Frequently Asked Questions

Q.  Where is Star Orchard located?
A.  Located just 15 minutes east of Appleton and 30 minutes south of Green Bay, Star Orchard is very accessible from almost anywhere. Please view the map link for directions.


Q.  Does Star Orchard sell apples via the internet or mail? 
A.  No, due to the high cost of postage and shipping costs.


Q.  What is the difference between apple juice and apple cider?
A.  It depends on who you ask, but the most popular answer is that apple cider is the natural unaltered juice you get when the apples are washed, ground up to a course applesauce and squeezed. The cider is completely natural with no preservatives and simple filtration leaving a cloudy liquid with much apple solids. They call it apple juice when the liquid is boiled, filtered, and clarified, usually sold in clear glass containers. It looks nice, but the flavor has changed so as to not resemble apples.


Q.  Do you use the apples that fall to the ground for cider?
A.  Never did, never will. We use the small or slightly blemished tree picked apples that are washed before they are ground up for cider.


Q.  Do you spray your apple trees?
A.  When you have a large concentration of any type of fruit or vegetable, you are going to attract insects that feed on that particular crop. New products and strategies are continuing to be developed to fight these new techniques. Insect traps baited with phermones are now used to alert us to the presence of damaging levels of codling moths and tentiform leafminers. We no longer spray by the calender, but only when damaging numbers are present.