Apple varieties throughout the season
...for every taste and purpose!
Visit us often throughout the season to enjoy over a dozen different varieties of apples as they ripen throughout August, September and October.
| Yellow Transparent | Heritage variety from 1800's Russia. Medium to large yellow apple that is tender and tart. Long-time favourite cooking apple for sauces and pies. A very early producer. Late July. |  |
| Melba | Heritage variety developed in Canada (1924). The skin is green yellow, striped, and blushed with red. Good for baking and fresh eating; lovely for compotes and applesauce. Short-term storage apple. Early to Mid-August. |  |
| Red Astrachan | Heritage variety developed in Russia (early 1800’s). Bright red with white flesh. Crisp, sweet and moderately juicy. Nice for eating and gives distinctive flavour in pies. Mid-August |  |
| Paulared | From Michigan (1967). A fall apple that matures in late summer. Solid red colour and nice tart flavour, with a firm, crisp texture. Ideal for fresh eating, perfect for cooking. Mid-August. |  |
| Redcort | New strain of Cortland developed in New York State (1980’s). Deep, rich red colour with white, juicy flesh. Ripens earlier than regular Cortland. Early to mid-September. |  |
| Lobo | Popular in Southern Quebec. Green apple with bright red blush and crisp white fruit. Tart at first, sweetens in storage. Excellent multi-purpose apple. Early to mid-September. |  |
| Macintosh | World-famous Heritage variety, originally from the farm of John McIntosh in Dundela, Ontario (1836). Bright red apple with green undertones, distinctive aroma and delicious tangy flavour. An excellent all-purpose apple. Early to mid-September. |  |
| Cortland | Heritage variety; cross of Ben Davis with McIntosh (1915). Excellent as a dessert apple as well as for processing and fresh in salads. Attractive red-striped apple with white flesh. Mid-September. |  |
| Spartan | Developed in British Columbia (1936). A cross of Yellow Newton with McIntosh. An attractive dessert apple with deep red rich colour; smaller average size. Mid-September. |  |
| Macoun | Heritage variety; cross of Jersey Black with McIntosh (1923). Highly-aromatic dessert apple. Dark purplish-red colour with white firm flesh. Approximately 3rd week of September. |  |
| Empire | A cross of McIntosh & Red Delicious (1966). Excellent eating quality and great keeper. A dark red striped apple with juicy cream-coloured flesh and slightly tart flavour. Approximately 3rd week of September. |  |
| Priscilla | A hybrid Red Delicious. Bright red apple with crisp with white flesh, mild flavour and low acid. Excellent dessert quality. Early October. |  |
| Golden Russet | Heritage variety from Britain. All-purpose golden apple with firm, aromatic, yellowish flesh and unique flavour that improves in storage. Early to mid-October. |  |
2011 Harvest News!
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Our 2011 apple harvest has started! Fresh-picked apples available daily 10 am to 6pm. Pick-Your-Own apples will start Labour Day weekend and our popular "Pumpkin Hill" will be back again this year by mid-September. Don't forget to mark your calendars for our 3rd Annual AppleFest Harvest kick-off and United Way Fundraiser Labour Day weekend on Sunday September 4th 2011!
Read about AppleFest.