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Apples

Summerred:    2024 harvest completed

Delightful red summer apple. Makes pink applesauce. Golden Delicious / McIntosh cross. 

Wealthy:    September 14 - 22

Old time favorite. Red, good all purpose apple. Somewhat limited crop for 2024.

McIntosh:    September 14 - September 29

Perhaps the best all-purpose apple. Consistently popular. Discovered as chance seedling in Ontario in late 1700s. Excellent crop 2024, although in some areas of the orchard the apples may be somewhat smaller than usual.

Cortland:   September 21 - October 6

Large, red on green apple from New York. Makes chunky applesauce. Remains white for extended period when used in salads.  Reduced crop for 2024 due to Springtime freeze.

Liberty:  September 26 - October 13

Extraordinary new variety. A medium to large red apple. Very tasty, mildly tart dessert apple. Good crop for 2024!

Empire  September 27 - October 13

Red Delicious / McIntosh cross from New York. Highly rated in taste tests worldwide. Red, smallish all-purpose apple. Very limited crop for 2024.

Spartan:    September 28 - October 19

Excellent all-purpose apple. Tend to be small to medium in size. Dark red in color coming from a Newton / McIntosh cross from British Columbia. Sweet in flavor.

Golden Delicious:  September 26 - October 19

Excellent, all-purpose apple. Reduced crop for 2024.

Pears

Bartlett:    September 19 - October 5

Good canning and dessert pear. Very limited crop for 2024 due to poor pollination..

D'Anjou:    September 28 - October 19

 Excellent winter pear. Limited crop for 2024 due to poor pollination.

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