Cline’s Farm

Becky told us the fujis would probably be gone by early November so we went the weekend before Halloween. They were nice and sweet. This was our 3^rd year in a row to make the long drive specifically for the fujis. We picked up 10 boxes or bushels. At $ 20 a box it’s worth the drive for the 40lbs of apples. I’m not sure what kind of fujis these are but they have come out more green than red though they are still sweet, crispy and delicious. I learned that they can come as green as a granny smith. Becky explained to me that it was a Fuji apple that had been taken from the center of the tree where it doesn’t get any sunlight. She even cut it open and sliced a piece for us and had the same crisp texture but no sweet taste.
Things to know before coming here:
— They hand pick the apples and place them into big wooden crates. You take from the crates. You don’t pick them from the tree. If you want to pick your own apples, you will be refered to another farm a few miles away.
— You aren’t allowed to pick or rake through the apples. You are only allowed to pick from the top. If you find badly bruised or spoiled apples you can put them aside where it’ll be put in a bin for juicing or fed them to the cows.
— You may be instructed to pick from one crate until it’s finished before starting a new crate.
— They are hand picked from the trees and not processed or coated with wax like you would find at the grocery store. The fujis may not look like store quality apples as they aren’t perfectly round, symmetrical, or uniformly sized, but they certainly are pretty damn tasty and certainly worth the price.
— they aren’t coated with wax so you’ll need to take special precautions to keep them cool and humid but not wet.