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About Our Good Fruit -
Apples
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The following Apple Varieties are grown at Applewood Orchard and can be PYO or pre-picked. 
Ripening dates can vary considerably from season to season . The abundance and availability of a particular apple variety can also vary from week to week during the season due to demand, weather, etc.]
You can always confirm the availability of a particular apple variety by calling 952-985-5425(dial carefully).
As of 8/21/2010 we are open for the 2010 season. The price for apples will be 1.39/lb for all PYO apples except Zestar & Honeycrisp. They will be 2.39/lb for PYO.
Kathy & Mark
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Variety
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Average Harvest Dates
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Fruit Characteristics
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Uses
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Storage Life
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Zestar!
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8/21/2010
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Crisp and Juicy |
Excellent eating |
6-8 weeks
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Paulared
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Sold out
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Red, crisp, juicy |
Good for eating, pie, sauce |
1 month
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Pristine
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NA
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Sweet, aromatic flavor. |
Fresh eating, |
Several weeks
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Gala
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8/28/2010
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Red Striped on Yellow background |
Excellent Fresh eating |
3-4weeks
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Chestnut Crab
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8/21/2010
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Large crab with super great flavor |
Eating - a unique treat! |
4 Weeks
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Sweet Sixteen
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8/28/2010
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Large, crisp, sweet |
Eating, sauce and pie |
4 weeks
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| SweeTango |
samples only
9/4/2010 |
Sweet with a hint of fall spices
Juicy & cruncy |
Eating |
Unknown |
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Honeycrisp
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#1 variety! AppleCandy!You need a napkin to enjoy it.
Red with a yellow background.
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Fresh eating! Cooking and pies. |
4 to 5 Months
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Cortland
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Sweet/tart. Very white flesh which holds color well |
All purpose. Great for salads! |
2-3 Months
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Haralson
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A Minnesota favorite! - crisp, tart |
Good all purpose apple |
4 months
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Honeygold
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Yellow sweet flavor |
Fresh eating and cooking |
3 months
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Gingergold
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Another golden apple |
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Liberty
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Red, School box size. Great sweet/tart balance |
Cooking, fresh eating. |
6 weeks
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Regent
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Crisp, juicy, sweet, good keeper |
All purpose |
3-4 months
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