| Apple |
Flavor |
Eating |
Pie |
Salad |
Sauce |
Baking |
Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paulared |
Early Mcintosh cousin, tart |
yes |
not best use |
yes |
Beginning of August |
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Gala |
Light texture, sweet, great for eating fresh |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Mid - Late August |
McIntosh |
Traditional, tart, flavorful |
yes |
yes |
Mid - August |
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Red Delicious |
Tender, juicy, best for out of hand eating |
yes |
yes |
not best use |
2nd week of September |
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Golden Delicious |
Sweet, excellent for all uses |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
September 7th |
Stayman |
Firm, mildly tart, best for most uses |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
October 15th |
Winesap |
Firm, tart, keeps well |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
October 15th |
Granny Smith |
Tart, crisp, great keeper |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
1st week of October |
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 |
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Fuji |
Sweet, crisp, great keeper |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
3rd week of October |
| Jonagold | Great Eater! Crisp! |
yes | yes | yes | no | yes | 2nd week of October |
Liberty |
Tart, Similar to McIntosh |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
mid-August |
|
| Honeycrisp | Super crisp and juicy |
yes | yes | yes | no | mid-August | |
| Pink Lady | Tart and crisp |
yes | yes | yes | late Oct. to early November |
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 a pre-packed unit. When selecting your own, you may purchase the following sizes:
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Peck (smallest unit - 1/4 bushel)
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Half Bushel
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Bushel
When selecting a pre-packed box of apples, you may purchase any available tray packs or bushel boxes.
Tray packs vary depending on variety, but may come in sizes of 113, 100, 88, or 72. Each number represents how many apples are in a box (for example, a size 100 tray pack means there are 100 apples in the box). The smaller the number, the larger the apple (72's are larger than 113's). These boxes contain washed, graded, premium apples, layered with cushioned trays.
A bushel of apples is approximately 42 pounds by weight. You may choose to select your own, washed apples, or purchase a pre-packed box containing varying sizes of apples. Peck and half bushel quantities are sold in bags and are select-your-own.
We also sell single layer gift boxes which weigh approximately 11 pounds (box included), which contains premium washed, graded apples that are ready to be shipped.
Prices for the 2005 season:
Bushel - $17.00
Half Bushel - $9.00
Peck - $5.00
Gift Pack - $15.00
Apple Butter - $6 /quart or $4/pint
(apple butter is made with our own apples)
