
  

  Golden supreme is an open-pollinated seedling of Golden Delicious that is a little firmer, has smoother skin and is more highly-flavored than its parent. A true representative of the new wave of gourmet apples, it is scoring very high in taste tests.

• Honeycrisp
  late September
  

  One of the best fresh-eating apples ever developed, Honeycrisp is becoming so popular that supply can't keep up with demand. It has a crisp, firm texture and lots of juice. The flavor has a slight tartness combined with a sweet taste reminiscent of honey. Developed by the University of Minnesota and best suited to cool climates like ours in northern Michigan.

• Macoun
  late September
  

  Macoun has white, richly flavored and aromatic flesh. One of the best mid-season apples. This variety is another McIntosh offspring, and many consider it to be the best McIntosh type.

• Spartan
  late September
  

  Spartan is a cross between McIntosh and Newtown Pippin. It is a beautiful dark red dessert apple. It is firmer and keeps better than McIntosh. Its aromatic flavor and juicy white flesh are reminiscent of McIntosh.

• Cortland
  early October
  

  Large, high-quality apple favored for cooking, cider and fresh-eating. This attractive apple is deep, solid red with stripes and green dots. The flesh is remarkably white and very slow to brown, making it ideal for salads.

• Cameo
  mid- October
  

  Cameo, originally introduced as "Carousel", originated as a chance seedling in Washington state. It may be an offspring of either Red or Golden Delicious, since it was discovered growing near a group of those two varieties. It is an excellent keeper, and the flavor sems to improve in storage. This moderately large apple is crisp and tangy.

• Golden Delicious
  mid to late October
  

  A very sweet apple, it is one of the best fresh-eating varieties, and a favorite of many for cooking and baking. Golden Delicious originated as a chance seedling, perhaps of Grimes Golden near Bomont, West Virginia in the 1890's.

• Ida Red
  September 1
  

  Ida Red is a durable workhorse variety, hard and tart, and well adapted to extended storage. It is traditionally an all-purpose apple. Ida is a cross between Wagener and Jonathan. Its crisp, very firm, white flesh is tangy and juicy.