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Apple orchards in New Hampshire.
📅 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 New Hampshire, 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.
4 New Hampshire orchards on LiveStalks Local.
DeMeritt Hill Farm
📍 Lee, NH
DeMeritt Hill Farm is an orchard in Lee, New Hampshire with blueberries, peaches, apples, and pumpkins.
Berries Apples Peaches Pumpkins
Visit the farm page →Tuts Farm
📍 Milton, NH
Tuts Farm is a mixed fruit farm and sugarhouse in Milton, New Hampshire with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, and maple syrup.
Berries Apples Maple Syrup
Visit the farm page →Miller Farm
📍 New Durham, NH
Miller Farm is a pick-your-own farm in New Durham, New Hampshire with blueberries, peaches, apples, and pick-your-own crops.
Berries Apples Peaches
Visit the farm page →Sweet Core Farm
📍 Strafford, NH
Sweet Core Farm serves Strafford, NH as an orchard 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 New Hampshire?
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 New Hampshire?
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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