Welcome to Montrose Orchards! Still owned and operated by the Hill family, Montrose Orchards is a third generation farm in it's 83rd year. Address 12473 Seymour Rd. Montrose, MI 48457 Business Services Fruit & Veggies, Farm Market, Gift Baskets, Fruit Trees and Bushes are sold, Cider Mill, Bakery, Chemicals for fruit trees, etc., Local Crafters sell items at the store Related Searches montrose orchards
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Wanting to take a bite out of your favorite Michigan grown apple but not sure when it's ripe? Or took a trip the the orchard and have so many apples that you need some suggestions of what to do with them? The chart on this page will help you with both. Apple Varieties | Approx Ripening Dates | Description & Uses | Jersey
(summer) Mac | mid Aug -
early Sept | Smaller and slightly sweeter than winter mac - eating, sauce, jelly. | Paula Red | early Sept | Crunchy and juicy - good for pies, baking, sauce, drying, jelly. | Whitney Crab | early Sept | Large - for spicing and jelly. | State Fair | early Sept | Sweet/tart, not a real hard apple - eating sauce, jelly, baking, salads. | Early Gold | early-mid Sept | Tart and crisp, a cross between transparent & a golden - eating, baking, pies, sauce. | Wealthy | early-mid Sept | Tart and tangy, an antique apple that's excellent for pies, sauce and baking, tart for eating. | Jona-Mac | mid-later Sept | Jonathan and Macintosh cross - eating, baking, sauce, jelly, pies. | Macintosh | mid-late Sept | The perennial favorite! - eating, baking, pies(cooks down), sauce, jelly. | Cortland | mid-late Sept | White flesh, crispy, a best seller! Excellent for eating, drying, pies, sauce, baking, jelly, salads. | Honeycrisp | late September -
early Oct | Large, firm, juicy dessert apple - our fastest selling eating apple (not recommended for baking). | Sweet 16 | late September -
early Oct | Crunchy, juicy, sweet - similar to Honeycrisp (but not quite as hard or large) - eating, salads, can bake. | Snow Apples | early Oct | Tiny, sweet, aromatic eating apple (an antique apple) - not a keeper! | Spartan | early Oct | Crunchy, tart, juicy - eating, salads, pies, baking, keeper too! | Gala | early Oct | Our sweetest apple! crunchy, non-acid eating apple, not large - good for lunch boxes, salads. | Wolf River | early-mid Oct | Giant, sour old-time pie apple. | Empire | early-mid Oct | Cross between a Mac and Red Delicious, juicy taste-test favorite! - eating, salads, sauce, drying, can bake. | Cameo | early-mid Oct | Crisp, sweet/tart eating apple! Great for applesauce | Red Delicious | mid Oct | A favorite old eating apple - salads and a good keeper. | Jonathan | mid Oct | Tart and aromatic - eating, pies (does not "mush"), baking, jelly, applesauce! | Golden Delicious | mid Oct | Sweet old favorite, stores well with moisture added - eating, salads, baking, pies, sauce. | Red Haralson | mid Oct | Tart and juicy. Excellent flavor for pies (cooks down), drying, baking, eating. | Jona-gold | mid Oct | Part Jonathan, part Golden Delicious - good eater, pies, baking, sauce, jelly, salads. | Ida Red | mid-late Oct | All-purpose apple! super keeper - pies, baking, eating (tart), drying, frying! | Northern Spy | mid-late Oct | Big and firm - pies, baking, drying, eating. | Double Red Stamen Winesap | late Oct | "Wine-like" flavor, creamy interior, not a large apple in the north - pies, baking, eating. | Yellow Newton Pippen | late Oct | Antique (Geo. Washington's favorite!) tart, crisp nutty flavor, good keeper and eater. Firm in pies and baking. |
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