Commercial Varieties of Apple

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Early Season
Michal	Medium vigour, spreading trees with very low chilling requirement. Fruits are medium, globose to slightly conical with smooth calyx end. Red striped skin over green-yellow ground. Very early maturing.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (Ooty & Kodaikanal), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim
Mollies Delicious	Medium to large trees, early blooming. Fruits globose to conical, red striped over greenish-yellow ground. Early to mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (Ooty & Kodaikanal), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram
Shlomit	Upright trees, medium vigour, very low chilling. Fruits medium, globose to conical, light to dark red skin over green-yellow base. Very early maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (Ooty & Kodaikanal), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram
Maayan	Medium vigour, spreading trees, very low chilling. Fruits medium, globose to slightly conical with striped red skin. Very early maturing.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (Ooty & Kodaikanal), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim
Anna	Medium vigour, low chilling. Fruits oblong to conical, yellowish with red blush. Early maturity.	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (Ooty & Kodaikanal), Nagaland, Mizoram
Chaubattia Anupam	Medium to vigorous trees. Fruits oblong-conical with lobes, red striped over greenish-yellow background. Early maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Mizoram
Tydeman’s Early Worcester	Medium vigorous trees. Fruits round to slightly conical, bright dark red. Early maturity (July). Excellent pollinizer.	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (Ooty & Kodaikanal), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim
Mid Season
Royal Delicious	Vigorous trees. Fruits oblong-conical, dark red striped, firm texture. Mid maturity (August). Biennial bearing, self-unfruitful.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Rich-a-Red	Vigorous trees. Fruits oblong-conical with lobes, red blush, firm texture. Matures in 3rd week of August.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Red Delicious	Vigorous trees. Fruits oblong-conical, lobed calyx end, red striped over yellow. Mid to late maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Starkrimson	Medium vigour trees. Fruits prominently conical, dark red, heavy bearing. Mid maturity (July–August).	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Red Chief	Compact spur type. Fruits conical, dark red, develops full colour in mid hills. Mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Well Spur	Compact spur type, high spur density. Fruits conical, dark red. Mid maturity (August).	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
Oregon Spur	Spur type. Fruits oblong-conical, dark red blushed, mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
Red Spur	Medium vigour, spur type. Fruits medium-large, dark red. Late August maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
Gala	Vigorous, semi-spur type. Fruits medium, oval to globose. Regular bearer with red blush. Mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Granny Smith	Moderately vigorous. Fruits round, bright green, smooth calyx. Acts as pollinizer. Mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Gala Must	Medium vigour. Fruits large, round with red blush over yellow ground. Mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Bright-n-Early	Medium vigour trees with good spur development, precocious. Fruits prominently conical with lobed calyx, solid red colour over whole fruit. Mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Cooper-4	Compact to medium vigour, good spur development. Fruits medium, oblong to conical with lobed calyx end, dark red colour, very firm texture. Mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Vance Delicious	Vigorous trees. Fruits medium to large, conical with lobed calyx end, striped red skin over yellow ground. Early to mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Skyline Supreme	Vigorous trees. Fruits large, conical, lobed calyx end, striped red colour on greenish-yellow ground. Mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
Silver Spur	Compact to medium vigour, high spur density. Fruits medium to large, conical with prominent lobes, deep red striped skin. Mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Golden Spur	Compact to medium vigour, spur type. Fruits large, globose-oblong, smooth calyx end, golden yellow with pink-orange tinge. Mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Cith Lodh Apple-1	Medium vigour, bears on spurs and shoots. Fruits large, globose-oblong conical with smooth lobes, red striped/blushed over yellow ground. Early to mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh
Late Season
Firdous	Vigorous trees. Fruits large, oblong-conical with prominent calyx end, dark red blush on yellow ground. Resistant to scab. Mid to late maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Lal Ambri	Vigorous trees. Fruits large, oblong-conical with prominent calyx end, dark red blush on yellow ground. Mid to late maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Top Red	Medium to vigorous trees. Fruits medium to large, conical with prominent calyx end, striped red skin over greenish ground. Mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Sunhari	Vigorous trees. Fruits large, oblong-globose to slightly conical, smooth calyx end, golden yellow with orange-pink blush. Mid to late maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Golden Delicious	Vigorous trees. Fruits round-oblong, greenish yellow to golden yellow. Late maturity (September). Best pollinizer for mid and late flowering varieties.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Red Gold	Medium vigour. Fruits round to slightly oblong, medium size, dark to dull red. Early to mid maturity. Good pollinizer.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Ambri	Vigorous trees. Fruits oblong to slightly conical, red streaks over greenish-yellow ground. Late maturity (September).	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Fuji	Medium to high vigour with good spur development. Fruits medium to large, round-oblong to globose, dull red stripes over green-yellow ground. Mid maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand