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Aaron's Apple House, Ellijay, GA

Aaron's Apple House, Ellijay, GA

Wide selection, PYO  by appointment

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Aaron's Apple House

52 East Ellijay, GA 30536.

Click here for our Facebook page . 

Phone: (706) 273-3180      Email: sales@aaronfamilyorchards.com .

Open: August through December 9 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week

Directions: 8.5 miles East of Ellijay on Hwy. 52

Produce: Apples, cider, peaches, grapes, jams, jellies, relishes, honey, syrup, apple cakes, strudels, cookies, bread, fried pies. Our jams, jellies and relishes collection has increased, and we also now offer cider slushies, boiled peanuts, fritters, Apple Bread, caramel apples, and many other various products. We are re-branding ourselves as Aaron Family Orchards, and have done almost a complete remodel. If you would like, visit our Facebook Page for updated photos. We now do PYO by Appointment

They have a good variety of apples and other pre-picked fresh produce.

Last check on prices was 2014: $4 quarter peck, $6 per half-peck, $12 per peck, $16 per half-bushel. $6 per half bushel for seconds/culls (when they have them)

Review

A nice, clean, roadside market with a plentiful selection of apples, preserves and conversation.

Aaron's Apple Varieties

Below is a listing of the apple varieties that they typically carry, in order that they typically start to be harvested in Ellijay. Be sure to call a couple weeks before they are due to start harvesting, as the actual date varies from year to year! Ellijay apple orchards usually have apples for sale from August to late December.

Variety

Photo

Start harvesting

Flavor

Best uses

Gala

August 1

Very sweet

Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies

Ginger Gold

Early

Sweet

Eating

Detroit Red

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August 1

Tart

Cooking

Ozark Gold

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August 1

Tart

Cooking

Jonathon

August 15

Tart

Cooking

Red Delicious

August 15

Sweet

Eating

Golden Delicious

August 15

Sweet

Cooking / Eating

Empire

August 20

Tart

Cooking

Honey Crisp

August 20

Sweet

Eating

September Wonder

September 1

Sweet

Very Sweet, Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking

Mutsu

September 1

Sweet / Tart

Cooking / Eating

Jonagold

September 1

Sweet / Tart

Cooking / Eating

Rome Beauty

September 15

Slightly Tart

Cooking / Eating

Stayman - Wine sap

September 15

Tart

Cooking / Eating

Fuji

October 10

Very sweet

Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies, cooking

Granny Smith

October 15

Tart

Cooking / Eating

Yates

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October 20

Sweet

Eating

Arkansas Black

October 20

Tart

Baking, Eating (very hard apple)

Pink Lady

October 20

Sweet

Eating

Also, see our pages on tips for picking apples at a farm , easy illustrated directions to make applesauce , apple butter , apple jelly and apple pie ; the guide to apple festivals and our guide to apple varieties ! NEW! Please write me , if you know of any to add!