Apples
 

Apples, apples, and more apples.  On our farm we grow 20 acres of apples including 26 different varieties.  All of our trees are semi dwarf, which means the trees only grow to about eight to ten feet tall.  Our orchard is high density meaning we have about 500 trees planted per acre.  The trees are easy for people of all ages to pick apples.  No ladders are needed.  Please keep in mind that these are approximate harvest dates and may change from year to year due to mother nature.  For updated variety listings available for picking at the U-Pick Farm please click here to check our U-Pick Page. These are the varieties we grow: Variety Harvest Date (approximate) Flavor Uses Paulared Late August tart eating and baking Ginger Gold Late August sweet-tart eating and baking Empress Late August semi-tart eating and baking Sansa* Late August sweet-tart  eating and baking Zestar* Early September sweet-tart eating and baking McIntosh*  Early September semi -tart eating and baking Jonamac*  Early September semi-tart  eating and baking Gala*   Early September   sweet   eating Cortland*   Mid September  semi-tart  eating and baking Honeycrisp* Mid September sweet-tart  eating and baking Empire*  Late September  semi-tart  eating and baking Macoun Late September semi-tart eating and baking Jonagold*  Early October sweet-tart eating and baking Mutsu*    Early October tart    eating and baking Red Delicious*  Early October sweet  eating Russet  Early October tart   eating and baking Golden Delicious* Early October  sweet eating Stayman*/Winesap Mid October   tart  eating and baking Idared* Mid October  tart    eating and baking Fuji* Mid October sweet  eating Braeburn* Late October tart   eating and baking Cameo* Late October sweet eating Granny Smith* Late October tart eating and baking Gold Rush* Late October tart eating and baking Pink Lady® brand (Cripps Pink variety)* Early November semi-tart eating and baking * Indicates those varieties, which are offered at the U-Pick orchard. Check out our wonderful Gift Packs Click Here Apples are best stored in the refrigerator.  Water can be sprinkled on top to keep the humidity around the fruit high.  This will help prevent the fruit from drying out. All of our fruit is hand picked and stored in cold storage kept at 33 deg. F and high humidity.  Before arriving at our farm store the fruit is washed and sorted.  The apples, which are classified as “seconds”, are used to make our fresh apple cider.  Squeezed apples – pressed through heavy cloth – cooled and put into a container.  The secret is making it FRESH!  We make it ourselves – right here on our farm in Water Mill.  The flavor is unbeatable. The best apples to use for applesauce are a blend of all the different varieties available at the time.  The “seconds” also make great applesauce.