From family-run farms to orchards growing the juiciest heirloom apples, these are the best places to go apple picking in ...

It's one of eight medals won in 2025 by Island Orchard Cider and the second straight year this cider won a top award in an ...

This heirloom apple was first publicly grown in 1805 by Jacob Wycoff in Tompkins County, New York. Wycoff initially named it King, but over time it became known as King of Tompkins County.

Why heritage, or heirloom apples are suddenly the hottest fruit this fall Their sheer variety of flavors, textures and colors offer something different from the predictability of mass-market options.

The University of Georgia’s Heritage Apple Orchard, home to 138 heirloom varieties, is seeking to rediscover -- and grow -- the South's heirloom apples.

Defining what makes an apple "heirloom" — and deciding when it's simply old, or pocked, misshapen or colored outside the norms of commercial apple production — is open to debate, even within ...

Many heirloom apples that have seemingly disappeared were never meant to be eaten fresh, Bunker explained, but the fruit absolutely shined when baked in pies, cooked into sauce or juiced for cider.

It was the orchard’s only remaining Liveland Raspberry, which is not in fact a berry, but a variety of apple—named after its country of origin, a former Soviet province. If you’ve never heard of it, ...

Mochi Roasted Heirloom Apples. Makes approximately 2 cups. San Francisco chef Bruce Hill calls these “mochi” apples for the rice flour in the recipe.

Genetic testing is helping identify older varieties of Maine apples, and may promise more delicious, more diverse fruit in our future. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login.

Everything you need to know about 85 types of apples, from heirlooms like Ashmead’s Kernel to new creations like Gala. There are over 7,500 apple varieties around the world (and counting), each ...