FAQ

Did you know that our apples are naturally bright, colorful, & shiny simply by being grown in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley of Montana, washed with water & dried before being sold to our customers?

Did you know that it takes about 1 – 800 lb. bin of our apples to make 50 gallons of our fresh pressed apple cider?

Did you know that eating an apple a day will keep the doctor away? Apples are a great source of nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants.

Did you know that our apple trees are gravity fed water via sprinklers from a canal located above our orchard, and that same water is brought to the canal by Lake Como in Darby Montana?

Did you know that apples are very easily bruised and so during our harvest, the apple harvest crews have to be very careful when picking the apples, not to use their fingers, but rather their palms?

Did you know that apple trees are related to roses as part of the rose family of plants?

Did you know that our Mcintosh apple varieties were favored by adults, and their children over any other varieties that we have to offer?

Did you know that Swansons planted over 2,000 new Ruby Mcintosh trees in 2023 as part of its redevelopment program?

Did you know that we planted over 225 new crab apple trees throughout our Ruby Mcintosh plantings in 2024 as to be more compatible for pollinating with these new trees?

Did you know that bees play a vital role in the cross-pollinating process in the orchard each year and without these bees, we would not have an apple crop each year?