Fruit Variety Descriptions

We are constantly planting new varieties on our farm – varieties that are disease-resistant, strong, and healthy, and varieties that you, our consumers will enjoy eating! You’ll see many of our “old-fashioned favorites”, but you’ll also see many you probably don’t recognize. There’s nothing wrong with sticking with what you know and love, but next time you come, try something new! As we like to say: Go out on a limb. . . it’s where the fruit is!

Peaches and Stonefruit

Learn about a lot of the different varieties we grow! Please note that harvest times and availability is approximate, and you should always call before coming to the farm to make sure we have what you're looking for!
Description
APRICOTSDescription: Sweet, juicy, aromatic
Uses: Eating, Canning
Details: We grow several varieties of apricots on our farm, including Deatrick, Hargrande, and Gold Cott!
SPRING SNOW

Description: The first white peach of the summer!
Uses: Eating
Details: White-fleshed. Sub-acid, sweet peach! Semi-freestone.
SUGAR MAYDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating
Details: White-fleshed. Sub-acid, sweet peach! Semi-freestone.
DESIREEDescription: Sweet & juicy! The first yellow peach of the season.
Uses: Eating
Details: Yellow-fleshed. Semi-freestone.
GLEN GLODescription: A popular early season yellow peach with beautiful color and grows to be large in size.
Uses: Eating
Details: Yellow-fleshed. Freestone.
SATURN DONUTDescription: Out of this world sweet & Juicy
Uses: Eating
Details: Flat because of its small, flat pit, this white-fleshed peach is an instant favorite! Freestone.
RED HAVENDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, baking, canning, freezing
Details: An old stand-by - great for everything!
SALEMDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning, Freezing, Baking
Details: Yellow-fleshed, super sweet peach. A new favorite for canning! Freestone.
WHITE LADYDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating
Details: A favorite! White-fleshed and super sweet! Freestone.
BELLAIREDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning, Freezing, Baking
Details: Yellow-fleshed, super sweet peach. Similar to Loring. Freestone.
ALLSTARDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning, Freezing, Baking
Details: Yellow-fleshed, super sweet peach. Freestone.
LORINGDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, canning, freezing
Details: Yellow-fleshed. An old-favorite for canning!
BOUNTYDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning, Freezing, Baking
Details: Yellow-fleshed. Grows large in size. Freestone.
SUGAR GIANTDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating
Details: A favorite! White-fleshed. Grows very large. Follows White Lady. Freestone.
AUTUMN STARDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning, Freezing, Baking
Details: Yellow-fleshed. The last yellow peach of the summer. Freestone.
NECTARINESDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning
Details: Like a peach without any fuzz! White and yellow-fleshed varieties include Arctic Sweet, Summer Beaut, Fantasia, and Zephyr
PLUMSDescription: Sweet & juicy!
Uses: Eating, Canning
Details: We grow many varieties, including Methley, Santa Rosa, Prune, Formosa, Early Gold, and more!

Apple Varieties

Learn about a lot of the different varieties we grow! Please note that harvest times and availability is approximate, and you should always call before coming to the farm to make sure we have what you're looking for!
DescriptionJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER
SUNRISEDescription: Crisp, sweet-tart apple
Uses: Fresh, Salads
Details: Developed in British Columbia, Canada, the sunrise has a unique pear-grape flavor.
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SUMMER RAMBODescription: Crisp, tart
Uses: Baking, Sauce
Details: Summer Rambo have a greenish-yellow skin that often develops a blush in this area of the country. This variety was a transplant from France (first grown in 1535) and first appeared in Colonial America in 1767.
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GINGER GOLDDescription: Sweet, tangy, juicy; relative to the Golden Delicious
Uses: Eating, Salads, Baking, Sauce
Details: Strikingly white, smooth flesh
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McINTOSHDescription: Medium-sized, crisp, and juicy. Slightly tart with white flesh.XX
GALADescription: Crisp, Sweet
Uses: Eating, Salads
Details: Cream-colored, aromatic flesh; cooking takes away the fruit's aroma and texture!
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HONEYCRISPDescription: Explosively crips, super juicy ,sweet-tart
Uses: Eating, Salads
Details: Introduced in 1991 by the Univ. of Minnesota; is a cross between Macoun and Honey gOld
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GOLDEN SUPREMEDescription: Crisp, Sweet
Uses: Fresh, Salads, Baking
Details: Earlier relative to the golden delicious
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RUBYJONDescription: Medium-sized, tart-sweet
Uses: Fresh, baking, blended with other varieties for sauce
Details: Deep red skin with a yellow-green background.
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JONAGOLDDescription: Large, crisp, juicy, sweet-tart apple
Uses: All-purpose great for fresh eating and pies!
Details: Cross between a Golden Delicious and a Jonathan; has a creamy pale yellow flesh.
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SMOKEHOUSEDescription: Large, crisp, juicy, tart apple
Uses: Baking, Sauce
Details: Originated in Lancaster County, PA
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EARLY FUJIDescription: Crisp, juicy, super sweet
Uses: Eating, Salads
Details: An earlier version of everyone's favorite Fuji apples!
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EMPIREDescription: Crisp, juicy, sweet-tart
Uses: Eating, Salads, Baking, Sauce
Details: Cross between a McIntosh and Red Delicious
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EVERCRISPDescription: Large-sized, abundantly crisp, and juicy. A cross between Honeycrisp and Fuji! Stays crisp forever, hence its name!XXX
REDSDescription: Large, firm, juicy, sweet
Uses: Best for fresh eating
Details: The most well-known apple in the world! There are so many strains of Reds that the variety has almost lost its true identity.
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GOLDSDescription: Large, firm, juicy, sweet
Uses: All-purpose apple; eating salads, baking, cooking, sauce
Details: One of the standard in the industry! Great all-around variety for almost any purpose.
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MUTSUDescription: Large, firm, juicy, sweet-tart
Uses: Eating, Salads, Baking, Sauce
Details: Gaining popularity in the U.S. Flavor resembles a Golden Delicious; slightly tarter
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CORTLANDDescription: Large, crisp, juicy, tart
Uses: Eating, Salads, Baking, Sauce, Cooking
Details: Keeps well; uniquely white flesh!
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NITTANYDescription: Large, firm, juicy, sweet-tart
Uses: Excellent all-purpose apple!
Details: Hollabaugh Bros. most popular fall apple! Cross between Golden Delicious and York
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WINESAPDescription: Large, firm, tart
Uses: Tart eating, pies, cooking
Details: An old-fashioned favorite! Similar to a Stayman, but with a tougher skin.
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FUJIDescription: Large, firm, very sweet, juicy
Uses: All-purpose; best for eating and salads
Details: Keeps extremely well! Known for its extreme sweetness.
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CAMEODescription: Large, firm, very sweet, juicy
Uses: All-purpose; best for eating and salads
Details: Don't judge this book by its cover - it's not the prettiest apple, but it's delicious!
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BRAEBURNDescription: Crisp, sweet-tart, juicy
Uses: All-purpose; eating, salads baking, sauce
Details: Originated in New Zealand in the late 1940s. Does not brown quickly when cut. Great flavor!
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STAYMANDescription: Crisp, tart-sweet, distinctive flavor
Uses: Baking, Sauce
Details: Named for its discoverer, Dr. Stayman; unique striped red-green skin.
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YORKDescription: Firm, tart
Uses: Cooking, baking, sauce
Details: High flesh quality; stores extremely well
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GRANNY SMITHDescription: Firm, tart
Uses: Cooking, baking, sauce
Details: The world's best known green variety; often develops a blush on its cheek.
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PINK LADYDescription: Crisp, sweet-tart, juicy
Uses: A very late-season apple, but wrth the wait! A great tangy apple!
Details: A very late-season apple, but worth the wait! A great tangy apple!
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GOLDRUSHDescription: Large, hard, more tart than sweet, juicy
Uses: All-purpose; best for eating, cooking, and baking.
Details: Keeps extremely well and gets better with age!
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Pear and Asian Pear Varieties

Learn about a lot of the different varieties we grow! Please note that harvest times and availability is approximate, and you should always call before coming to the farm to make sure we have what you're looking for!
DescriptionAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER
CANAL REDDescription: Sweet & juicy
Uses: Eating
Details: Like a Bartlett; beautiful red coloration over a rich, creamy background
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BARTLETTDescription: Sweet & juicy
Uses: Eating, cannnig
Details: Old fashioned favorite canning pear
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SECKELDescription: Incredibly sweet & juicy
Uses: Eating
Details: Tiny, but oh-so-sweet-and-delicious! Eat when they turn slightly yellow.
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BOSCDescription: Firm, sweet flesh
Uses: Eating, Salads, Cooking
Details: Great keeper Best when eaten at the golden-bronze stage.
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ASIAN PEARSDescription: Incredibly sweet & juicy
Uses: Eating
Details: Like biting into a hand-held watermelon! Best when eaten at golden-bronze stage.
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