Fruit Tree Information

APPLE BLOOM TIME

(Note: Approximate dates are for Northern Willamette Valley, OR)

Gravenstein Liberty Lodi McIntosh, Dbl Red Red Gravenstein Summer Red Stark® Royal Gala® Granny smith Red Delicious Akane Braeburn Cortland Cox’s Orange Pippin Chehalis Discovery Empire Haralson Jonagold Wealthy Melrose Mutsu Newtown Pippin Yellow Delicious Spartan Spitzenburg King Northern Spy Red Fuji

APPLE STORAGE RATING

Later ripening apples are usually the best keepers.

Braeburn Liberty Melrose Mutsu Newtown Pippin Northern Spy Red Fuji Cortland Haralson Jonagold King McIntosh, Dbl Red Spartan Spitzenburg Summer Red Wealthy Akane Discovery

APPLE CIDER

Good cider is created from a mix of sweet, tart, aromatic and astringent apples and crabapples. Some cider makers will even add pear for a more complex flavor. Here is a short list from what we carry:

APPLE RIPENING TIME

Mid July Mid Aug Late Aug Early Sept Mid Sept Late Sept Early Oct Mid Oct Late Oct November

Lodi Discovery Royal Gala® Summer Red Akane Gravenstein Red Gravenstein Liberty McIntosh, Red Chehalis Cox’s Orange Empire Red Delicious Yellow Delicious Wealthy Haralson Jonagold King Spartan Cortland Northern Spy Melrose Mutsu Red Fuji Spitzenburg Braeburn Granny Smith Newtown Pippin

CHERRY RIPENING TIME

Late June Early July Mid July Late July

Stella Bada Bing Rainier Royal Ann Van North Star Lapins Sam Sweetheart Montmorency

ASIAN PEAR RIPENING TIME

Early Aug Late Aug Mid Sept Mid Oct Oct/Nov

Yakumo Hosui Shinseiki Nijiseiki Chojuro Shinko Korean Giant

DOMESTIC PEAR RIPENING TIME

Late Aug Early Sept Mid Sept Late Sept Early Oct

Red Clapp’s Bartlett Moonglow Anjou Bosc Highland Comice

PLUM RIPENING TIME

Early July Mid July Late July Mid Aug Early Sept Mid Sept Late Sept

Methley Peach Plum Green Gage Beauty Shiro Santa Rosa Toka Satsuma French Petite Seneca Stanley Brooks Yellow Egg Italian Elephant Heart