Freedom apple

Freedom apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Freedom

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Visitor reviews

• 11 Feb 2014  JackNEW YORK, United States

  I've had a Freedom tree for about 10 years. It is a prolific, reliable and steady producer with fairly large apples. While the tree is disease resistent and the apples are tastey, they have a very limited shelf life. They are great fresh, but begin to get soft and somewhat mealy in texture quickly. They also seem to develop soft spots and rot quickly. I make I make a lot of cider and they aren't great for juice. I'm actually considering replacing it this year with Honeycrisp or Fuji. I also have Empire, Liberty, MacFree and Granny Smith.
• 05 Nov 2013  Jim WestNORTH CAROLINA, United States

  I planted a Freedom apple tree I bought at a co-op sale in Spring 2009. It bloomed very slightly in 2011 but set no apples. All the blooms were killed by a late freeze in 2012. This year (2013) it had a moderate bloom and I was able to harvest about 3/4 of a bushel of apples from it. I was pleased at the very good fresh eating flavor and it also made good applesauce which cooked up very quickly. Given the diease resitance of this variety, it is a good choice for the home gardener.
• 07 Oct 2013  DeannaNY, United States

  We've had a Freedom apple for more than 28 years now. It's a great apple for eating fresh and makes okay applesauce. Good in cakes. Not tart enough for me in pies. My favorite use of this apple is dried. They dry quite well and the dried apples are excellent in oatmeal or eaten out of hand as a snack.
• 20 Sep 2013  GarrettIOWA, United States

  My dad has a Freedom tree. The apples don't have bad flavor, and they taste somewhat similar to a McIntosh. The fruit is yellow with red stripes. They seem to ripen in early-mid September, and they don't keep much more than a week off the tree. They do make good pies and cider. Probably the most redeeming characteristic of the tree is that the fruit is pretty much 100% resistant to scab and somewhat resistant to cedar apple rust. Organic growers might like Freedom.

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Where to buy trees

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Freedom:

United States

• Arizona

  • Beatty's Orchard, Hereford

• Arkansas

  • Cox Berry Farm & Nursery, Clarksville

• Connecticut

  • Staehly Farms, East Haddam

• Georgia

  • Freedom Farms - Apple & Peach Orchard, Chatsworth

• Indiana

  • Harker Family Farms & Orchard, Waldron

• Iowa

  • Wills Family Orchard, Adel
  • Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City

• Massachusetts

  • Brook Farm Orchard, Ashfield
  • Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard

• Michigan

  • Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester
  • KlineKrest USDA Certified Organic Produce Farm, Lyons

• Missouri

  • Blue Heron Orchard, Canton

• New Hampshire

  • Apple Annie, Brentwood

• New Jersey

  • Riamede Farm, Chester
  • Terhune Orchards, Princeton

• New York

  • G and S Orchards, Macedon

• Pennsylvania

  • Meadowhawk Farm, Millerstown
  • Northrop's Apple Acres, Lake City
  • Simmons Farm, McMurray
  • Townsend Brother's Fruit Farm, Spring Church

• Vermont

  • Seven Saplings Farm, Richford

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Fruit Forest Certified Organic Farm, Cobble Hill
  • Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island