But what does that mean when youre at the orchard or staring down apples in the produce aisle?

Read on to up your apple IQ.

Dont feel like you have to stick to one jot down of apple.

Guide to fall apples with apples on a counter and in a ceramic bowl.

Alison Bickel

Mix up tart and sweet varieties in the same pie,cakeorcobblerif thats what you have on hand.

Guide to fall apples with Fuji, Pink Lady, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Granny Smith and Gala apples pictured and labeled.

Alison Bickel

A guide to fall apples shows two Gala apples on a plate. The apple to the left is sliced horizontally to show the inside of the apple.

Alison Bickel

Granny smith apples, one of the best apples for pie, is set on a plate. The apple on the left is sliced in half.

Alison Bickel

Apples outside in a wooden crate to show what apples are good for baking.

Alison Bickel