carl laidlaw orchards
simple pleasures

apples and pears

 mother nature is the boss, but this is when we expect to start picking our different varieties. most varieties are available for a few weeks, but it really depends on how may guests have the same favourites as you. for the last few years we have been picked out by mid october. 
we plant new orchards every spring. we currently have 5 baby orchards with new varieties. we have also expanded some of your favourite orchards.


apples 

early september

 macintosh 

 ginger gold

 gravenstein

 royal gala

prima

mid september

 honey gold

 spartan

 cortland

 mcgowen

silken

 honey crisp

late september

 empire

aurora golden gala

fuji

creston

fortune

wealthy

early october

 mutsu

 rhode island greening

 russet

 jona gold            

 tolman sweet

 smoothie

cox orange pippin 

mid october

 ambrosia

ida red

 red and golden delicious

late october

 granny smith 

 
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pears

early september

harovin bounty

early october

harovin sundown.

picking and storing 

 it's best to store your fresh picked apples and pears in your fridge in a plastic bag. they love humidity. i place a moist tea towel on top of mine.

 unlike apples, pears will ripen after you pick them. we recommend picking pears green, before they are ripe and tucking them in your fridge. allow them to ripen at room temperature for a few days as you need them. if pears are picked ripe, they are very perishable and they become quite grainy.