Flesh cream, firm and sub-acid after storage. Excellent for pies and baking. Good for fresh eating, salads, sauce and freezing. Available November to July, primarily February to July. Empire Medium to medium small, round to oblong, blushed dark red.
Flesh is greenish cream, slight aromatic and sub-acid.
Empire apples are known as excellent fresh eating apples and are available from mid October to June. Russet Medium to small, round, greenish yellow. Flesh fine, rich midly aromatic and sub-acid. May. Bartlett Clear yellow when ripe. Thick skinned, occasionally blushed, surface may be uneven.