We are opening up the Empire apples for PYO this weekend. They are beautiful.
Prime time for Pick-Your-Own – they are a good size and very very tasty as well..
Please know that we do NOT allow dogs. Please leave pets at home if you are coming
Custom Gift Baskets: ready and on display Christmas Trees : great selection on hand
We have a wonderful selection of very unique gift baskets made specially with carefully selected items of excellent value – honey, jams, cookies, chocolates, decorations, etc. They are all different and beautifully presented in various different container styles- bags, tins, wooden boxes and baskets (of course) as well.
We just brought in a tractor trailer load of FRESH CUT CHRISTMAS TREES today too! Come to the farm and pick one out or cut your own from our live trees growing here..
The Tree Cutting Season is upon us….
Cut Your Own Christmas Trees will cost on average $50 this year (for trees up to eight feet in height). Larger sized trees will be scarce this year (we have been too inexpensive for a long time) in the tree plantation and they will be priced according to size and age to a maximum of $100. Pre-cut trees will be on display and priced individually. The majority of our fresh cut trees will again be Fraser Fir, followed by Balsam Fir as they are the two most popular types that customers ask for year after year. If you want to find an extensive selection of exotic and/or imported tree species at a high cost, then this is not the place for you to shop at. If you love the smell of baked apple pie with the scent of fresh cut Christmas trees then please come out to see us. We will be here to serve you in the store (open Tues-Sun) until December the 23rd…
Kentucky Coffee Trees
They are a very interesting and unique type of tree – a rare species…
The Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus Dioicus) is a remarkable specimen. We have a number of them on our farm and this year they really grew a lot of the leathery pods, just maturing now with the onset of fall. The pods resemble peas, but a lot larger. They contain about 5 big seeds that some native cultures used for roasting and making a type of tea. Early settlers in the United States were known to drink this beverage as having a real cup of java was for the more affluent and those in cities close to ports where expensive coffee beans were imported by ships. Travellers who were out on the frontier were able to make a less flavorful but far cheaper substitute for a real cup of joe from this tree’s seed pods, thus came the name: the Kentucky Coffee Tree… Thought we would share this with our fellow tree-huggers out there!
This Weekend : Pumpkin Picking begins
This weekend marks the beginning of October and that is prime time for pumpkins. You can visit our patch which has some real beauties this year – find yours and take some pictures 🙂 always fun to see them…. There is no charge for admission here and there is a play area. Sorry, apple picking will be delayed another week while we get into the pumpkin patch to sort out the big and the small, the tall and the short, the orange and white, the good, the bad, and the ugly…….. The weather should be nice and the fall colors are starting to show in Caledon. Hope to see you here!
REINDEER DAY a HUGE SUCCESS
Reindeer are incredibly cute and friendly animals – we should have a herd of Santa’s Helpers around the farm all year long! Many happy visitors came out to see Reindeer and cut their own Christmas Trees… the Hot Apple Cider was flowing and the Christmas Spirit was everywhere… What fun !
Reindeer to visit Albion Orchards Saturday December 10
Everyone knows that Reindeer love to eat apples….
Have you ever seen a real, live Reindeer? Have you ever fed an apple to a Reindeer? Would you like to have your picture taken with one? Two of Santa’s favorites will be stopping by the farm this season- come out and meet them!
CHRISTMAS TREE time at ALBION ORCHARDS !!!
a Happy Family in our Christmas Tree Plantation… Let’s all get MERRY !
a handsome young lumberjack chooses a tree to cut ! Ya gotta just love this picture by Sandy Schiralli…
Absolutely stunning photos by Sandrina Photography taken at our farm…. Amazing images of timeless memories !
Apple Trees in Bloom at Albion Orchards
Beautiful blooms at sunset…..
Tree Planting Time at Albion Orchards
The tree must be set in nice and straight . Steel posts are used for support.
The tree goes into the newly dug hole . Roots are covered but the graft union must remain just above the soil level.
We use a lot of mulch around the young trees. Notice the thick layer of straw which helps shade the soil and conserve moisture.
