Mad Tom Orchard

Lots of good apples plus donuts , cider and maple syrup.

Honeycrisp, Macintosh, Cortland, Macoun, Gala, Zestar, Ginger Gold and Blondee are out there in good supply.

Weather this weekend looks cooler and partly sunny – come see us while the picking is prime.

Charlie the purple alligator will be guarding the orchard on Sunday – See madtomorchard.com/charlie for details.

Photos show one of the “secret Honeycrisp” trees and a Macoun tree,  both at the bottom of the orchard – nicest crop of either that we have seen.  Worth the walk down the hill.

We are continuing  to see lots of familiar folks.  More people are realizing the season has started earlier this year – which is due to the much warmer weather.

Today we opened up the southern section of the orchard for picking of Honeycrisp, Cortland and Macoun.  Zestar, Ginger Gold, Macintosh and Gala are still in good supply.

Honeycrisp ripen in stages so pick the apples with good red and yellow color and leave the green ones to ripen later.

Cider and syrup are well stocked.  Donut kitchen will fire up on both Saturday and Sunday.  Check out hats and shirts with the Mad Tom logo.

Come see us for some good picking – photo shows some nice Honeycrisps

Big crop this year is a welcome change from last year with the May freeze. We saw lots of familiar faces this weekend.

We will have plenty of  Zestar, Ginger Gold, Macintosh and Gala for picking.  Zestars and Ginger Golds are the ripest – Macintosh and Gala are ripening earlier the usual.

Check out  our Hats , T-shirts and sweatshirts embroidered locally with the Mad Tom logo.

Weather looks ok for Saturday  morning and mid afternoon.  Looks like the rain will go thru before Sunday.

Come help get some good fruit and enjoy the view – look forward to seeing you

Photos show trees with lots of apples ready to pick.

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Ginger Gold

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Lots of great looking Zestars and Ginger Golds.  Cider & Maple  Syrup in good supply.

We have fired up the donut machine so there will be fresh donuts.

Weather looks good – you may have to dodge a shower later Saturday – come help us celebrate the start of our 2024 season!!

Three more weeks – we will open for the 2024 season on Saturday August 31.  Warm weather and plenty of water,  but not too much, are helping the apples grow.  More apples than we thought initially due to some losses from the late April frost.

First varieties ripe will be Zestars and Ginger Golds.  Macintosh will be very tart on opening weekend.  We make  a dozen Zestar  pies each year and freeze all but one of them to bake over the winter.

Plan to have donuts and cider on the weekends.  Check out our new hats, T-shirts and sweatshirts with our Mad Tom Logo.

Look forward to seeing you.

Photos show some young Ginger Gold Trees with nice fruit and  some Macintosh growing well.