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COME AND PICK-YOUR-OWN
APPLES!
Updated: October 27, 2009
Interesting
Facts on Apples
There are approximately
2,500 different varieties of apples grown in the United States.
About 7,500 varieties
of apples are grown throughout the world.
" An apple a day,
keeps the doctor away ".
Apples are very healthy.
They are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free, contain about
80 calories,and are a great source of fiber.
Spring Apple Blossom
Fun Apple Facts:
Did
you know apples float? Twenty five percent of an apple's volume
is air.
Apples
are a member of the rose family.
At
Weaver's Orchard we grow...
We have about 18,000
apple trees growing here at the orchard on about 35 acres of land!
There are many different varieties available for picking beginning
late in the summer, and lasting into fall.
Please note all dates listed below are approximate and determined at the start of the apple season. Unless there is a "NOW" in the availability column the apples are not ready for picking regardless the projected date listed.
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Apple
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Best Uses
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U-Pick Availability 2009
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Lodi
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Very firm and tart, making excellent pies
and sauces.
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FINISHED |
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Earligold
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Tart apple with firm flesh. Good for sauces
and baking.
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FINISHED |
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Summer Rambo
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Very tart apple great for sauces and baking.
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Not Available for Pick Your Own |
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Paula Red
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Tart, crisp, and juicy apple great for eating
and sauces.
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Not Available for Pick Your Own |
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Sunrise
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Excellent early eating apple. Sweet flavor
and crisp flesh. Good for salads too.
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FINISHED |
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Sansa
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Excellent early eating apple. Sweet flavor
and crisp flesh
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Not Available for Pick Your Own |
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Ginger Gold
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Sweet tart, firm apple is very versatile
and is great for snacking, pies, salads, sauce, and baking.
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FINISHED |
Golden Supreme |
Sweet all purpose apple great for snacking, salads, baking, and drying. |
FINISHED |
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Gala
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Juicy and very sweet with a crisp yellow
flesh. It is a great snack and also tastes good in salads.
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Honeycrisp
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Amazing eating apple with very distinct
sweet flavor. Firm flesh makes it great for pies and baking.
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FINISHED |
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Jonamac
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Cross between Jonathon and MacIntosh. Sweet
tart flavor with soft flesh, good for eating, sauces, and
baking.
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Not Available for Pick Your Own |
Cortland |
Slightly tart and very crisp. The flesh is very white and resists browning! Great for everything. |
FINISHED |
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Smokehouse
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Very tart apple used for baking and sauces.
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FINISHED |
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MacIntosh
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Softer apple with a mildly tart flavor.
Excellent for sauces and eating.
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FINISHED |
Golden Delicious |
Sweet and juicy, softer flesh. Very versatile, great for snacking, pies, salads, sauce, and baking. |
FINISHED |
Red Delicious |
Sweet, crisp, and juicy. Primarialy an eating apple, good for salads too. |
FINISHED |
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Jonathon
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Tart, crisp, and juicy apple excellent for
snacking and sauces.
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FINISHED |
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Empire
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Cross between MacIntosh and Delicious. Extra
crisp with a sweet tart flavor. Good for snacking, salads,
and sauce.
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FINISHED |
Fuji |
Very sweet flavor with a firm crisp flesh. Great for eating, sauces, and baking. |
NOW |
Autumn Crisp |
Sweet, crisp, and juicy. Excellent all purpose apple with a flavor of the Gala and Honey Crisp apple. |
FINISHED |
Crimson Crisp |
Extremely crunchy tart apple. Good for baking and sauces |
FINISHED |
Shizuka |
Sweet, juicy, firm apple similar to a Crispin. |
FINISHED |
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Jonagold
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Cross between a Jonathan and Golden Delicious.
Crisp and juicy with a great sweet flavor. Excellent for eating
and baking.
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FINISHED |
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Macoun
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Sweet tart flavor softer flesh. Good for
eating and sauces.
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FINISHED |
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Stayman
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Sweet tart flavor, firm and juicy. Very
versatile and great for snacking, pies, salads, sauce, and
baking.
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NOW |
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Crispin
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Slightly tart flavor and is very juicy,
firm, and crisp. Good for snacking, pies, and baking.
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FINISHED |
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Blushing Gold
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Sweet tart flavor. Good for snacking, salads,
and baking.
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FINISHED |
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Cameo
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Sweet tart flavor with firm flesh that resists
browning. Good for everything.
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MINIMAL |
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Fuji
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Very sweet flavor with a firm crisp flesh.
Great for eating, sauces, and baking.
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FINISHED |
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Granny Smith
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Very tart, crisp, and juicy. Excelent for
baking, pies, and sauces. Good flavor for eating as well.
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MINIMAL |
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Pink Lady
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Very crisp with a sweet tart taste. Great
for snacking, salads, pies, and baking.
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NOW |
Braeburn |
Sweet/tart, juicy and firm. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baking. All around apple. |
NOW |
Sun Crisp |
Sweet and snappy, juicy and very firm. All-purpose apple, great for eating, pies and baking. |
MINIMAL |
Did You Know?!?!
The Star Gala is an exciting new variety of Fulford Gala, discovered right here at Weaver's Orchard!!
Star Gala This apple is characterized by its exceptional fruit size, ranging from 3 to 3.5 inches in diameter!! Star Gala apples are excellent eating apples, with the quality andflavor you would expect in a Gala.
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