Prices for 2011 Season

Pick Your Own:
Apples = .75¢ per pound
Peaches = $1.00 per pound

Pre-Packed:
Apples per pre-packed bushel = $22.00
Peaches per pre-packed 1/2 bushel = $20.00

Approximate Harvest Schedule for Apples:

This schedule may change from year to year, please call to confirm varieties are available... or check the Home page for current information

Apple

Flavor

Eating

Pie

Salad

Sauce

Baking

Availability

PaulaRed

Early Mcintosh cousin, tart
yes
not best use
 
yes
 
Beginning of August

Gala

Light texture, sweet, great for eating fresh
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Mid - Late August

McIntosh

Traditional, tart, flavorful
yes
   
yes
 
Late - August

Red Delicious

Tender, juicy, best for out of hand eating
yes
 
yes
not best use
 
Mid - September

Golden Delicious

Sweet, excellent for all uses
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Early September

Stayman

Firm, mildly tart, best for most uses
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Mid - October

Winesap

Firm, tart, keeps well
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Mid - October

Granny Smith

Tart, crisp, great keeper
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Late September

Rome

Firm, slightly tart, excellent for baking, keeps well
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
1st week of October

Empire

Great for eating, 1/2 McIntosh & 1/2 Red Delicious
yes
 
yes
   
2nd week of September

Fuji

Sweet, crisp, great keeper
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
2nd & 3rd week of October
Jonagold
Great Eater!
Crisp!
yes yes yes no yes Early -
September
Honeycrisp Super crisp
and juicy
yes   yes yes no Mid-August
Pink Lady Tart and
crisp
yes yes yes     First week
of November

Apple Pricing:

If you come to the packing shed, you will find several different ways to purchase apples. You may select your own individual apples, or purchase pre-packed boxes.

  • Prices are by the pound if not in pre-boxed bushels

A bushel of apples is approximately 42 pounds by weight. You may choose to select your own apples, or purchase a pre-packed box containing varying sizes of apples.

Prices for the 2011 Season:

Apple Pricing

.75¢ per pound

or $22.00 per pre-packed bushel