Owls Landing grows over 20 varieties of apples which ripen at various times from late July through late October. With more offerings to choose from, our customers may find a new favorite apple! Large quantities of apples for cider making are also available . We will help you with selecting for your special blend.

We are committed to sustainable farming practices including the planting of full-size trees which take longer to produce fruit but will hopefully be still producing for our grandchildren and their children!

We will help you select varieties to meet your personal taste. Contact Us for variety availability.

Selling Sizes

How many apples do you want? What variety? We offer our apples in a variety of selling sizes to fit your needs and tastes:

• 3 lb bags
• Pecks
• ½ Bushels
• Bushels
• Larger quantities for cider apples

“We Have What You Want.” Mix and Match. Contact Us for Your Personalized Blend of Cider Apples.

Views of Our Apple Orchard

Ready End of July through Mid-August

(*old variety)

	Variety	Color	Season	Description	Recommend
	Norlove	Yellow covered with solid red	end of July through mid-August	A tasty, medium-sized fruit with fair keeping quality. Firm, crisp, juicy.	baking, sauce
	Yellow Transparent	Yellow	end of July through mid-August	Begins to ripen in July, is excellent for cooking (some people say it makes the best sauce) and good for eating. Found in many old orchards of upstate N.Y.	baking, eating, sauce
	State Fair	Bright red	end of July through mid-August	White-fleshed, crisp, juicy. Perfect for fresh eating.	eating, juicy
	Quinte	Yellow with a heavy red blush	end of July through mid-August	An early good eating apple. Cream colored flesh is very tender.	eating

Ready End of July through August

(*old variety)

	Variety	Color	Season	Description	Recommend
	Hazen	Red	End of July through end of August	Pleasant taste, flesh firm juicy, slightly coarse grained.	eating, sauce
	Mantet	Amber, washed and striped red	End of July through end of August	Excellent for fresh eating; sweet and juicy with pleasant flavor.	eating, sauce

Ready End of August through Mid-September

(*old variety)

	Variety	Color	Season	Description	Recommend
	Valentine	Green, blushed red	end of August through mid-September	Flesh white, somewhat coarse but with excellent taste. A high quality eating/cooking apple.	baking, eating
	Kaneb Sweet	Yellow	end of August through mid-September	Small to medium-sized apple. Tender-skinned, juicy and sweet. Excellent fresh eating and for sauce. Keeps 2-3 months in storage.	eating, sauce
	Adanac	Yellow, Striped, red wash	end of August through mid-September	Good cooking apple, will keep 2-3 months in storage. A medium-sized, green-red striped, good dessert quality apple	baking
	Early McIntosh	Yellow, red striped	end of August through mid-September	White, tender flesh with pleasant flavor.	eating
	Lobo	Red	end of August through mid-September	Large apple of good quality. McIntosh cross.	baking, eating, large fruit

Ready End of August through September

(*old variety)

	Variety	Color	Season	Description	Recommend
	Goodland	Red yellow	End of August through September	Flesh crisp, juicy and tender, makes delicious aromatic sauce and is also an excellent eating apple. A large, green-red blush apple with excellent dessert quality	eating, pies, aromatic, sauce
	Sandow	Red	End of August through September	Fruit quality very high; aromatic, juicy and crisp with a nice, tart “snap”.	baking, eating, aromatic
	Sweet Sixteen	Striped red	End of August through September	Spicy and rich-flavored, with good storage qualities. Mildly coarse, yellowish flesh.	eating, keeper, cider, unusual flavor
	McIntosh*	Red, striped	End of August through September	The Standard for comparison. White, juicy flesh, tender skin. Large fruit. A large, bright red apple with a heavy bloom, McIntosh is the archetype of the American apple style-perfumed, crisp, juicy, snowy white flesh. The flavor is  good, being sub-acid and perfumed.	large fruit. Eating, pies, desserts
	Leafland Greening	Green-yellow	End of August through September	Green/red cooking apple especially nice for pies, cobblers, etc.	baking
	Red Baron	Yellow with a red blush	End of August through September	Flesh crisp and juicy, good for fresh eating, pies and sauce. Stores well.	baking, eating, keeper, sauce
	Antonovka	Yellow	End of August through September	Yellow white fleshed apple. Russian/Polish heritage. Well suited for pies and preserves.	baking
	Macspur	Red	End of August through September	MacIntosh offspring	eating
	Magog Redstreak*	Yellow, red streaked	End of August through September	A large apple good for sauce, baking and fresh eating.	baking

Ready Mid-September and Later

(*old variety)

	Variety	Color	Season	Description	Recommend
	Honeycrisp	Red/Yellow	Mid September and later	A sweet, exceptionally crisp-textured apple.  A cross between Macoun and Honeygold The sugar:acid ratio is well balanced, it is crisp and juicy.	eating, cider,keeper
	Northwestern Greening*	Green with red wash	Mid September and later	Large fruit, crisp, firm, juicy, with slight aroma. Great pie apple	baking, eating
	Spartan	Red	Mid September and later	Equal to Empire in quality and texture. Keeps ’til February in storage. Spartan is a medium sized apple with solid very dark red skin and pure white juicy, crisp flesh. It has an excellent aromatic, vinous flavor.	eating, pies, cider, keeper

Ready First Week of October and Later

(*old variety)

	Variety	Color	Season	Description	Recommend
	Peace Garden	Red, striped	First week of October and later	Flesh very firm and juicy; good eating quality that improves in storage; excellent keeper.	eating, cider, keeper
	Regent	Bright red over yellow	First week of October and later	Very juicy; flavor as good or better than Red Delicious. High dessert quality does not diminish in storage.	eating, good keeper
	Honeygold	Yellow	First week of October and later	The North’s answer to Yellow Delicious. Flavor similar, superior storage qualities. Sweet and juicy.	eating, keeper
	Secor	Striped red	First week of October and later	Keeps well until Spring. Juicy, good flavor and texture.	eating, pies, keeper
	Spencer	Yellow, red blush	First week of October and later	Eating quality excellent	eating
	St. Edmund’s Russet*	Orange russet	First week of October and later	Earliest russet. Very juicy and flavorful; makes excellent cider. Listed among the 6 best apples grown in England.	cider