apple varieties and prices
crate of apples

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
 
Mid - August

Red Delicious

Tender, juicy, best for out of hand eating
yes
 
yes
not best use
 
2nd week of September

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

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

apple prices

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:

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)

apple on a tree