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What we Grow
Apple Varieties

Apple varieties are available according to ripening schedule. All varieties listed below are grown on our family farm. We grow what we sell!

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New Apple Varieties That We Grow!
Ginger Gold
Autumn Gala
Jona Gold

Ginger Gold

The Ginger Gold is the earliest, local fresh apple available in the Fall. However, this apple does not store well, so enjoy it for the short time it is available. A wonderful apple with a hint of spice and rich taste! A cross between the Golden Delicious & Albermarle Pippin.

Usage: The Ginger Gold maintains crisp, white flesh when cut and is great as a snack, eaten out of hand ! The Ginger Gold also holds it shape when cooked.

Autumn Gala
Crisp, sweet & juicy apple. A firm, great tasting  'lunchbox' apple!
Jona Gold
This apple is a cross between a Golden Delicious & Jonathan...A large, sweet, thin skin apple. It is juicy and aromatic with a sweet-sour taste!
Paula Red
Great for eating or baking. Mild flavor, light flesh. Similar to McIntosh. More of a softer, mellow apple. One of the first apples picked. Makes a smoother sauce. Bakes like a McIntosh.
Zestar
Mildly tart, crunchy, juicy. Great alternative to Honey Crisp….good to eat until the Honey Crisp are ready and thereafter. Described by the University of Minnesota as a sweet-tart taste with a hint of brown sugar. Good for eating or baking. New Apple at the Apple Barn! Early season apple… crisp, white flesh when cut and is great as a snack eaten out of hand, also holds its shape when cooked. A very white flesh...this apple does not brown.
McIntosh
Mild, sweet/tart flavor for eating, baking, or sauce. Basic cooking apple. Mellows to be a softer flesh apple. Bakes down in pies and also makes a smoother sauce.
Cortland
White flesh…semi-tart, great for eating, baking or sauce. Makes a chunky applesauce. Holds shape in pies and crisps.
Gala
Juicy, mildly sweet, quality dessert apple. Better known to be used for eating, salads or dessert recipes.
Honey Crisp
Cross between a Macoun and Honey Gold. Firm, crisp excellent eating apple. Good eating! Very popular for eating, desserts, or salads.
Holiday
Our Favorite! Cross between a Jonathon and Macoun. Mildly tart, white flesh. May be used for baking. Will bake firm and hold shape in cooking. Tends not to brown. Makes chunky sauce. We use this apple for our caramel apples.
Honey Gold
Yellow apple. Sweet flavor, smooth finish. Enjoy fresh or in salads. Similar to a yellow delicious, although much better tasting. Not as tough of a peel/skin.
Empire
McIntosh/Delicious cross, although does not taste like either. Firm, juicy eating apple. Usually smaller in size and nice for younger children.
Red Delicious
Sweet, firm eating or salad apple. Tougher skin. Flesh tends to brown when sliced.
Ida Red
Firm, crisp, tart - great for eating, baking, sauce or salad. Great for baking or eating. Great for sauces, pies, crisps, or salads. Makes a chunkier sauce. Recommended as a better keeping apple.

**20 to 24 quarts of sauce per bushel of apples
***3 medium size apples weigh about 1 pound
***1 pound of apples, cored and sliced measures about 4-1/2 cups
***2 pounds of whole apples for a 9-inch pie

 

 

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