Cherry season is rolling along here at Roth Family Orchard Mudgee and we likely have only two weeks left of our sweet cherry season.  

After the stop-start nature of early cherry varieties we’re now finding our rhythm as we are picking the Simones – our main variety and a fabulous cherry.  

Apricots have been hugely popular at the orchard and are now finished for the season.

We were very lucky to see a hailstorm pass around us last night, not so lucky for others in the region.   It was a pretty wild storm and rather spectacular to see it pass us by. 

Birds haven't passed us by and we're busy chasing flocks of birds away from our fruit. Thankfully we have plenty so we can share a little.

Pick Your own

This weekend and through next week is a great time to visit to pick your own cherries.  After the shocks of cold then heatwaves conditions the cherries are sweetening up nicely now and are very juicy.  Some good size in there and plenty of them though not so many of the huge cherries we had last season.

Tomorrow (Saturday) has rain forecast in the afternoon but the morning looks to be ideal cherry picking weather.   We suggest an early start and we open 7am -12pm over the weekend and through the week 7:30- 12pm (closed Wednesdays).  Bookings are preferred here but not essential. 

Orchard sales

Fresh picked cherries are available boxed at the orchard daily  - typically at the pick your own shed in the mornings, at the old church in the afternoons.

Cherry Express

Thank-you for all the support on the North West run this week.

Next week’s runs are Upper Namoi, Hunter and Blue Mountains / Sydney.  By popular demand we have added short stops at Mullaley and Singleton.

To order please use this survey link.  We will email you a reminder the day before delivery. 

Monday 15 December               - Upper Namoi Run               

Mullaley                      7:45 – 8am                                                Community Hall

Gunnedah                  9.00- 10.30 am             Sunburnt Treasures

Tamworth                   12.00 -1.30 pm              20 Darling St Tamworth TBC

Quirindi                       2.30 - 3.30 pm              Hospital carpark

Tambar Springs         5.00 pm                        Tambar Store

Coolah                        6pm                               Black Stump Hotel (Bottom pub)

Tuesday 16 December               - Hunter Run                                       

Merriwa                      6.30-6.45                     Outside Bakery

Scone                         8.00-9.00am                Tilse's Apple Shed, 40 Gundy Rd 

Muswellbrook            9.30 am-10.15 am        Hunter Belle Cheese Café,

(75 Aberdeen St)

Singleton                    11-11:15am   Tourist information carpark

Morpeth                      1.00-3.00 pm               Morpeth Gallery (5 Green St)

Denman                      5.00 -6.00 pm              Ampol Garage (8 Oligive St)

Thursday 18 December - Blue Mountains / Sydney run                                 

Lithgow                       8.30 -9.30 am    Gang Gang Gallery, 206 Main St Lithgow

Wentworth Falls        11.00 am-12.00 pm    Grand View Hotel Carpark,

174 Great Western Highway

Glenbrook                  12.30 - 1.00 pm             Tourist Info Centre Car Park

Galston                       2.30 - 3.15 pm               Galston                   

Blacktown                  5.15 -6.00 pm               116 Bungarribee Rd Blacktown

(near Goodyear tyres)

Friday 19 December                                                                      

Northbridge               8.00 - 9.30 am             7 Euroka St Northbridge

Parramatta                  12-1:30pm                      North Parramatta   Location TBC

Morello cherries - lots of queries about the sour cherries. Really difficult to predict when they will ripen. They were very late to flower but have suddenly started to colour this past few days. They maybe a week away or likely into the New Year. We will send out details once we know. At this stage I dot' expect we will have them on any of the Cherry Express runs.

We hope to see you through the season.

Cherry cheers

Ingrid