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Our History:
David Hull’s father Donald Burns Hull purchased 100 acres of land in the
Warwick Valley in 1949. Beginning in 1950 David began planting apple trees
on the property. The first trees planted can still be found today right
behind Applewood Orchards Kitchen. The trees began to produce fruit in 1955
and David dedicated himself to the Orchard.
The Orchard continued to grow through the years and somewhere along the way
David became affectionately known as “Apple Dave”. Apple Dave and his
family lived and worked on the farm selling the apples to wholesalers
through out the year. However, in 1971, tragedy struck. Apple Dave’s
storage facility burnt to the ground with that year’s apple harvest.
That summer with a fresh crop coming along Apple Dave thought of ways to
avoid another catastrophe. The winning idea was to allow people from the
area up to the farm to Pick their Own Apples. Just like that Applewood
entered a new era. In the fall of 1972 Apple Dave and Cousin Mike began
Applewood’s U-Pick business. Cousin Mike would sell cups of cider to the
patrons and Apple Dave would give wagon rides up into the orchard. The new
business went well and has continued to grow.
Apple Dave has been growing apples in Warwick NY for over 50 years and
prides his farm on being a fun family oriented day in the country. So after
you watch the puppet shows, have some donuts, or enjoy a walk through the
Orchards, please stop and say “Hi” to Apple Dave.
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