Apples

Fresh and local apples will be available starting in August. Use in all areas including fresh eating, baking, juicing, drying and freezing. We enjoy growing a wide variety of apples.  Some of our varieties include the following:

Alpha – Matte green apple with a red blush. Crisp and juicy, with moderate tartness.

Ashmead’s Kernel – Medium sized yellow-greenish russeted apple variety that is more than 300 years old, known for it’s outstanding flavour.

Bravo – Green apple with a red blush. Crisp and juicy with a mild, lightly acidic, flavour.

Charlie – Large and bright green apple. Similar to a granny smith in both appearance and flavour.

Enterprise – Large, attractive red apple with excellent fruit quality and storage capacity (up to 6 month)

Florina – Yellow/green apple with a red blush. Crisp and juicy with a well balanced and flavourful sugar-acid ratio. Good for storage.

Galarina –  Small to medium sized apple, orangish-red over a yellow background.  The flavor is crisp and sweet.  Excellent for storage.

Grime’s Golden – Medium to large apple with crisp and sweet flesh with excellent flavour.

Honeycrisp – Large apple, with a light green/yellow background and red/orange blush. Crisp and exceptionally juicy, with a well balanced sweet-tart flavour.

Karneval –  Medium to large apple, yellow streaks over carmine background, with crisp flesh and well balanced flavour. Good for storage.

Liberty – McIntosh-style apple, with red skin and crisp, juicy flesh, and well balanced flavour.

Pristine – Very early much improved “Yellow Transparent” type apple with crisp flesh, excellent flavor, and great good acid/sugar balance. Ripens in early August.

Rebella – Perfect children’s apple, small with a yellow undertone and red blush. Crisp, juicy, and sweet, with balanced acidity.

Red Love – Small to medium red apple with arresting pink/red flesh. Firm, flavourful and juicy, with a strong sweet-acid flavour tending towards tartness. Exceptionally high in antioxidants.