![](https://newenglandapples.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BLUE-HILLS-cu-bin-cover-300x225.jpg)
It’s Peak Time in the Orchard
MOST NEW ENGLAND APPLE GROWERS feature a range of varieties, including classics like Cortland and McIntosh that ripen in early to mid-September, and popular…
![](https://newenglandapples.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PINE-HILL-Red-Jonathan-300x225.jpg)
Peeling Back An Apple’s Name
APPLE NAMES are as diverse — and informative and curious — as the fruit they describe. Early marketers tried to distinguish…
![](https://newenglandapples.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/COXs-ORANGE-PIPPIN-bin-300x225.jpg)
10 Overlooked Apples for Apple Lemon Cake
PART OF THE BEAUTY of New England’s orchards is their diversity, in size, location, crops, and, especially, their apple varieties. More…
![](https://newenglandapples.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Windy-Hill-Honeycrisp-tree-300x200.jpeg)
Double Vision (and Apple Squares)
MANY NEW ENGLAND ORCHARDS offer spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Situated atop hills, overlooking valleys, or nestled in among the…
![](https://newenglandapples.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Stukas-Farm.jpg)
A Tale of Two Delicious Apples
THEY ARE BOTH mostly sweet, conical in shape, late-season apples. Their names are identical except for their predominant coloring. They…
![](https://newenglandapples.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Stukas-Farm.jpg)
New England Apples from Neighboring New York
ALTHOUGH THEY SOMETIMES COMPETE in the marketplace, New England and New York apple growers have a long tradition of cooperation…