Our "Uncommon Apples" brand means just that: if we ship it, it's either a truly rare apple or else a more familiar variety, uncommonly well grown. We grow highly marketable, taste-tested heirloom varieties, principally Ashmead's Kernel, Golden Russet, Esopus Spitzenberg, Wickson, Pomme Grise, and Hudson's Golden Gem (see Apple Varieties for more information and a full list). But we also grow glowing-orange, intensely crisp and flavorful Kidd's D-9 Gala that make most other Gala look beige.

Uncommon Apples offer pleasure, nourishment, entertainment, and often a little history. If Esopus Spitzenberg was Thomas Jefferson's favorite apple, as reported, it tells us that Mr. Jefferson liked intense, sharp-sweet, rich flavors. Golden Russet's superb reputation -- for fresh eating, cooking, cellar keeping and fermented cider -- reaches back to before Independence. Pomme Grise is very close if not identical to a prized apple of Louis XIV's time! Uncommon indeed.