Top Tree Fruits Win State Fair Honors

DES MOINES, IA (09/07/2023) (readMedia)-- The best tree fruits from across the state received awards at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Full results below:

FRUITS- SINGLE PLATE OF APPLES

Chieftain (W)

1) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

3) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

Cortland (F)

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Cortland (F)

1) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

Delicious, Golden (W)

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

3) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

Delicious, Golden (W)

1) Charles L. Hoehnle, Homestead

2) Jaxon Fincham, Ankeny

3) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Delicious, Red (W)

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

3) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

Delicious, Red (W)

1) Gary Taylor, Granger

2) Randy Campbell, Pleasant Hill

3) Ken & Mary Oldenburger, Derby

Gala (F)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Honeycrisp

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Honeycrisp

1) Bridget Pasker, Runnells

Jonagold (W)

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Jonagold (W)

1) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Jonathan (F)

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

Jonathan (F)

1) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

2) Gary Taylor, Granger

McIntosh (F)

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

McIntosh (F)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Paula Red (S)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Ken & Mary Oldenburger, Derby

Any Other Summer

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

3) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Summer

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Any Other Fall

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

3) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

Any Other Fall

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Ken & Mary Oldenburger, Derby

Any Other Winter

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

3) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Winter

1) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Any Other

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

3) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

Any Other

3) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

First Time Exhibitor

1) Teresa Taylor, Granger

Single Plate of Apples - Top Three Winners - North

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

3) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

Single Plate of Apples - Top Three Winners - South

1) Gary Taylor, Granger

2) Teresa Taylor, Granger

3) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

Single Plate of Apples - Overall Winner

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Premium Fruit Award (Div 118, 120 & 123) - North

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Premium Fruit Award (Div 118, 120 & 123) - South

1) Atticus Vos, Pella

FRUITS- APPLE TRAY DISPLAY

Delicious, Red

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Delicious, Golden

1) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

Any Other Green/Yellow Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Red Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

Apple Tray Display - Overall Winner

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

FRUITS- APPLE COLLECTION

Summer Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Fall Varieties

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Winter Varieties

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

FRUITS- CRAB APPLES

Crab Apples

1) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

FRUITS- PEACHES

Any Variety, Yellow Peach

1) Matthew Seidl, Des Moines

2) Jaxon Fincham, Ankeny

3) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

Any Variety, White Peach

1) Barbara A. Hoehnle, Homestead

FRUITS- PEARS

Bartlett

1) Ken & Mary Oldenburger, Derby

2) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

3) Randy Campbell, Pleasant Hill

Bosc

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Kieffer

1) Jaxon Fincham, Ankeny

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

3) Charles L. Hoehnle, Homestead

Any Other Red

1) Randy Campbell, Pleasant Hill

Any Other Green

1) Mark Hilliard, Johnston

2) South Mound Orchard, Sherrill

3) Randy Campbell, Pleasant Hill

FRUITS- PLUMS

Damson

1) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

Green Gage

1) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

2) Barbara A. Hoehnle, Homestead

3) Charles L. Hoehnle, Homestead

Wild

1) Barbara A. Hoehnle, Homestead

2) Charles L. Hoehnle, Homestead

Any Other Variety

1) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

2) Charles L. Hoehnle, Homestead

3) Barbara A. Hoehnle, Homestead

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair, August 10-20, 2023. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.