STAR ORCHARD
253 County Trunk CE
Kaukauna, WI  54130

(920) 759 - 9294
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OPEN HOURS

Mon - Fri:  9 am - 6 pm
Saturday:  9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm


Open Day after Labor Day --- Mid November

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Star Orchard

     Star Orchard is an apple orchard located on the east side of the Fox Valley in Northeast Wisconsin in a very small community called Hollandtown. Planted in 1962, it is not uncommon to see three generations of family along with the family pet spending several hours on fall weekend afternoons searching for the perfect apples.

     We are primarily a "Pick Your Own" orchard, but also feature a sales room with pre-picked apples, cider and honey. We also offer a wide selection of jams, jellies, dressings, mustard, maple syrup, assorted gourds, Indian corn, caramel apples, caramel apple dip and many types of squash.

     While the McIntosh and Cortland are easily the most popular varieties picked by our customers, please scroll down this page to see some of the other varieties we offer. Located just 15 minutes east of Appleton and 30 minutes south of Green Bay, Star Orchard is very accessible from almost anywhere. For more specific directions, please view our map link.




"Pick Your Own" Apples
Star Orchard offers a wide variety of "Pick Your Own" Apples. You can pick to your hearts desire. For those of you more interested in eating than picking, visit our retail store for pre-picked apples.

Our Apple Varieties Include:
Type of Apple Qualities / Description

Pick Your Own Apple Dates

McIntosh Wisconsin's Favorite apple! Mid September through Mid October
Cortland All purpose similar to McIntosh Late September through October
Wealthy An old favorite, but still popular. Early September
Gala Very Popular worldwide, Delicious Type Month of September
Empire Cross between McIntosh & Delicious Late September - Early October
Jonagold Large, firm, very popular in Europe Early October
Spartan Hard eating apple, McIntosh type Late September
Wolf River Very large baking apple Late September
Greening Large, hard & good keeping baking apple Mid October
Golden Delicious Very popular, we never have enough! Early October
Red Delicious Young Trees - for the die hearts... Early October

 




Star Orchard

New Varieties and New Plantings of Old Varieties
( Not Available to "Pick Your Own")
  • Honey Crisp - We feel this is one of the best apple varieties in the apple world today. Introduced in the 1990's by the University of Minnesota, this large, exceptionally crisp, juicy apple has instantly become a customer favorite. You won't see many of these in supermarkets for years to come since demand far exceeds supply.

  • Paulared - This all-purpose August apple is similar to McIntosh. It has become so popular that we have removed all our other August apple varieties.

  • Jonagold - A cross between Jonathon and Golden Delicious. This large firm sweet-tart apple has become one of the most popular apples in Europe. We believe it will do as well in the Fox Valley area. We highly recommend this last season apple for it's superior flavor and keeping quality.

  • Mollies Delicious - Better known as a Molly, this large apple has the Delicious shape but has it's own distinctive flavor and is very snappy for an early September apple. It is not a good keeper and not usually found in supermarkets, yet it is a local favorite.

  • Fameuse - Better known as as a Snow Apple. It is an old variety with white flesh and believed to be one of the parents of the modern McIntosh. We don't have many of these.

  • Ida Red - A large late ripening old variety still popular in many northern states.

  • Connell Red - Another large, late ripening, newer all-purpose apple ripening in mid-October. We don't have many of these.

  • Melrose - The official state apple of Ohio. We are not sure yet how it got that distinction but it is a high quality, late keeping dessert type apple with a distinctive flavor.

  • Northern Spy - One of the very old favorites with a delicious tart flavor. This variety takes many years to start bearing and ours are not quite there yet.




Pumpkins

Beginning in late September, families begin searching for that perfect pumpkin. We do haul hundreds of pumpkins from the field and line them up so little people can easily make their decision. More children prefer to go into the fields themselves and see the really big pumpkins that are too large to move. 

If you can load them, you can buy them!


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Phone:  (920) 759 - 9294
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