Orchard Market
Closed for the season - opening again next summer in time for fresh apples!
We will not have peaches this year due to the freeze.
Thank you for your support and ideas.
Market telephone: 765-421-7901
Directions from Lafayette:
231 south to the stop light at 500 south (sign to McCutcheon High School)
Turn left onto 500 south and travel to the end of the road.
Turn left onto south 18th, cross Wea Creek, and take the first right onto Wea School Road.
Travel 1 mile to the Wea Community Center, turn right onto 200 East
Cross Wea Creek again, and the barns of Wea Creek Orchard will greet you on the right.
Or, Concord Road 2 miles south of Veterans Memorial Parkway to Wea School Road
Turn right and travel approximately 1/4 mile to the Wea Community Center.
Turn left onto 200 East, cross the creek, and look for the Wea Creek Orchard sign on your right.
| Apples | Approx. Ripening Date |
Description | ||
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(available fall 2012)
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Rubinstar Jonagold |
Late September to Early October |
Tangy and sweet; a quality dessert apple best used for pies and sauces; a beautifully intense red apple. Jonathan x Golden Delicious cross. Will store for up to 3 months |
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Smoothie |
Mid September |
Firm, crisp, flavorful flesh; a mildly sweet to early October distinctive flavor; great for sauces and pies; also known as "Improved Golden Delicious" |
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| September Wonder Fuji  |
Mid September |
All the sweetness and crunch of Fuji, but 6 weeks sooner (the earliest Fuji available)! Very sweet and aromatic flavor that improves in storage |
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Pacific Gala |
Late Aug – Mid September |
sweet and pleasant flavored Gala that stores extremely well; great for salads and sauces |
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Ruby Jon |
Late Aug- Mid September |
Ruby Jon offers the same creamy, white flesh and crisp, juicy eating quality of the old-fashioned Jonathan, but earlier in the season |
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Honeycrisp |
September to early Oct |
Sweet as honey, one of the great taste sensations in apple eating; also great for juice. Honeygold x Macoun cross, flesh is slow to brown |
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Royal Empire |
Late September |
Great all-purpose apple; aromatic and crisp like a McIntosh with better flavor and color; makes a wonderful cider. McIntosh x Red Delicious cross |
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Gibson Golden Delicious |
Late September |
Good firmness and flavor; great for eating and sauces |
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Dandee Red |
Mid to Late August |
Great early apple with a pleasingly tart, crisp, creamy white flesh. Large apple with approximately 3 month storage life |
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Suncrisp |
Mid October |
Golden fruit color, sweet and mildly tart flavor; great for Baking; Golden Delicious x Cox Orange Pippin cross; stores up to 6 months |
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Grand Gala |
Early September |
Premier dessert apple; with its mild sweet taste and thin skin it is a great choice for kids. This new variety is about 50% larger than the traditional gala; Extra big, extra sweet and extra crispy! |
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Red Jonagold |
Early September |
Tangy, sweet honey-tart flavor; very juicy; makes for an excellent pie, sauce or salad apple |
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Myra Red Fuji |
Mid to Late October |
Light creamy flesh with a slightly aromatic sweetness; Stores very well; Very firm eating apple |
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| Peaches | Approx. Ripening Date | Description | ||
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Autumnstar |
Mid to Late September |
Bright yellow firm but melting flesh with an excellent flavor; good all purpose peach |
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Glowingstar |
Late August to Early September |
Very large freestone peach with a melting, yellow flesh; does not brown when cut |
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CoralStar |
Mid to Late August |
A freestone peach that has wonderful flavor; the coral red fruit does not brown when cut! great dessert peach; also good for baking, canning, and freezing |
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| Nectarines | Approx. Ripening Date | Description | ||
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Emeraude |
Early August |
A French cultivar with an excellent white, sweet, low acid flesh |
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Arctic Glo |
Late July |
White flesh with a tart, slightly acidic flavor |
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