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Apple time at Appletree Cottage

15/10/2020

 

Apples Galore!

Apples at Appletree Self Catering cottage
Apples awaiting picking on a misty morning
Its Harvest Time at Shandon Farm and Appletree Cottage.  The trees have begun dropping their fruit so its time to pick.  There are around 350 trees on the farm with 48 varieties of apples including many old Scottish varieties.
Quality apples at Appletree Luxury Self Catering Cottage
Iron in the soil enhances the redness of the Discovery apple
The soil in some parts of the farm has quite a high iron content which can mean that the red apples turn out very red!  The variety shown here is Discovery.
Beauty at Appletree Luxury Holiday Cottage Loch Lomond
Beauty of Moray is a very popular variety when juiced.
Once the apples are picked they are juiced, bottled pasteurised and sold locally.  One favourite is a variety called Beauty of Moray which is shown here.  A green dual purpose apple (cooker and eater) it produces a very clear sharp fruity juice.  Once tasted many people come back for more.
Apples at Appletree Luxury Self Catering Cottage for eight
Red apples awaiting pressing
Each year we do a pressing entirely of red varieties.  This produces quite. a red medium sweet juice.  Another very popular choice.
Apple juice at Appletree luxury holiday cottage Loch Lomond
A selection of bottles awaiting pasteurisation and labelling
The bottles we sell contain pure apple juice and nothing else - no sweetness, preservatives, salt or pepper.  Just pure apple juice.  
Once bottled the juice is pasteurised which means a bottle will keep for over a year.
In addition to the apple juices we produce apple jellies and marmalades - again from our own fruit.
Be sure to ask about our produce when you come to stay at Appletree Cottage.

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  • HOME
  • SEE INSIDE
    • Why Appletree is fantastic!
  • STEP OUTSIDE
    • Local shops, pubs & eateries
    • About Shandon Farm
  • THINGS TO DO
    • Highland games dates
  • BOOK HERE!
  • ACCESSIBILITY
  • CONTACT US
  • BLOG & INFO