Oregon farm over21 apple varieties , with Fuji and Gala precede the DoS ’s yield . The res publica ’s rainfall and mild climate make it a prize locating for apple woodlet . The most woodlet can be regain in Oregon ’s northwesterly region near and around Portland . In 2009 , Oregon produced an estimated 110 million pound of orchard apple tree .

Honeycrisp

These medium - sized , crisp apples with flat tops and can can have some low-cal green or yellow peeking through the red flush of its Sir Robert Peel . The Honeycrisp is a relative newcomer ; it has only been on the commercial market for the preceding 20 years . As with many of the apples that are now coarse at the James Leonard Farmer ’s grocery or in grocery stores , Honeycrisps are in spades mod , the intersection of crossing two dissimilar mixture to breed newfangled flavor and vividness combinations . Honeycrisps were developed by the University of Minnesota ’s Agricultural Experiment Station , which has been breeding apple since the twenties to produce ones that do well in cold winter months . gamy and refreshing , Honeycrisps make for good quick - to - eat apples , particularly after they have been refrigerate . infrigidation brings out their flavor . After being chilled , they can be good for dessert pies , as well . They can start to ripen in September and can last until April when in cold storage . According to the last Oregon Fruit Tree Inventory Survey ( OFTIS ) in 2006 , Honeycrisp tree diagram are the most pop new Malus pumila trees in the state . In the 2004 - 2005 season , more Honeycrisp trees were planted than any other form .

Fuji

redolent , firm and round , these magnanimous - sized apples mutant skin that are speckled pinkish overtop pale yellow and green . As the name might suggest , Fuji apples are a Japanese creation ; but they were cover from American parents , the Red Delicious and the Ralls Janet , a lesser - know antique variety that give the Fuji its pink flush . Fuji apple can bloom deep in the season , from October to December . Because they are seraphic and very juicy , they have become increasingly popular in American marketplace since being introduced in the eighties . In Oregon , Fujis are used in Riesling wines . fuji need little adornment to eat . Even apple sauce made from Fujis needs piffling sugar . They also benefit from infrigidation , which brings out its feeling . According to the OFTIS , there are more Fuji trees planted in Oregon than any other form .

Gala

Fragrant and firm , these medium - sized apples can be a mountain chain of colouring , from pallid xanthous amber to a cryptic red , sometimes with pinkish or reddish orange stripes , depending upon when they were pick . Gala apples were acquire in New Zealand in the 1930s . They are a cross between a Kidd ’s Orange Red and a Golden Delicious . gala are other bloomers and can be useable as early as July . Galas can be odoriferous but do not have as distinctive a flavor as Fujis or Honeycrisps . Gala make great preparation or desert apple . They store well when refrigerate . According to the OFTIS , there are slenderly less Gala trees in Oregon than there are Fujis .

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