Open Sunday Noon to 4

Thanks everyone for a very fun Saturday afternoon! Many peach slushies were consumed along with some drip down your chin peaches. We still some Scarlet Surprise, Sweet and Sour, and Statefair apples for Sunday. This will be your last chance to get the Red Haven peaches - the recent rains have made the remaining fruit larger than usual! We did have one tree of a red plum called Empress ripen up this weekend so - first come first served. As many of you know we have 550 fruit varieties so we will have all sorts of heirloom, antique, unique and obscure fruit through the season - please keep following our posts.

On a side note I've had many inquiries about the "Doris Greuel Peach" - they are about baseball sized right now and they are still rock hard. I'm sure based on their previous ripening that this year they will be their largest ever - we will have to prop branches fo sho. The Doris peach is our latest peach usually ripening up in late August. I'm expecting softball sized record breakers this year!

Last chance to get Scarlet Surprise apples

We will be open this Saturday from noon until 4pm. We are almost out of the red fleshed apple known as Bill's Red Flesh aka Scarlet Surprise. We will be picking the remainder of the Red Haven peaches as well. Don't worry, there are a dozen other peach varieties left to go this season including the nearly famous "Doris Greuel Peach" and the ginormous O'Henry peaches.

Rick and the kiddos will be taking out some apples and a tree or two for a feature to run this October on Fox 4 News. Many people still don't know that we actually sell the 550 varieties of fruit trees that we pick here at Wagon Wheel Orchard and this Sunday night feature will focus on this aspect of our family operation - more info to follow. We will have several potted antique apple trees and pear trees for sale at the trading post. 350 of the 550 varieties that we have were grown in Kansas over 100 years ago and many are nearly extinct - planting one of these trees in your back yard helps ensure their survival.

We've had several inquiries based on a now defunct website with old incorrect info - we accept check and cash only. They stoppped doing any maintenance on their website and our efforts to get it changed have been "fruitless" - pun completely intended.

Opening Day

Peach season is upon us! We're opening the orchard tomorrow at noon and we will be open until 4pm. We will open Sunday for the same hours if we have fruit left on the trees. Please note that its going to be a hot weekend - please dress accordingly. We welcome strollers and wagons if you want to pull the kiddos around the orchard. There will be bottled water and peach slushies available outside the barn. We've expanded our parking lot this year and like before the gate opens at exactly noon.

Here's what we're picking this weekend -

Red Haven peaches - juicy, drip down your chin sweetness, yellow flesh, freestone

Saturn peaches - small to medium, donut shaped, white flesh, very sweet

Statefair apples - large, crisp, sweet

Scarlet Surprise apples - medium sized, red fleshed, unique flavour

Please add your name and email to our customer list at the barn when you check out.

Pick a Peck of Peaches!

It won't be long before peaches are ready for picking. Watch the picking report to the right find out when we will be opening later this month for peach picking! Remember, the picking report can change daily - even up to the minute, so always check it before heading out here! For example, on Monday, we may think the peaches will be ready on Saturday and post open hours for Saturday. But if we get no rain during the week, the peaches may need a little bit more time and we may have to change the days we open to the following week! Post here if you have any questions!

Custom Grafted Apple, Peach & Pear Trees, Scion Wood, Seedling Apple Trees & Choice Paw Paw Seeds

The end of custom grafting season is coming soon! Because of the cold weather that we have been having we are setting a tentative final date at March 25th. Below is a list of the trees we have at Wagon Wheel Orchard in 2010. The trees listed with an asterick are available in limited quantity and may be only available as a bench graft or potted tree - please list an alternate variety in your order. This list can also be used for ordering our scion wood – please email us at wagonwheelmail@aol.com with your requests.

We would also love to swap scion wood for apple, peach and pear varieties we do not currently have. Our cherry orchard is full and we’re not adding any future varieties. We also have apricot, nectarine and plum trees on site and may offer scions in the future.

APPLES (grafted on M111, standard seedling or scion wood)

Adams Pearmain*
Akane
Alamata
Alexander
Alkmene*
American Beauty
American Pippin*
American Summer*
Apricot Apple*
Arkansas Black spur type
Arkansas Sweet*
Arlles Red Flesh*
Ashmeads Kernel
Ashton Bitter*
Astrachan Red
Atlas*
Aunt Rachel
Autumn Pearmain*
Bailey Sweet*
Baldwin
Baldwin Red Flesh*
Bancroft*
Belle de Boskoop
Belmont*
Ben Davis, Black
Benoni*
Bentley Sweet*
Benton Red*
Berner Rosen*
Black Gilliflower*
Black Oxford*
Blenheim Orange
Blue Pearmain*
Braeburn
Bramley's Seedling
Brown's Apple
Buckingham
Burgundy
Cameo*
Canada Reinette*
Canadian Strawberry*
Caney Fork Limbertwig*
Carter's Blue
Catawba
Cathead
Caville Blanc D'Hiver
Celestial*
Charette*
Charles Ross*
Chatagnier
Chenango Strawberry
Chestnut*
Chisel Jersey*
Cinnamon Spice*
Clark of Kentucky*
Claygate Pearmain
Coe's Golden Drop*
Cole's Quince*
Cooper's Early White*
Cornish Gillflower
Cortland
Cortland North Pole*
Court Pendu Plat
Cox Orange Pippin
Crimson Beauty*
Crimson King
Crimson Spire*
Cripps Pink*
Criterion
Dabinett
Danvers Winter Sweet*
Davey*
Deane*
Delcon
Delicious Red (original)*
Discovery
Drap D'Or*
Duchess of Oldenburg
Dudley Winter*
Dunning*
Dyer*
Early Genitan*
Early Harvest
Early Joe*
Early Richmond Cherry
Early Ripe
Early Strawberry*
Egremont Russet
Ellis Bitter*
Emerald Spire*
Empire
Empress*
Enterprise*
Erwin Baur*
Esopus Spitzenburg
Etters Gold
F. McFarland Red Apple (from an old KS homestead)*
Fall Orange*
Fall Pippin*
Fallawater
Fanny
Fiesta*
Fireside
Fletcher Sweet*
Florence*
Fox
Fox Hill*
Foxwhelp*
Franklin*
Freedom
Fuji
Fuji, Red Fuji*
Gala
Gala, Royal
Gala, Grand*
Garden Royal*
Gardner Apple (unknown from Madison)*
Gilpin*
Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious Improved
Golden Pearmain
Golden Pippin*
Golden Reinette*
Golden Russet
Golden Sweet*
Goodland*
Grandma Greuel’s Crabapple
Granny Smith
Gravenstein
Gray Pearmain*
Green Cheese*
Green Sweet*
Grimes Golden
Haas
Hale Haven
Hall
Haralson*
Harcourt*
Harvey*
Hawaii
Hawkeye Delicious
Hazen*
Herrings Pippin
Hidden Rose
Holiday
Honeycrisp
Honeygold
Hoover*
Hubbardston Nonesuch
Hudsons Golden Gem*
Hunt Russet
Huntsman
Hurlbut*
Idared
Ingram*
Itzstedter Apfel*
Jakes Seedling*
Jefferis
Jersey Sweet*
Jim Dandy*
Johnny Appleseed
Jonagold
Jonathan, Disease Resistant
Jonathan, Red
Judy*
Junaluska
Kanipe Redflesh*
Kansas Black
Kavanagh*
Keepsake*
Kerrys Irish Pippin*
Keswick Codlin*
Kids Orange Red*
King David
Kingston Black
Kinnards Choice
Knobbed Russet*
Lady
Lady Finger*
Lady's Sweeting*
Langford*
Late Strawberry*
Lawver*
Legace*
Liberty
Lincolnville Russet*
Lodi
Lodi (spur type)*
Macfree
Macoun
Maiden Blush
Major*
Mammoth Black Twig
Maunzenapfel*
May
Mays Apple*
Mcintosh
McIntosh, Improved
McIntosh (spur type)*
McIntosh, Disease Resistant
McMahone White*
Medaille d'Or
Melon*
Michelin
Milam*
Milden*
Milo Gibson*
Minister Von Hammerstein*
Minkler*
Missouri Pippin (bears very young)
Monmouth Pippin*
Moore's Sweet*
Muscadet De Bernay*
Mutsu
New Brunswicker*
Newt Grindle*
Newtosh*
Newtown Pippin
Nickajack
Niedzwetzkyana Crab*
Nodhead*
Northern Spy
Novaspy*
Nutting Bumpus*
Opalescent
Orange Sweet*
Oriole
Orleans Reinette*
Ortley*
Ozark Gold*
Paulared*
Pewaukee*
Pink Pearl
Pionier*
Pitmaston Pineapple
Polly Eades
Pomme d'Or*
Pomme Gris
Porter's Perfection
pound sweet
Priestly
Prima
Priscilla
Pristine
Rambo
Rawle's Janet
Red Apple #1 - Four Corners (unknown from an old Kansas homestead)*
Red Blaze*
Red Hook*
Red St. Lawrence*
Redfree*
Reinette Simarenko*
Rhode Island Greening
Ribston Pippin
Rolfe*
Rome*
Ross Nonpariel*
Roxbury Russet
Russell's Russet*
Saint Edmund's Pippin
Sam Young
Scarlet Surprise aka Bill’s Red
Scott Winter*
September Ruby*
Shay
Sheepnose
Silken
Smokehouse*
Smoky Mountain Libertwig
Snow
Somerset of Maine*
Somerset Red Streak*
Sops of Wine
Spartan*
Spencer*
Spice of Old Virginia
Spigold
Spoon Creek Amish (unknown)*
St. Lawrence*
Starkey*
Statefair
Stayman Winesap
Stoke Red*
Striped Harvey*
Summer Banana
Summer Ladyfinger
Summer Rambo
Summer Sweet Paradise*
Surprise
Swaar*
Sweet 16
Sweet Bough
Sweet Sal*
Switzer*
Tater House*
Tetofsky*
Tolman Sweet
Tompkins County King
Tremblett's Bitter
Trent
Tsugaru*
Twenty Ounce
Tydeman's Red*
Utter*
Vandevere*
Virginia Gold
Wade*
Wagener
Wealthy*
Westfield Seek-No-Further
White Pearmain
White Pippin*
White Winter Pearmain*
Whitney Russet*
Wickson*
Williams Favorite*
Williams Pride*
Winekist*
Winesap
Winesap*
Winter Banana
Wolf River 1881
Yarlington Mill
Yellow Bellflower*
Yellow Ingestrie*
Yellow Jay*
Yellow June*
Yellow Transparent*
York Imperial*
Zabergau Reinette*





CHERRY (scion wood only)

Black Tartarian
Emperor Francis
Lapins
Montmorency
Northstar
Ranier
Royal Ann
Sandra Rose

PEACH (grafted on Lovell or scion wood)
Blushingstar
Elberta
La Feliciana
O'Henry
Red Haven
Saturn

PEAR (grafted on Bartlett or scion wood)
Ayers
Bartlett
Bosc*
Burford*
Comice
F. McFarland Homestead*
Four Corners Homestead*
Harrows Delight*
Haunted House Pear (unknown)*
Jeanne d'Arc*
Kiefer
Madison Gardner Pear 01*
Madison Gardner Pear 02*
Magness*
Moonglow
Olathe Lake Pear (unknown)*
Olympic Asian*
Rescue*
Seckel*
Warden Seckel*
White Doyenne*

Scion wood $4 each with no shipping charges (taxes included) and only a 8 stick minimum. Please contact us for volume discounts above 40 sticks. Sticks will be approx 10-12” long (if below that we will double at no charge).

Bench Grafts $9 each with no shipping charges (taxes included) and only a 7 tree minimum.

Please check local regulations before you request your trees, grafts or seeds. Please note that this a complete list of the varieties we have in our orchard and do not order any that are pattented.


Seedling Apple Trees

Our inventory of potted and bareroot grafts changes yearly but we almost always have some seedling apple trees in stock. Seedling apple trees are just like humans – all different. They have a mixed set of genes, tree size will range from 15 to 30 feet tall and they produce a fruit of variable quality. You could be getting the next Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Granny Smith but you could also get an apple only suited for hard cider or culinary use. So, if you’re up for a gamble one of these could be your tree. The public’s favorite apple tree in our 1,200 tree orchard is a seedling apple tree little Ricky named “Fresh Candy” – sorry, we only sell the fruit (we’re getting a plant patent on that one).

Seedling Apples - Potted $15 Bareroot $8

Paw Paw Seeds

For 2010 we are proud to introduce choice Paw Paw seeds. We have 15 acres of native Paw Paws and save seeds from only those trees which produce large fruit with a low seed count. We have stratified these seeds already so they will be ready to plant once the danger of frost has past. Please remember that these trees grow as an understory tree and will need partial shade for the first few years. They have a long tap root and do not do well in a container or transplant well. Plant these trees where they will be for good! Each tree will produce unique kidney shaped fruit (approx 2 to 5 per pound) that has a taste ranging from banana to mango custard. This was a favorite dessert of George Washington as well as most early settlers. The fruit does not ship or store well – pick and consume as soon as they resemble a ripe banana. You can freeze the fruit pulp to be used in culinary dishes later. We sell our excess fruit to The Free State Brewery in Lawrence, Kansas that makes several special seasonal desserts with them including Paw Paw Ice Cream and Cheesecake.

Paw Paw Seeds – 2/$1 min (16/$8 order min. or no min. if combined with scion or bench graft orders) We can also supply bulk orders – email for details.

Please check local regulations before you request your trees, grafts or seeds. Please note that this a complete list of the varieties we have in our orchard and do not order any that are pattented.

Custom Grafting!

Now taking custom grafting orders for Spring 2010.

Would you like to have a tree just like Grandma’s or maybe your favorite apple variety fresh from your own tree? We can custom graft one for you!

Do you need help with where to plant your family orchard? We’d be happy to help you choose the right site and tree spacing. We also will be available to consult or personally train you in tree training and maintenance.

We prefer to graft onto MM111 semi-dwarf rootstock. MM111 produces a strong tree that can really take the high winds of Kansas well. It is a long lived tree that will produce a mature tree in the 15-18 foot tall range and produces fruit much sooner than standard trees. Because of personal testing and customer feedback this is our rootstock of choice and is what we graft 80% of our trees on.

We take orders for spring grafting until the end of February. Because we are dealing with Mother Nature we cannot guarantee that we will get 100% of our grafts to take successfully so we ask that you give us possible alternates in your order. All trees will be grown in reused or recycled containers with a mix of potting and native soil for a balance of vigor and reduced transplant shock. We prefer to offer trees in pots as this allows you as much time as you need to get your site ready. You can plant your tree at any point up until first snowfall.

We charge $15 for a custom grafted potted tree with a $5 deposit per tree upon order. We also have access to thousands of other apple varieties not listed on our website so please email us your request and we’ll do our best to find your variety. Please note that we will not graft patented varieties.

Other orchards to visit...

We have been picked out for the season. We are still offering tours for school groups & organizations and & our very popular bonfire bonanzas. Call us for more information.


If you would still like to experience picking your own apples, please visit these orchards. We may very well see you there!


Fieldstone Enterprises
This is an amazing orchard about 40 minutes from here with large trees & lots of varieties!
Contact Info:
http://www.fieldstonee.com/
kenkrause@embarqmail.com
7049 E 149th St, Overbrook, KS 66524
785-665-7643
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm
Closed Monday
Sunday 1:00pm-6:00pm
Directions from WWO:
Take Edgerton Rd S. Turn R onto US-56. Turn R. Travel about 34 miles to S Stubbs Rd. If you reach the town of Overbrook, you went too far. Turn R. Go about 1 mile to E 149th St. Turn L. Orchard is on the L & well-marked.
Directions from US-56:
Take US-56 West past Baldwin City about 19 miles to S Stubbs Rd. If you reach the town of Overbrrok, you went too far. Turn R. Go about 1 mile to E 149th St. Turn L. Orchard is on the L & well-marked.

Vertacnik Orchard
A great little orchard just 18 minutes from here between Eudora & Lawrence off of K-10. They have pick your own, & picked varieties of Red & Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Jonagold, Gala, Gold Blush & Granny Smith.
Contact Info:
1403 E 1850 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66045
785-842-4428
Hours:
Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 12:00noon-6:00pm
Directions from WWO:
Take Edgerton Rd North. Turn L onto W 143rd St which becomes N 900th Rd/CR-458. Turn R onto E 2200th Rd/CR-1061/CR-458. Turn L onto N 100th Rd/CR-458. Turn R onto E 1900th Rd/CR-1057. Turn L onto N 1400 Rd/CR-442. Turn R onto E 1850 Rd (portions unpaved). Orchard is on L.
Directions from K-10:
Take K-10 W towards Lawrence. Take the E 1900 Rd/CR-1057 exit. Turn R onto E 1900 Rd/CR-1057. Turn L onto N 1400 Rd/CR-442. Turn R onto E 1850 Rd (portions unpaved). Orchard is on L.


Pome on the Range Orchard & Winery
A 25-year old family owned & planted orchard with 25 acres of apples just 30 minutes from here off of I-35.
Contact Info:
2050 Idaho Rd, Williamsburg, KS 66095
http://www.pomeontherange.com/
info@pomeontherange.com
785-746-5492
Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday 12:00noon-5:00pm
Directions from WWO:
Take Edgerton Rd South. Turn L onto US-56. Turn R onto E 4th St. Turn L onto E Nelson St which becomes Sunflower Rd. Take I-35 S. Exit 176. Turn L onto Idaho Rd (portions unpaved). Orchard is on R.
Directions:
6 miles southwest of Ottawa, KS on I-35 at Homewood Exit 176. Turn L onto Idaho Rd (portions unpaved). Orchard is on R.