Picking Calendar

Pick Your Favorites At Our Orchard

This calendar shows the average maturing dates, characteristics and tastes for your favorite apple and fruit varieties. The dates may vary slightly depending on the growing season and mother nature, so please contact us at 262.884.7100 for specific estimates on the best times to visit for the varieties you prefer.

July Picking

Peach picking will resume in 2024!

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Flaming Fury Peach

Early to Mid July

Mostly red-skin, non-browning.  It is mile flavored, juicy and sweet with minimal split pits.

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Desiree Peach

Mid to Late July

This good flavored peach is medium sized, semi-freestone, colored crimson red over yellow-red with a firm yellow flesh.

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Saturn Peach

Mid to Late July

Sweet, mild flavor described as almond-like by some.  This “donut” peach is medium sized, freestone, with a tender white flesh.

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Harrow Diamond Peach

Late July

Yellow skinned freestone peach, covered with a red blush. Its yellow flesh is non-browning, juicy and sweet, good for eating fresh, canning or freezing.

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Early Star Peach

Late July

Fruit is medium in size, semi-freestone with good color and firmness.

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GlenGlo Peach

Late July

This yellow-fleshed fruit is considered to be the best tasting of the season.  GlenGlo is large, firm and a freestone peach.

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Eight Ball Peach

Late July

This is a big freestone peach with high color, excellent texture, lots of natural sugar content and delightful flavor.

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Bright Star Peach

Late July

It is a good early eating peach, with great flavor, semi-freestone with good color and firmness. It has very few split pits.

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Sentry Peach

Late July

This big flavored large peach is a yellow-fleshed, semi-freestone.

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Buenos Peach

Late July

This “flat” peach is red with a vibrant yellow background.  Buenos has a spicy flavor with a yellow-flesh, clingstone.

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Red Haven Peach

Late July to Early August

This red over yellow fruit is a popular peach with a long shelf life. It is a freestone peach and is great for cooking, baking, eating & canning.  This is a great all around peach.

August Picking

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Viking Apple

Early August

Viking apples are medium in size with dark red skin. They are mildly tart and firm. They are great for baking and eating!

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Jersey Mac Apples

Early August

Jersey Mac apples are medium in size with a red skin. Juicy. Great for eating!

Mid August

Pristine apples are medium in size with a yellow skin. Crispy and mildly tart. They are great for eating, baking and applesauce.
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Mid August

Premier Honeycrisps apples are a large apple that’s red with a yellow background color.  Big, juicy, and sweet.
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Mid August

Red Free apples are medium in size with a red skin. Crunchy and mild. They are great for eating and cooking
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Mid August

Sansa apples are small to medium in size with a red skin. Mild. They are great for baking and eating. Considered an early Gala.
 
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Late August

Paula Red apples are medium in size with a red over green skin. Juicy and sweet. They are great for baking and eating.
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Late August

Zestar apples are medium in size with a red over green skin. Juicy, sweet and crisp. A great eating apple! We consider it an early Honeycrisp!
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Wildfire Gala Apple

Late August

Wildfire Gala apples are a bright red, cheery apple which is juicy and sweet. A good dessert apple and great for eating! 

Late August

Gingergold apples are medium to large in size with a yellow skin. juicy and sweet. A good dessert apple and great for eating!
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Late August- Early September

Sweet MAIA apples are small to medium in size with bright red skin. Juicy and sweet. A good dessert apple and great for eating, baking, and making applesauce!

Late August

Shinsui pears were developed in Japan in 1965. Their name translates to “new juice”. They are gold to bronze in color and have a super sweet flavor with floral notes. Great for eating, baking, steaming, and poaching. 

September Picking

Early September

McIntosh apples are small to medium in size with a bright red skin. Sweet and Tart in flavor. They are great baking and for eating.  Learn More

 

Early September

Gala apples are small to medium in size with a yellow-pinkish skin. Sweet and juicy. A good dessert apple. Great for eating and salads.  Learn More

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Pears

Mid September

Pears are a bell shape fruit. Pear flesh is white and juicy and grainy in texture.

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Honeycrisp Apple

Mid September

Honeycrisp apples are larger in size with a red and green skin. Juicy, sweet and Crisp. A good dessert apple. Great for eating!  Learn More

Mid September

Autumn Crisp apples are small to medium in size with a yellow-red skin. Sweet-tart, crispy and juicy. Great for eating, cooking and salads.  Learn More

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Blondee Apple

Mid September

Blondee apples are small to medium in size with a yellow skinned Gala type. Sweet and crunchy. Great for eating and salads.

Late September

Fuji apples are large in size with a reddish-pink skin. Sweet. Great for eating and salads.  Learn More

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Ambrosia Apple

Late September

Ambrosia apples are pink to red blush over a yellow background color. The flavor is sweet and very pleasant and texture is crisp.

Late September

Macoun apples are red with a thin skin. Juicy and aromatic. They are great for eating and baking. 
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Late September

Golden Supreme apples are medium in size. Sweet. Great for eating, salads and sauce.
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October Picking

Early October

Cortland apples are medium to large in size with a light red skin. Slightly tart, flesh discolors slowly. Great for eating, baking, and salads.
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Early October

Empire apples are small in size. Sweet and crisp. Great for eating and salads.  Learn More

Early October

Jonathan apples are small to medium in size with a bright red skin. Sweet-tart flavor. They are great for eating and baking. 
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Mid October

Snow Sweet apples are medium in size. Sweet and slightly tart. Great for eating and salads.
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Mid October

Red Delicious apples are medium to large in size with five knobs on the end. Mild. Great for eating and salads.
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Crimson Crisp Apple

Mid October

Crimson Crisp apples are small to medium in size. They are an extremely crisp apple with a sweet – tart flavor. These are great for eating & baking.

Mid October

Golden Delicious apples are medium to large in size with five knobs on the end. Mild. Great for eating and salads
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Late October

Ida Red apples are large in size with a red over yellow skin. Mildly tart. A wonderful all purpose apple.
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Late October

Rome apples are red in color and slightly tart. They are great apples for baking. 
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Late October

Shizuka apples are firm and large with yellow over pink blush. Very Sweet. Great for eating, salads and sauce. 
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Jonagold Apple

Late October

Jonagold apples are large in size with a red over green and yellow skin. Sweet. Great for eating and cooking.

Late October

Cameo apples are medium in size with bright red stripe over creamy orange, firm and crisp with an aromatic flavor. Great for eating and baking!
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Rosalee Apple

Late October

Rosalee is crisp apple with “dusty” orange-red blush coloring.  The flavor of this apple is is a sweet and tart apple.  
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Ludacrisp Apple

Late October

Ludacrisp is a apple with streaky orange-red blush coloring.  The flavor of this apple is a sweet and spicy apple.  Try it and let us know what you think.

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Evercrisp Apple

Late October – Early November

Evercrisp apples are reddish pink, cross between a Honeycrisp and a Fuji. They are crispy and sweet.  Great for eating and salads!

Late October – Early November

Gold Rush apples are green yellow. They are crispy and sweet tart. Great for eating and cooking! Known to be a good storage apple
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Pink Lady Apple

Late October – Early November

Pink Lady is crisp apple with an attractive pink blush coloring.  The flavor is sweet with some tartness.  

HELPFUL PEACH DEFINITIONS:

Cling: Peaches that will not come off the pit, except with a knife. Some of our peaches are clings, but are wonderful sliced and served on ice cream or cereal, they are full of flavor and juice making them a treat. Cling is not a “bad word”.

Semi-freestone: Peach that will come off the pit when fully ripe. Usually, early season peaches.

Freestone: Peaches that can be twisted and will fall off their pit. If you are going to can, you will definitely want to wait for the Freestones.