Cornell & Geneva Fruit Varieties

Fruit from Cornell University and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, one of the oldest fruit breeding programs in the country.

More About Cornell & Geneva Fruit Varieties

Cortland, Macoun and Empire are Geneva apples, and so are Liberty, Burgundy and Rhuby. Black Gold and White Gold sweet cherries came out of the Cornell cherry program, along with Royalty and Brandywine purple raspberries and Honeoye strawberry.

On this page: Black Gold Sweet Cherry, Brandywine Purple Raspberry, Burgundy Apple, Cortland Apple, Empire Apple, Honeoye Strawberry, Liberty Apple, Macoun Apple, Rhuby Apple, Royalty Purple Raspberry and White Gold Sweet Cherry.

Related: Purdue & PRI Disease-Resistant Varieties · Late-Blooming Fruit Trees.

Questions We Get

Is Cortland a New York apple?

Yes. Geneva bred it in 1898 from McIntosh and Ben Davis.

Which Cornell cherries are hardiest?

Black Gold and White Gold, which we rate to 3b. Both bloom late, which helps in frost country.

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