Since 1948, we’ve grown high-quality fruit — from apples and peaches to cherries and pears.
The history.
In 1948, Harold and Kathryn Oaks moved to the small town of Hood River, Oregon, in the cascadian cradle of the Pacific Northwest, with a big dream and twins on the way. On a rural road in southwest Hood River, close to the Hood River’s east fork, the two worked to develop their farmhouse and small plots of apple and peach trees into a thriving orchard. As their orchards grew over the years, both Harold and Kathryn contributed to their local community by working as educators at Hood River High School and Mosier School. In the late 1960s Harold Sr. began working as a realtor, representing properties in Hood River and Wasco County along the Columbia River, before garnering up properties of his own to lease and also develop for agricultural use. In the summer of 1980, Harold and Kathryn finally incorporated their businesses into what is now known as Twin Oaks Orchards Inc. And we couldn’t be happier. Today, our orchards produce cherries and pears; and the company is currently directed by one of the twins, Harold Oaks Jr.
About our fruit.
We currently grow two types of cherries and three types of pears in southwest Hood River.
Comice pear.
Medium-sized, golden, brown and green pears. Smooth, fruity and sweet. Good fresh, in salads, dried and for pressing.
Lapin cherry.
Large and dense, dark red cherries. Deeply sweet with a meaty flesh. Perfect fresh, ripe off the tree or for canning, drying, sauces and cooking.
Skeena cherry.
Large and firm, deep maroon cheeries. Sweet and tangy. Delicious fresh and ripe off the tree; good for cooking, baking, drying and/or canning.
Red Anjou pear.
Medium-sized, purple or red pears with green streaks. Crisp and smooth. Softly sweet with a subtle tartness. Good fresh, in salads, for cooking and for pressing.
Bosc pear.
Large, golden brown pears with possible russeting. Slightly crisp and gritty when green; incredibly sweet and juicy when ripe. Good from green to ripe, for sauces, baking, poaching, and/or pressing.
Red Delicious apple.
Our 70 year old cultigen of the Red Delicious apple pays homage to American orchards past as they grow on our last remaining fruit tree from agricultural eras occurring on our Hood River farm prior 1960.
Large and sturdy, red apples with hints of yellow. Crisp. A powerful combination of sweet and tart. Good fresh, for storage, for baking and for pressing.
