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Apple orchards in Maine.
📅 In season: Late August – November · storage apples into winter
Northern New England grows some of the best apples in the country — cold nights put the snap in the flesh and the sugar in the juice. The orchards below grow and sell their own fruit in Maine, which means varieties the supermarket never carries: real Macouns at peak, Cortlands for pie, Northern Spys for keeping, and whatever heirloom rows the orchardist refuses to give up on.
Apple season starts with the early varieties in late August, peaks through September and October, and good keeper apples carry into winter from farm coolers. Many orchards also press cider and bake on-site once the season turns.
12 Maine orchards on LiveStalks Local.
Kelley Orchards
📍 Acton, ME
Kelley Orchards serves Acton, ME as an orchard with peaches, apples, pumpkins, and plums.
Apples Peaches Pumpkins
Visit the farm page →Romac Orchards
📍 Acton, ME
Romac Orchards serves Acton, ME as an orchard with apples, peaches, and pumpkins.
Apples Peaches Pumpkins
Visit the farm page →Snell Family Farm
📍 Buxton, ME
Snell Family Farm is a berry farm in Buxton, Maine with berries, apples, pears, and flowers.
Berries Apples Pears Flowers
Visit the farm page →Libby & Son U-Picks
📍 Limerick, ME
Libby & Son U-Picks is a mixed pick-your-own farm with blueberries, raspberries, peaches, and apples in Limerick, Maine.
Berries Apples Peaches
Visit the farm page →Brackett Orchards
📍 Limington, ME
Brackett Orchards is a berry farm in Limington, Maine with berries, apples, peaches, and vegetables.
Berries Apples Peaches Produce
Visit the farm page →Doles Orchard
📍 Limington, ME
Doles Orchard is a mixed pick-your-own farm with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and apples in Limington, Maine.
Berries Apples
Visit the farm page →Brock Orchards
📍 Lyman, ME
Brock Orchards is an orchard in Lyman, Maine with apples and seasonal fruit.
Apples
Visit the farm page →Riverside Farm Stand & Greenhouse
📍 North Berwick, ME
Riverside Farm Stand & Greenhouse is a farm stand and orchard in North Berwick, Maine, with strawberries, apples, pumpkins, and seasonal vegetables.
Produce Apples Berries Pumpkins
Visit the farm page →Ferment Farm
📍 Sanford, ME
Ferment Farm is an orchard in Springvale, Maine with blueberries, apples, pears, and pumpkins.
Apples Berries Pears Pumpkins
Visit the farm page →McDougal Orchards
📍 Sanford, ME
McDougal Orchards serves Springvale, ME as an orchard with raspberries, apples, flowers, and peaches.
Apples Peaches Berries Flowers
Visit the farm page →Raven Hill Orchard
📍 Waterboro, ME
Raven Hill Orchard is an orchard in Waterboro, Maine with apples.
Apples
Visit the farm page →The Orchard at Chase Farms
📍 Wells, ME
The Orchard at Chase Farms is an orchard in Wells, Maine with apples.
Apples
Visit the farm page →From the pickup line...
Know before you buy.
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Buy by variety, not just by bag: ask what’s at peak this week — apple varieties come and go in two-to-three-week windows.
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Macoun and Honeycrisp for eating fresh; Cortland and Northern Spy for pies; a mix makes the best sauce and cider.
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Keeper varieties stored cold last for months — a half-bushel in the garage fridge gets you to February.
Apple orchards: questions, answered.
When is apple season in Maine?
Early varieties (Paula Red, Ginger Gold) arrive in late August; the main season — McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Honeycrisp — runs through September and October. Many farms sell storage apples and cider well past Thanksgiving.
What apple varieties grow best in Maine?
Cold-hardy classics: McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Honeycrisp, Empire, and Northern Spy all thrive here, alongside heirlooms you’ll only find at the orchard itself.
Can I pick my own apples at these orchards?
Several orchards run pick-your-own in season alongside their farm stands. Check the individual orchard’s page or ask at pickup — and either way you can order picked fruit ahead through LiveStalks Local.
How should I store fresh orchard apples?
Cold and slightly humid — the crisper drawer or an unheated garage in fall. Apples ripen (and soften) about ten times faster at room temperature.
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- 📍 Limerick, ME
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- 📍 Newfield, ME
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- 📍 South Berwick, ME
- 📍 Waterboro, ME
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