Pome Fruit Category

Pome Fruit

The family of pome (rhymes with "home") fruits include apples, pears, quinces, Asian pears, and loquats.


Rhode Island Greening
Rhode Island greening
These are especially good for baking.
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Rome apple, Gillett's seedling, red rome, Rome Beauty apple
Rome apple
These are best used for baking and for making applesauce. They don't work well in pies.
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Seckel pear, sugar pear
Seckel pear
These are small pears with red and green skins. They're very sweet and juicy and they'd be absolutely perfect if only the skins weren't a bit too thick.
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Sierra Beauty apple
Sierra Beauty apple
This is a juicy, crisp and somewhat tart apple. It doesn't hold its shape well when cooked, but it's great for eating out of hand.
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Southern rose apple
Southern rose apple
This is a good apple for eating out of hand.
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Spartan apple
Spartan apple
This is a cross between the McIntosh and Pippin apples. It's a good all-purpose apple.
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Sundowner apple
Sundowner apple
Like the Pink Lady apple, this is a a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Lady Williams. It's very good for eating out of hand.
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Winesap, Stayman Winesap
Winesap
This tart apple is great for eating out of hand or for making cider. It keeps for a relatively long time.
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Winter Nellis pear
Winter Nellis pear
These are especially good for baking.
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York Imperial, York
York Imperial
These are especially good for baking.
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