don’t wait til Fall – At Stony Creek Farm, apple harvest begins in July!
Stony Creek Farm’s orchard started in 2007 with Lodi & Yellow Transparent, two early summer apple varieties that were once commonly grown in orchards throughout the Shenandoah Valley. These July apples are perfect for a tart apple sauce or a delicious pie. Over the years, we’ve expanded the selection of early apples. Read below to learn more!
Apple descriptions from Orange Pippin: https://www.orangepippin.com/
Lodi: An attractive yellow early-season apple with a sharp flavor, best used for cooking.
Yellow Transparent: Yellow Transparent is a large early-season culinary apple, originating from Russia and quite widespread in Europe and North America. The tree is very winter-hardy.
Pristine: Beautiful lemon-yellow apple with a perfect finish. This high quality apple is very productive and is a good keeper for an early apple.
Summer Rambo: Attractive, large, brightly striped, red fruit. Breaking, crisp, exceptionally juicy flesh. Subacid, aromatic flavor.
Mollie’s Delicious: A very good to excellent early apple ripening. Fruits are large to very large, conical in shape with a pinkish red color. Has an exceptionally pleasing aftertaste. This quality can be maintained in storage for at least 10 weeks under refrigeration.
Gala: One of the most widely grown apple varieties in the world, and a mainstay of the supermarket apple selection. Gala is effectively a union of three of the world’s most important and distinctive apple varieties. is still a high quality apple with the potential to deliver really good flavor, particularly when home grown.
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