Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

The apple harvest is over, but you can still enjoy its fruits at this charming Yorktown Heights orchard. The two large sheds on the premises house Tricia’s Treats and the Farm Market. At Tricia’s, you can feast on apple strudel and drink hot cider. Also of note are the fresh cider doughnuts and steaming hot, flaky-crusted apple pies.

If you prefer to make your own apple concoctions, you can go over to the Farm Market, which sells ten different varieties of apples. The spacious shelves of the Market are also laden with apple butter and apple cider.

The trees that line the Taconic Parkway are in full fall splendor. A nature-lover in my car informed me that the amount of sugar in the leaves controls the vibrancy of the colors. (I certainly feel more vibrant with sugar in my veins as well.)

Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm: 1335 White Hill Road, Yorktown Heights. (914) 245-5111.