Apple Central
Bowman Orchards in New York
Want to go apple picking in New York? See our NY apple picking calendar and learn the best times to pick apples and when its best to pick each type of apple that Bowman Orchards has to offer. Apple picking calendar dates features when apple varieties typically become available.
Note: These dates are only approximate.
Visit our online store, or call for details regarding which varieties are currently available!!
What's New??
Exciting New varieties planted this year included Pixie Crunch, Ever crisp, and a couple others! Fruit from the new trees planted will be available in 1-3 years!
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August
Sansa
Paulared
Tydeman
Zestar
September
Blondee
Gala
Ginger Gold
Golden Supreme
Greening
Jonamac
McIntosh
Twenty Ounce
Tydeman
Cortland
Empire
Honeycrisp
Macoun
Shamrock
Snow Sweet
Tydeman
Autmn Crisp
Braeburn
Golden Delicious
Jonagold
Mutsu/Crispin
Pinova
Red Delicious
Ruby Frost™
Ruby Jon
Snap Dragon™
Snow Sweet
October
Cameo
Fortune
Idared
Northern Spy
Rome
Ruby Frost™
Shizuka
Snap Dragon™
Snow Sweet
Cameo
Fuji
Granny Smith
Ruby Frost™
Shizuka
Spigold
Suncrisp
Cameo
Fuji
Granny Smith
Spigold
Suncrisp
Sansa
Paulared
Tydeman
Zestar
Blondee
Gala
Ginger Gold
Golden Supreme
Greening
Jonamac
McIntosh
Twenty Ounce
Tydeman
Cortland
Empire
Honeycrisp
Macoun
Shamrock
Snow Sweet
Tydeman
Autmn Crisp
Braeburn
Golden Delicious
Jonagold
Mutsu/Crispin
Pinova
Red Delicious
Ruby Frost™
Ruby Jon
Snap Dragon™
Snow Sweet
Cameo
Fortune
Idared
Northern Spy
Rome
Ruby Frost™
Shizuka
Snap Dragon™
Snow Sweet
Cameo
Fuji
Granny Smith
Ruby Frost™
Shizuka
Spigold
Suncrisp
Cameo
Fuji
Granny Smith
Spigold
Suncrisp

Ambrosia
Sweet yet crisp taste. For snacking, salads,baking.
Ambrosia

Sweet yet crisp taste. For snacking, salads,baking.

Autmn Crisp
a sweet/tart apple that is juicy and extra crisp. insides stay white longer than most other apples when cut open.
Mid September
Late September
Autmn Crisp

Mid September
Late September
a sweet/tart apple that is juicy and extra crisp. insides stay white longer than most other apples when cut open.

Blondee
yellow skinned gala type apple, smooth finish and crunchy texture. sweet with a little zing.
Late August
Early September
Blondee

Late August
Early September
yellow skinned gala type apple, smooth finish and crunchy texture. sweet with a little zing.

Braeburn
old fashioned sweet apple with smooth crisp texture. aromatic and juicy.
Early October
Mid October
Late October
Braeburn

Early October
Mid October
Late October
old fashioned sweet apple with smooth crisp texture. aromatic and juicy.

Cameo
Firm and Crisp, with a sweet tart flavor, crisp and excellent for salads pies sauce and baking.
Mid October
Late October
Cameo

Mid October
Late October
Firm and Crisp, with a sweet tart flavor, crisp and excellent for salads pies sauce and baking.

Cortland
Tangy taste. Fine-grained juicy flesh stays white longer. For snacking, salads,baking.
Cortland

Tangy taste. Fine-grained juicy flesh stays white longer. For snacking, salads,baking.

Empire
Unique sweet/tart taste, crisp and juicy. Acclaimed worldwide. Best for eating and salads.
Empire

Unique sweet/tart taste, crisp and juicy. Acclaimed worldwide. Best for eating and salads.

Fortune
Slightly spicy flavor. Cream-colored flesh. Firm,juicy, and crisp. a favorite for fresh eating,pies, and sauce.
Fortune

Slightly spicy flavor. Cream-colored flesh. Firm,juicy, and crisp. a favorite for fresh eating,pies, and sauce.

Fuji
An aromatic, sweet flavor and a firm but juicy texture make this a delicious eating apple.
Late October
Fuji

Late October
An aromatic, sweet flavor and a firm but juicy texture make this a delicious eating apple.

Gala
Sweet and juicy, with a snappy, crisp texture. Superb dessert and fresh eating apple.
Gala

Sweet and juicy, with a snappy, crisp texture. Superb dessert and fresh eating apple.

Ginger Gold
Sweet, yet mildly tart. Crisp, cream-colored flesh. For fresh eating and salads.
Ginger Gold

Sweet, yet mildly tart. Crisp, cream-colored flesh. For fresh eating and salads.

Golden Delicious
Sweet and extra juicy. Crisp white texture. For fresh eating, salads, and baking.
Golden Delicious

Sweet and extra juicy. Crisp white texture. For fresh eating, salads, and baking.

Golden Supreme
Similar to a Golden Delicious but ripens at least 3 weeks earlier.
Golden Supreme

Similar to a Golden Delicious but ripens at least 3 weeks earlier.

Granny Smith
Unique tart flavor. Just like the imported ones, only ours have a slight pink cheek.
Late October
Granny Smith

Late October
Unique tart flavor. Just like the imported ones, only ours have a slight pink cheek.

Greening
Solid green cooking apple. If you like a tart eating apple try the Greening. Makes an excellent apple pie.
Greening

Solid green cooking apple. If you like a tart eating apple try the Greening. Makes an excellent apple pie.

Honeycrisp
The fruit is large and the skin is a red over a yellow background. The flesh is cream colored and exceptionally crisp and juicy.
Honeycrisp

The fruit is large and the skin is a red over a yellow background. The flesh is cream colored and exceptionally crisp and juicy.

Idared
Highly flavored and crisp. Moderately tart. Dual purpose for fresh eating and cooking-baking.
Idared

Highly flavored and crisp. Moderately tart. Dual purpose for fresh eating and cooking-baking.

Jerseymac
Spicy, aromatic flavor, with fine texture. Juicy Flesh. Dual-purpose, for eating and cooking. Sorry we don't ship these due to their short term keeping quality.
Jerseymac


Jonagold
Blend of tart and sweet, with firm texture. One of the world's most preferred eating apples. Also great for cooking and baking.
Jonagold

Blend of tart and sweet, with firm texture. One of the world's most preferred eating apples. Also great for cooking and baking.

Jonamac
Great for eating, cooking and baking. An all-around favorite with a tangy, aromatic flavor.
Jonamac

Great for eating, cooking and baking. An all-around favorite with a tangy, aromatic flavor.

Macoun
Mild tart taste. Aromatic, fine- grained firm white flesh. For snacking and fresh desserts.
Macoun

Mild tart taste. Aromatic, fine- grained firm white flesh. For snacking and fresh desserts.

McIntosh
Juicy, tangy and aromatic. An all-time favorite for fresh eating and salads.
McIntosh

Juicy, tangy and aromatic. An all-time favorite for fresh eating and salads.

Mutsu/Crispin
Delicately spicy and juicy, with crisp white flesh. For both fresh eating and cooking
Mutsu/Crispin

Delicately spicy and juicy, with crisp white flesh. For both fresh eating and cooking

Northern Spy
One of the original winter keeping apples. Excellent pie apple, and an excellent eating apple.
Northern Spy

One of the original winter keeping apples. Excellent pie apple, and an excellent eating apple.

Paulared
Tart and flavorful, with a firm, crisp texture. Ideal for fresh eating, perfect for cooking.
Paulared

Tart and flavorful, with a firm, crisp texture. Ideal for fresh eating, perfect for cooking.

Pinova
Sweet yet Tart flavor, with a crisp texture. An all purpose apple.
Pinova

Sweet yet Tart flavor, with a crisp texture. An all purpose apple.

Pristine
Fruit is very smooth with canary yellow coloring, often times with a blush. Flavor is somewhat tart, excellent for cooking or fresh eating.
Pristine


Radiant Runkel®
Radiant Runkel®


Red Delicious
Juicy, sweet taste. The classic for fresh eating and salads.
Red Delicious

Juicy, sweet taste. The classic for fresh eating and salads.

Rome
Firm, mildly tart. Holds it's shape well. A favorite for baking and sauce.
Rome

Firm, mildly tart. Holds it's shape well. A favorite for baking and sauce.

Ruby Frost™
Ruby Frost (Formerly NY2) Is juicy and refreshing, with a beautiful skin and a nice sugar-acid balance. very firm, crisp, juicy, & Tart with a good shelf life! ripens later in the fall, and stores well. Ruby Frost provides a boost of vitamin C well into winter! popular with fans of Empire and Granny Smith.
Early October
Mid October
Ruby Frost™

Early October
Mid October
Ruby Frost (Formerly NY2) Is juicy and refreshing, with a beautiful skin and a nice sugar-acid balance. very firm, crisp, juicy, & Tart with a good shelf life! ripens later in the fall, and stores well. Ruby Frost provides a boost of vitamin C well into winter! popular with fans of Empire and Granny Smith.

Ruby Jon
Very similar to the mid-western apple "Jonathan." Very tart with a deep maroon color.
Ruby Jon

Very similar to the mid-western apple "Jonathan." Very tart with a deep maroon color.

Sansa
A new cross with the Gala apple. Excellent dessert apple with good keeping quality. An early season apple well worth eating.
Sansa

A new cross with the Gala apple. Excellent dessert apple with good keeping quality. An early season apple well worth eating.

Shamrock
The flesh is creamy light green and has a coarse texture with a spicy flavor similar to McIntosh. Often sold as early Granny Smith's.
Shamrock

The flesh is creamy light green and has a coarse texture with a spicy flavor similar to McIntosh. Often sold as early Granny Smith's.

Shizuka
A large green-yellow apple with a re-orange blush. A sweet Huge apple that is firm and juicy and slow to turn brown once cut open! Shizukas first season here at Bowman Orchards was a HUGE success and left everyone coming back looking for more!
Mid October
Shizuka

Mid October
A large green-yellow apple with a re-orange blush. A sweet Huge apple that is firm and juicy and slow to turn brown once cut open! Shizukas first season here at Bowman Orchards was a HUGE success and left everyone coming back looking for more!

Snap Dragon™
An offspring of the Honeycrisp the Snap Dragon (Formerly NY1) has a juicy crispness with a spicy-sweet flavor a popular apple for snacking, especially for children. available in late September — it has a long storage and shelf life.
Early October
Snap Dragon™

Early October
An offspring of the Honeycrisp the Snap Dragon (Formerly NY1) has a juicy crispness with a spicy-sweet flavor a popular apple for snacking, especially for children. available in late September — it has a long storage and shelf life.

Snow Sweet
Sweet tart apple with a bright white inside. red and deep gold skin
Late September
Early October
Snow Sweet

Late September
Early October
Sweet tart apple with a bright white inside. red and deep gold skin

Spigold
A cross between a Northern Spy and a Golden Delicious. It has a unique flavor, and is a good desert apple.
Late October
Spigold

Late October
A cross between a Northern Spy and a Golden Delicious. It has a unique flavor, and is a good desert apple.

Suncrisp
A very unique taste. Color is almost orange like. Very late in season, very hard and crisp.
Late October
Suncrisp

Late October
A very unique taste. Color is almost orange like. Very late in season, very hard and crisp.

Twenty Ounce
The largest apple available. Early in the season they are green, developing many stripes later. Wonderful baking or cooking apple. Some weigh over 1 1/2 lbs.
Twenty Ounce

The largest apple available. Early in the season they are green, developing many stripes later. Wonderful baking or cooking apple. Some weigh over 1 1/2 lbs.

Tydeman
Medium to large apples with a thin, shiny dark red skin. insides are juicy, & firm. Originally developed from a cross between Worcester Pearmain & Red Macintosh.
Early September
Mid September
Tydeman

Early September
Mid September
Medium to large apples with a thin, shiny dark red skin. insides are juicy, & firm. Originally developed from a cross between Worcester Pearmain & Red Macintosh.

Zestar
Crisp flesh, large fruit, the best of the early apples. Very juicy. Ripens in early August. "Full Flavor" apple.
Zestar

Crisp flesh, large fruit, the best of the early apples. Very juicy. Ripens in early August. "Full Flavor" apple.