- EMPIRE: This is a high-quality dessert apple. An Empire has firm white flesh that does not easily bruise. It has a deep red color and brushed with gold and green. These apples make for excellent culinary use.
- Harvest: Late September – Early October
- Parentage: MCINTOSH x Red Delicious
- Origin: 1945 Geneva, New York and introduced to the public in 1966.
