Please check our website, Facebook, and Instagram or call the Orchard at 81 to find out apple availability, especially if you are coming from out of town.
Early Fuji, Snow Sweet, Empire and many other varieties will follow. Arlington happens to be one area which has this apple-friendly soil which also allows the trees to get lots of moisture and nutrients from the tree's deep root system.Assorted early apples available now! Soon after Labor Day Honey Crisp, Gala, McIntosh will be available along w/ “You Pick” red raspberries. The ice in the spring even keeps the apples cool so they don't blossom too early.Īs well, there are 15 different types of our rich, red Island soil but only 2 of them are ideal for growing apples. This provides a warmer home for our apples in the summer, and a less harsh environment for the winter months. Thanks to natural barriers and a consistent off-shore breeze from neighboring Malpeque Bay, this area has a more consistent temperature compared to other areas of the Island. Since then, we have grown over 40 different varieties, and each year since then we have added other apple varieties, or have tried out new rootstocks on which to grow the varieties.Īs much as the flavors of our apples are a result of how we farm, we also must thank Mother Nature and her love of Arlington, PEI.Īrlington is a small community in western Prince Edward Island. Our first trees were the McIntosh and Cortland, and we started with just a 1/2 acre. It was in 1992 that Carol and Barry decided to focus on growing the best apples possible. The land where our orchards now grow has been used for PEI agriculture since the 1820s, with Carol having grown on this very same land. Arlington Orchards is a family run farm, with Carol and Barry Balsom celebrating their 20th year of growing apples in 2013.
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