Recommended Apple Varieties for Ontario

1. Choose a location:
   • Frontenac East and St. Lawrence (Zone 5b)
   • Ontario, Durham, Northumberland, Prince Edward, Hastings, Lennox and Addington (Zones 5b, 6a)
   • Bruce, Grey and Simcoe (Zones 5b)
   • York, Peel, Halton, Wellington, Waterloo and North Wentworth (Zones 6a, 6b)
   • Brant, Elgin, Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton, Huron and Perth (Zones 6a, 6b)
   • Norfolk (Zones 6a, 6b)
   • Niagara, Haldimand and South Wentworth (Zones 6b, 7a)
   • Kent and Essex (Zones 6b, 7a, 7b)
2. Definition of General, Limited and Trial Planting
3. Related Links

Location and Plant Hardiness Zones	General Planting	Limited/Regional Planting	Trial Planting
Frontenac East and St. Lawrence (Zone 5b)	Cortland McIntosh Paulared Spartan	Empire Gala Golden Russet Honeycrisp Jerseymac Lobo Macoun	EarliGold Ginger Gold Jonagold1 Novaspy2 Silken Sunrise
Ontario, Durham, Northumberland, Prince Edward, Hastings, Lennox and Addington (Zones 5b, 6a)	Cortland Empire Gala McIntosh Northern Spy Paulared Spartan	Ambrosia Crispin (Mutsu) Ginger Gold Golden Russet Honeycrisp Idared Jerseymac Jonagold1 Jonamac Liberty2 Red Delicious	Creston Earligold Novaspy2 Shizuka Silken Sunrise
Bruce, Grey and Simcoe (Zone 5b)	Cortland Empire Idared McIntosh Northern Spy Pioneer Mac Spartan	Gala Golden Russet Honeycrisp	Ambrosia Creston Earligold Enterprise Ginger Gold Novaspy2 Silken Sunrise
York, Peel, Halton, Wellington, Waterloo and North Wentworth (Zones 6a, 6b)	Cortland Empire Gala Golden Delicious Idared Jerseymac McIntosh Northern Spy Paulared Red Delicious Spartan	Crispin (Mutsu) Fuji Golden Russet Jonagold1 Liberty2	Ambrosia Ginger Gold Honeycrisp Novaspy2 Shizuka Silken Sunrise
Brant, Elgin, Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton, Huron and Perth (Zones 6a, 6b)	Cortland Crispin (Mutsu) Empire Gala Golden Delicious McIntosh Northern Spy Paulared Red Delicious	Ambrosia Fuji Golden Russet Honeycrisp Idared Jerseymac Jonagold1 Spartan	Cameo Ginger Gold Goldrush2 Liberty2 Novaspy2 Shizuka Silken Sunrise
Norfolk (Zones 6a, 6b)	Cortland (Crispin) Mutsu Empire Gala Golden Delicious McIntosh Northern Spy Paulared Red Delicious	Ambrosia Fuji Golden Russet Honeycrisp Idared Jerseymac Jonagold1 Liberty2 Spartan	Cameo Fortune Ginger Gold Goldrush2 Novaspy2 Shizuka Silken Sunrise
Niagara, Haldimand and South Wentworth (Zones 6b, 7a)	Cortland Empire Gala Golden Delicious Paulared Red Delicious Spartan	Ambrosia Crispin (Mutsu) Fuji Idared Jerseymac Jonagold1 Liberty2 McIntosh Northern Spy	Braeburn Cameo Ginger Gold Goldrush2 Honeycrisp Novaspy2 Shizuka Silken Sunrise
Kent and Essex (Zones 6b, 7a, 7b)	Crispin (Mutsu) Empire Gala Golden Delicious Jonamac Red Delicious Sunrise	Ambrosia Braeburn Cortland Fuji Ginger Gold Golden Russet Idared Jonagold1 Liberty2 McIntosh Novaspy2 Paulared Spartan	Aurora Cameo Goldrush2 Honeycrisp Shizuka Silken

Note: For simplicity, Trade Marks and Plant Patents have been omitted

1 - Early maturing, red strains preferred e.g. Jonagored.
2 - Scab Resistant Cultivar. For more details refer to OMAFRA factsheet: Disease Resistant Apple Cultivars, Order No. 98-013.

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General Planting - Well-known varieties of proven performance.

Limited/Regional Planting - These varieties have value but should be limited in extent of planting. Some may have proven valuable in trial plantings and warrant further commercial experience. Others may be adapted to a specific region or be useful only for selected markets. Growers are encouraged to investigate market potential before planting newer strains or cultivars. Due to the inherent variability in each of the locations by county, growers are wise to thoroughly investigate the cultivar attributes with regard to season length and heat requirements, e.g. The cultivar "Goldrush" should only be planted where it can be finished. It requires a very long growing season and will be the last variety harvested in a 3000 CHU area, e.g. the cultivar "Ambrosia" is known to be heat driven and should only be planted on the best sites in areas where total heat accumulation is questionable.

Trial Planting - These are promising, newer varieties which require further testing to establish their commercial value.

Related Links

• Ginger Gold
• Sunrise
• Liberty2
• Ambrosia
• Creston
• Honeycrisp
• Novaspy²
• Goldrush²
• Disease Resistant Apple Cultivars, Order No. 98-013