| Kandil Sinap |
| Origin: Turkey or Russia early 1800s |
Ripens: Oct |
Zone: 4 - 7 |
| This Turkish aristocrat is tall, narrow and cylindrical with a creamy yellow porcelain-like skin blushed a brilliant red. Crisp, juicy, fine-grained flesh with good flavor. Dwarfish tree grows in narrow, pyramidal form. Shy bearer. |
| Karmije De Sonnaville |
| Origin: Netherlands 1949 (Jonathan x Cox Orange Pippin) |
Ripens: Oct |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| Rich robust flavor with masses of sugar and acidity and crisp juicy flesh. One of the strongest-flavored apples comparable to Ashmeads Kernel. Apples red or with red flush and larger than either parent. Flowers are large and beautiful. Susceptible to apple scab and grows best in cooler summer areas. |
| Katsa |
| Origin: Sweden 1966 |
Ripens: Sept |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| Juicy, yellow-white flesh with good flavor. Moderately vigorous, upright, spreading tree. Good keeper. |
| Keepsake |
| Origin: 1979 |
Ripens: Oct/Nov |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| Unattractive, irregularly shaped, 2.25 to 2.75 inch diameter, 90% red fruit. Fine grained, hard, very crisp, juicy light yellow flesh. Strongly aromatic flavor. Very hardy. Mellows with age. Attains peak fresh eating quality in January or February. Keeps in storage through April. Moderately vigorous spreading tree. Resistant to fire blight and cedar apple rust. |
| Kerry Pippin |
| Origin: Ireland 1802 |
Ripens: Aug |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| Small shiny yellow fruit sometimes striped red in the sun. The crisp, crunchy, hard flesh has an intriguing flavor which, after much discussion and tasting, we can only characterize as a hint of boysenberry. Delicious! |
| Kidds Orange Red |
| Origin: New Zealand 1924 |
Ripens: Sept |
Zone: 4 - 7 |
| Pink, crimson flush, some stripes over pale yellow skin with russet dots. Medium size, conic, slightly ribbed, hybrid of Cox Orange Pippin, that does better in warm climates than Cox. Rich balance of sugar, acidity and aromatics, with a hint of violets. Upright, vigorous tree. |
| King Luscious |
| Origin: North Carolina in 1935 |
Ripens: Oct |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| The skin is greenish-yellow covered with deep red and overlaid with darker red striping. The flesh is yellowish-white, fine-grained, crisp and juicy. |
| Kingston Black |
| Origin: England 1820 |
Ripens: Sept/Oct |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| Apple crimson over yellow orange ground color. Bitter sharp juice ferments to a distinctively flavored hard cider without blending. Cider only, except for the very brave. Irregular growth habit. |
| Kinsei |
| Origin: Japan |
Ripens: |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| A large blushed yellow apple that is sweet and firm. Tree resembles Golden Delicious in growth habit and production. Some calyx russetting can occur in warmer districts. Storage is rated excellent. |
| Knobbed Russet |
| Origin: Sussex, England in 1819 |
Ripens: Oct |
Zone: 3 - 6 |
| Its irregular, uneven surface is overlaid with rough gray and black russet and distinctive welts and knobs. The soft and sweet creamy flesh is fine-grained with a sweet flavor. |
