![Empire](http://mightyfreshfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_0030.jpg)
Description: Toss me into a backpack or lunchbox, and I’ll stay fresh, crisp, and juicy all day. My sweet-tart taste is a winner on teachers’ desks or in apple pies, too.
Parentage: Cross between a McIntosh and a Red Delicious. Developed in Geneva, New York in 1966.
Availability: Mid-Sept