With over 32 acres of apples, plus our local pears and plums pushing us over 50 acres, Arlington Orchards are PEI's largest orchard. We also believe we're home to the best apple you'll ever have since all our varieties are grown to their perfect ripened flavour profile! And with over 27 different apple varieties, there's a favourite apple for everyone in our PEI orchards.
We currently have over 6,000 apple trees and we produce between 500-700 pound bins for a total of approximately 360,000 pounds each season. Half of those apples are currently exported, while the remainder are sold through our U-Pick, Fruit Markets, to other venues and restaurants.
We are also home to Eco-Apples™, fun family or culinary events, and believe that "local" is based on taste. We also have Fruit Markets in Miscouche and Charlottetown— just look for the bright yellow buildings!
Each week, we introduce a new variety of apple that's perfectly ripened and bursting with flavour. We also carry in-season PEI vegetables, plus jams, ciders and other tasty treats. Our staff are also trained apple experts, and can help you pick the best apple variety for cooking, eating, preserving or just for experimenting!
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7 Monaghan Street
Miscouche, PE
902-436-7610
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47 Beach Grove Road
Charlottetown, PE
902-569-3951
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11287 TransCanada Highway
Stratford, PE
902-629-2694
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We specialize in apples of 27 current different varieties, all grown in the accredited, environmentally friendly method that creates our Eco-Apple™. We also grow several varieties of pears and several varieties of plums, all of which are grown and nurtured to their ultimate ripeness and flavour. During harvest season, there's a new variety ready to go to market every week or 10 days! Ask for samples when visiting our U-Pick or our two Fruit Markets as you never know what your new favourite variety might be.
< >Arlington Orchards is a family run farm, with Carol and Barry Balsom celebrating their 20th year of growing apples in 2013.
The land where our orchards now grow has been used for PEI agriculture since the 1820s, with Carol having grown on this very same land. It was in 1992 that Carol and Barry decided to focus on growing the best apples possible. Our first trees were the McIntosh and Cortland, and we started with just a 1/2 acre. Since then, we have grown over 40 different varieties, and each year since then we have added other apple varieties, or have tried out new rootstocks on which to grow the varieties.
As much as the flavors of our apples are a result of how we farm, we also must thank Mother Nature and her love of Arlington, PEI.
Arlington is a small community in western Prince Edward Island. Thanks to natural barriers and a consistent off-shore breeze from neighboring Malpeque Bay, this area has a more consistent temperature compared to other areas of the Island. This provides a warmer home for our apples in the summer, and a less harsh environment for the winter months. The ice in the spring even keeps the apples cool so they don't blossom too early.
As well, there are 15 different types of our rich, red Island soil but only 2 of them are ideal for growing apples. Arlington happens to be one area which has this apple-friendly soil which also allows the trees to get lots of moisture and nutrients from the tree's deep root system.