2011 Fruit Season     Pie Cherries   Montmorency red tart pie cherries are available each year in early July.  Come out and pick your own or call or email us an order.    See you next year for pie cherries.

Peaches All of these peach varieties taste great! They are juicy and delicious when picked ripe. All of them can be eaten fresh, baked or preserved. The following are some notable qualities about each variety and their approximate timeframe for 2011.    Redhaven  August 22-31   Excellent first of the season peach! Great for fresh eating. Good for canning and freezing. Medium size. Semi-freestone. Red Globe  September 5-17   Great for fresh eating. Popular for canning and freezing. Smooth texture. Large size. Freestone. Elberta September 15-28  Long time favorite for canning. Easy to peel. Also wonderful for freezing and jam. Beautiful yellow flesh. Smooth texture. Medium size. Freestone. Hale September 20-30  Great for fresh eating. Popular for canning and freezing. Firm texture. Large round fruit. Freestone. O’Henry September 26-October 8  Exceptional flavor. Wonderful for fresh eating. Good for canning and freezing. Nice firm texture. Medium size. Freestone. Good keeper. Last of the season! Snow Giant  September 26-October 8  Very sweet, mild white flesh.  Great for fresh eating.  Good for freezing and drying.  Juicy, smooth texture.  Giant size.  Freestone.  Good keeper.  Last of the season! Nectarines These are all great for fresh eating.  Try canning or drying the freestones.   Firebright August 22-31 Extreme flavor! Tart. Great for eating fresh, jam and pies. Medium size. Semi-freestone. Honeyblaze  August 22-31 Super sweet and delicious. Great for eating fresh. Medium size. Clingstone. Grand Sweet September 5-17 Super sweet mild flavor. Great for eating fresh. Medium size. Clingstone. Fantasia  September 8-17 Great traditional flavor. Outstanding for eating fresh. Good for canning/cooking. Very large size. Freestone. Zee Glo September 21-30  Very Good flavor. Good for eating fresh. Medium to large size. Clingstone.

Plums and Pluots Santa Rosa Plum August 24-September 5   Delicious tart flavor. Great for fresh eating. Small to medium size. Catalina Plum September 14-28  Very good flavor. Great for fresh eating. Wonderful dried! Small to medium size. Fortune Plum September 14-28 Sweet mild flavor. Great for eating fresh. Good for canning. Large size. Freestone. Early Italian Prune September 18-30 Very sweet. Good for eating fresh. Good for canning. Small size. Freestone.  Dapple Dandy Pluot September 23-October 7  Sweet flavor. Great for eating fresh. Wonderful dried or for jam. Medium size. No U-Pick. Flavorich Pluot October 29-??  Very sweet mild flavor. Great for eating fresh. Firm texture. Small size. Angelino Plum October 29-??  Good for eating fresh. Firm texture. Medium size.

Apples All of these apple varieties are suitable for cooking, fresh eating, and juice.  Each apple has its own unique characteristics and the following are some notable qualities.           Beginning Picking dates and (last date of availability from cold storage) are listed below.   McIntosh  September 23  (October 31) Unique tart flavor. Excellent for pie and applesauce. Good for eating fresh. Cooks into a smooth sauce. Medium size.  Good keeper, but texture softens after 1 or 2 weeks.   Golden Delicious  October 10  (December 15) Sweet flavor, light crisp texture. Great for fresh eating. Popular for applesauce.  Medium size. Good keeper.   Jonathan October 10  (October 31) Tart flavor.  Crisp white juicy flesh.   Long-time favorite for cooking. Also wonderful for juice.  Medium size. Stays crisp for about two weeks.   Jonagold October 10  (December 15) Nice blend of sweet and tart flavors.   Crisp and very juicy. Great for fresh eating. Good for cooking. Large size. Stays crisp for a month.     Empire October 17  (October 31) This McIntosh x Red Delicious cross is a nice sweet, mild eating apple.  Makes a smooth applesauce much like McIntosh, but milder and sweeter.  Medium size. Red Delicious October 21 (November 30) Sweet, mild flavor.   Ours is an old-fashioned variety with less color and more flavor. Good for fresh eating. Good for applesauce and juice. Medium size. Not the best keeper.  Rome  October 21  (December 15) Slighty tart mild flavor. Good for eating fresh. Wonderful for baked apples! Makes a smooth mild applesauce. Large size. Easy to pick.     Fuji October 31  (February 10) Our most popular apple. Very sweet flavor. Dense crisp texture. Fantastic for eating fresh and dried. Good for juice.  Medium size.  Excellent keeper. Stays crisp for months.   Granny Smith October 31  (February 10) Very tart flavor. Nice firm texture. Exceptional for eating fresh, if you like a tart apple. A favorite for pies. Good for juice, applesauce and drying. Large size. Good keeper.

Purchasing Options - 2011 You are welcome to pick the fruit yourself, or buy it already picked. If you would like a large quantity of fruit already picked, (5 boxes or more) please call ahead.     Peaches, Nectarines, Plums  U-Pick $.45 / lb OR              Picked   $10.00-$18.00 / 22 lb box               (peaches and nectarines) We sell #1, #2 and Field Run grades Please bring your own boxes for U-Pick       Apples   U-Pick 45¢/ lb   Picked $10.00-$18.00 / 22 lb box   Juice and #2 grade (as available) Please bring your own boxes for U-Pick, Juice and #2 grade fruit   Open August thru December Monday-Saturday 8am to 6pm If you cannot visit us during our open hours please contact us. Ron and Kimi Kelley Kelley Orchards (208) 642-7265 53 Hill Rd.         Weiser, Idaho 83672