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Emma helping pick apples
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
Goodland
St. Edmond’s Apples
Regent Apples
Honey Crisp Apples
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 |
Apple Trivia
Source NY Apple Growers- Who planted the first U.S. apple tree and in what state?
- The standard-size apple tree starts bearing fruit in how years?
- Apple trees can be grown farther north than other fruit trees why?
- Apples are the second most-valuable fruit grown in the United States what is the first one?
- What was the first variety of apples exported from America and what year?
Pilgrims planted the first U.S. apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
A standard-size apple tree starts bearing fruit 8-10 years after it is planted. A dwarf tree starts bearing in 3-5 years.
Apple trees can be grown farther north than other fruit trees because they bloom late in spring, minimizing the chance of frost damage.
Apples are the second most-valuable fruit grown in the United States; oranges are the first. (Source: USDA Economic Research Service)
Newton Pippin apples were the first apples exported from America in 1768, some were sent to Benjamin Franklin in London.
