Welcome to Novak’s Orchard, LLC. We grow over 30 varieties of apples, pear and plum. This table shows the apple varieties, pear and plum in order of ripening dates.

Varieties Harvest time

(Approx) Characteristics/

Flavor Usage

Oriole (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Early August Tart and juicy Fresh eating, pie, sauce and baking

State Fair (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Early August – Early September

Mildly tart, juicy and flavorful

Fresh eating, sauce and baking

Green Pie

Early August - October

Tart , tangy and hard

Chunky pie and Green apple pie

Whitney Crab

Mid August Sweeter and soft Fresh eating and pickling

Paula Red

Mid August – Mid September

Mildly tart, crispy and juicy

Fresh eating, pie and sauce

Red Free

Mid August – Early September

Sweet, crispy and firm

Fresh eating

Chestnut Crab (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Mid August - September

Sweet, crispy and firm

Fresh eating and pickling

Zestar (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Late August – Early September

Sweet/tart, crispy, juicy and flavorful

Excellent fresh eating, pie and sauce

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Varieties Harvest time

(Approx) Characteristics/

Flavor Usage

MN Pear

Late August - September

Sweet, crispy and juicy

Fresh eating and canning

Ginger Gold

Late August – Mid September

Sweet, crispy and juicy

Fresh eating

Red Pie

Late August - September

Tart/ sweet Great for pie

SweeTango® (The NEWEST variety, developed by Univ. of MN)

Early September Sweet, crispy, firm and juicy

Excellent fresh eating

Lakeland (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Early September – Early October

Tart, crispy, juicy and flavorful

Fresh eating, baking, pie and sauce

Wealthy (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Early September Sweet/ Tart and juicy

Great for pie and sauce

Plum

Early September Very Sweet and juicy

Fresh eating

Cortland

Early September - October

Tart, crispy, juicy and flavorful

Fresh eating, baking, pie and sauce

McIntosh

September Tart, crispy and flavorful

Fresh eating, baking, pie and sauce

Sweet 16 (Developed by Univ. of MN)

September Sweet, very crispy (Great flavor)

Fresh eating

Varieties Harvest time

(Approx) Characteristics/

Flavor Usage

Honeycrisp (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Around September 15

Sweet, crispy and juicy

Fresh eating

Gala Mid September Sweet and crispy Fresh eating

Haralson (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Late September - November

Tart, crispy, firm, juicy (Great flavor)

Fresh eating, baking (All Purposes)

Jelly Crab

Late September - October

Tart, lots of pectin

Jelly, jam and pickling

Connell Red

Late September - November

Sweet, crispy, firm and juicy

Fresh eating and drying

Sweet Crab

Late September – Early October

Sweet and firm Fresh eating and pickling

Fireside (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Late September - November

Sweet, crispy, firm and juicy

Fresh eating and drying

Honey Gold (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Mid September – Early November

Sweet, crispy, firm and juicy

Fresh eating

Wolf River

Early October Tart and juicy Baking, sauce, great for pie

Regent (Developed by Univ. of MN)

Early October - November

Sweet, crispy and firm

Fresh eating, baking, pie and sauce

Varieties

Harvest time (Approx)

Characteristics/ Flavor

Usage

Northwestern Greening

Early October – November

Mild, tangy and low acid

Chunky pie

Snowsweet

Early October Sweet and crispy Fresh eating

Golden Delicious

Mid October Sweet, mild and crispy

Fresh eating

Granny Smith

Late October Hard and Tart Fresh eating and baking

Red Delicious

Late October Sweet, mild and crispy

Fresh eating

Keepsake

Late October Flavorful sweet/ Tart

Fresh eating