Buying Guide

Seasonal Fruit Buying Guide

All starting dates are approximate and may vary from year to year. Most varieties have a harvest period that lasts 10 days from start to finish. All of our fruit is matured on the tree with sufficient amount of time to insure maximum sugar content and handpicked at our own family orchards. From our farm straight to your table.

Cherries (Please note we no longer have U-Pick fruit)

– Royal Tioga – June 5th
– Brooks – June 10th
– Chelan – June 10th
– Black Pearl – June 15th
– Coral Champagne – June 15th
– Rosie Rainiers – June 15th
– Burgundy Pearl – June 20th
– Bing – June 20th
– Rainier – June 23rd
– Ebony Pearl – June 23rd
– Gunkel Private Reserve – June 24th

Apricots

– Robada – June 22nd
– Patterson – July 2nd

Peaches

– Zee Pride – July 8th
– Sweet Sue – July 10th
– Country Sweet – July 10th
– Rich Lady* – July 10th
– Rich Pride* – July 19th
– Fancy Lady* – July 19th
– Sierra Rich* – July 29th
– Diamond Princess* – August 1st
– Sweet Dream* – August 9th
– Elegant Lady* – August 10th
-Summer Lady – August 15th
– Zee Lady* – August 15th
– Elberta* – August 19th
– Valley Sweet* – August 22nd
– August Lady* – August 30th
– O’Henry* – September 2nd
– Sweet Henry* – September 6th
– September Red* – September 10th

Nectarines

– Honey Light – July 8th
– Honey Blaze – July 22nd
– Honeylicious – August 2nd
– Honey Royal – August 2nd
– Artic Jay* – August 15th
– Flavortop* – August 18th
– Summer Blush – September 7th
– Arctic Snow – September 16th

*Freestone varieties (easy to take off pit)

If are stopping by our Fruit Stand for a specific variety, email us at fruit@gunkelorchards.com  or call 509-773-4698 to make sure it is available.