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

Grocery stores only recently started stocking a variety of apples Not so long ago, most American supermarkets sold only a few apple varieties – Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths.

Tami Gingrich celebrates Johnny Appleseed, recalling his impact on conservation and the cultivation of apple trees in Ohio, ...

First, there are the colors. The blue, green pink, orange, yellow, silver and purple shades sound like last year’s but I’m told by Apple that they’re different colors. The front colors are ...

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.