When it comes to homemade pies, what’s better than fresh, homegrown apples? These trees yield early and mid-season apples. Keep the pies coming with these top choices for baking. Cross-pollinating varieties are included for your convenience.
Tools & Supplies
Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.
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My parents drove to Stark years ago and purchased Cortland apple trees. they were the most amazing apples for pies, cobblers, etc. Unfortunately, their trees gave everything they could and finally I am able to plant on my own acreage.
My parents drove to Stark years ago and purchased Cortland apple trees. they were the most amazing apples for pies, cobblers, etc. Unfortunately, their trees gave everything they could and finally I am able to plant on my own acreage.
BEST ANSWER:We love a somewhat tart apple with lots of characteristic flavor such as Nova Spy, Lodi, Cortland, Pippin, Harrelson, Granny Smith, and the old varieties like Jonathan and Winesap. Rome Beauty is a wonderful example of an apple that actually develops it's best flavor after cooking. Some of the favorite fresh-eating apples with big juice pockets don't hold their shape very well when cooked. The good cooking apples seem to me to have a more dense texture. Happy pie-making!!
BEST ANSWER:We love a somewhat tart apple with lots of characteristic flavor such as Nova Spy, Lodi, Cortland, Pippin, Harrelson, Granny Smith, and the old varieties like Jonathan and Winesap. Rome Beauty is a wonderful example of an apple that actually develops it's best flavor after cooking. Some of the favorite fresh-eating apples with big juice pockets don't hold their shape very well when cooked. The good cooking apples seem to me to have a more dense texture. Happy pie-making!!
The best apple pies are a mixture of sweet and tart apples that do well under the heat of cooking. It's pretty subjective, depending upon whether you like your pie sweet or tart or somewhere in between. All Granny Smiths will give you a dry, tart pie. All Cortlands will give you a semi-tart, juicy pie. Add Northern Spys for more tartness; add Honeycrisp for more sweetness.
The apple trees I ordered from Stark Brothers were delivered in good shape with no damage. I planted them and in no time they were off and growing. Since then they have shown excellent growth. I do the minor pruning in the spring to keep them in shape and also do the spraying they need. They are turning out to be the nicest shaped trees I have in my small orchard.
I’ve created a mini orchard in our front and side yard using fruit trees and bushes from Stark Bros. I purchased this package of three dwarf apple trees bare root. They’ve been in the ground for one year now, and they’ve put on quite a bit of height, all are over 6’ tall and are sending out vigorous side growth with flowers and lush foliage. They are in sandy loam with full sun 12+ hours a day in zone 6a Connecticut. I am very happy with this investment, and Stark has the absolute best customer service I’ve ever encountered.
Planted in 2016 in a raised bed due to clay soil and drainage issues. Trees are being grown as espalier on a 4 foot high fence and continue to grow well.
