Apple varieties number into the thousands with different types preferred for eating, making juice and cider, baking and processing. Growers are constantly experimenting with new varieties.

which distinguishes it from most other apple varieties. Originally grown on the Mullin’s farm in Clay County, West Virginia in the 1890s, it was originally called Mullin’s Yellow Seedling ...

Before the 1980s, there were usually three varieties of apples available: red, yellow and green. Growing up, Bedford mostly ate the Red Delicious variety and didn’t like apples as a result.

Apples are big business for states like Washington, New York and Michigan. Find out which varieties are best for eating, cooking, cider and more.