Welcome to the
Curran Apple Orchard

University Place, WA

Orchard Updates

2026 Summer Concerts — Announced!

The 2026 Summer Concerts schedule is now available! Mark your calendars for the Thursday night concerts starting at 6:30pm in the orchard! Ice cream and water will be sold by Chambers Bay Women's Club. Feel free to bring picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs. No alcohol allowed in city parks.

Late May/early June — Thin, thin, thin!

In person thinning instruction available on Saturday, May 30 from 11am-2pm. Check in at the barn.

After the apples are the size of a nickel, start your thinning! Remove all fruitlets in a cluster except for the largest one. Gently twist off the other fruit or use hand pruners, collect the fruitlets in a bucket, and then place them in the dumpster. Do not throw the apple fruitlets on the ground to avoid insect problems later on. A good rule of thumb is that fruitlets should not be touching each other.

All adopters are required to thin their trees to prevent branch breakage and promote larger, healthier fruit. Some trees may require thinning more than once! After you are done thinning, please sign the "Thinning List" located on the outside barn door.

You can find more information on the Thinning webpage.

2026 Design Contest

The Curran Apple Orchard is looking for a new design featuring our wonderful community park! The contest is open to everyone from April 15 through May 29, 2026. Design contestants are encouraged to visit the orchard, horse statue, and barn as well as review the orchard’s history. The winner will receive a free t-shirt and $100 cash prize along with recognition on our website. The winning design will be used for future fundraising to benefit orchard activities. All rights to reproduce and sell the winning design will become the sole property of CORE.

For more information including design requirements and how to submit your design, go to the design contest webpage. All entries (Designer Permission form and design) must be received by Friday, May 29, 2026.

2026 Tree Adoptions

Adoptions for the 2026 Harvest Season end July 31st.

Information on 2026 tree adoptions is available on the Adopt a Tree webpage. Please reach out to curranappleorchard@gmail.com if you have any questions about the 2026 adoption process.

Thank you, and we look forward to welcoming you to the orchard in 2026!

Summer Concerts

Adopt a Tree Program

About the Orchard

The Curran Apple Orchard Park is a 7.33 acre apple orchard located within the City of University Place. Created as a hobby orchard in the early 1950s, the orchard today offers residents and visitors a multitude of opportunities.

More than 200 trees with more than 15 varieties of apples offer a tranquil place to enjoy nature along with providing food and shelter for birds, bees, small wildlife, and deer.

CORE activities include the Adopt-A-Tree program, tree care and insect education, pruning instruction, tours, summer concerts, an adopter's cider squeeze, and the Community Harvest Day.