You will be able to find plenty of your favorite apple varieties in the coming days and weeks, but it took a little more effort this year to make sure it was a reality. In Casco, Hillside Apples owner Bill Roethle says plenty of their most popular varieties, like Honeycrisp, Cortland, and McIntosh, are hanging on the trees. In contrast, other lesser-known varieties like Wolf River struggled to produce a large number. Roethle says a lack of proper pollination due to cool temperatures and other factors may have been an issue for some of the trees, but still believes families that come to pick over the next six to eight weeks will find plenty of apples to snack on and cook with on the trees.

In Door County, Steve Wood from Wood Orchard in Sturgeon Bay says the storms caused him great concern for his trees, which produce the popular Rave, SweeTango, and Honeycrisp varieties. While the wind caused some damage and grounded a few apples, he also found plenty of apples to pick from the trees.

Many of the most popular varieties of apples will be available as soon as this weekend, while others might still be a week or two away. Wisconsin apple growers produce about 55 million pounds of apples every year.