The folks at Carter Mountain must believe (or know as they are likely apple growing experts) that Fuji apples do better at higher elevations. After a few apple cider doughnuts at the ‘Apple Barn’ and climbed our way up to what must be the highest point in the Charlottesville area (I don’t know this as a fact, but evidenced by the large number of cell towers, radio, and TV towers placed among the Fuji apple trees, it was quite high.
Our journey was well worth it. We had never seen such an amazing amount of fruit being grown by these trees. There were so many apples that most of the time John Grayson was able walk right up and grab them himself. That was until he told Daddy that the better ones were obviously higher on the tree so he would need my help getting them. This year we limited ourselves to just a couple bags of apples as it took us months to consume the 50lbs of Pink Ladies from last year picking. After walking down the mountain and picking up a gallon of cider, our day at the orchard concluded.
Here are some pictures from our morning at the orchard:
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