Grimes Golden

People visit from miles away to pick this parent apple of the Golden Delicious. The Grimes Golden is ready to pick in mid-September. It's sweet, delicate flavor is prized for eating, cider and  jelly.  It makes particularly fine apple butter.

Rome Beauty

Rome is the classic pie apple - firm and tart, and holds its shape.  Our supply of Rome Beauties is limited. Romes are available in late-September.

Virginia Beauty

Locally this is the favorite!  With a tender fruit, a very heady apple taste, and aroma that deepens after it is picked and wrapped in newspapers for several weeks.  Its color is wine with gold russeting at the stem.  Locals make milk shakes from very ripe Virginia Beauties.  It is also good for cobblers, pan-fried apples, and extra-sweet eating. Available late-September.

Golden Delicious
 

Our Goldens have a red blush! This is because they are not picked before they are ripe and ready. This makes them crisp, sweet, and pungent - unlike most of those found in grocery stores.  They are great for snacking, and very fine for pies, cobblers and baked apples.  Golden Delicious hold their shape well when cooked. They are harvested in late September and early October.

Stayman-Winesap

Cooks and cider makers make annual visits to The Orchard to pick our Staymans (locally called Stayman-Winesaps.)  They are also the choice of people who like hard, crisp, medium tart eating apples.  No matter how many Stayman we are able to harvest, we always wish we had more. Late September and early October.

York Imperials
 

King Luscious
 

The largest apple we grow (it's huge) is very juicy and sweet - fine for eating and for light cooking. The King Luscious are best picked in October.

Red Delicious

Our "Red" Delicious is a favorite lunch box apple. It is a long lasting sweet eating apple.  We also grow a few of the old-fashion Stark Red, a historical version of Red Delicious. October