Apples
Apples Currently Available
Gould Hill Farm Grows over 100 varieties of apples, not to mention the peaches, nectarines and plums that are grown here.
PYO is closed for the season.
Dogs are NOT allowed to pick apples with you due to the Federal Food Safety act. We do allow well behaved leashed dogs in the parking areas, walking trails in the woods and the patio area. They are not allowed in buildings. Please help us by picking up after your furry friend.
Pick Your Own Apples: closed for the season
Apples available in the Store
Apple Shipping Information
Apple shipping is available from September to December.
12 Apple box with apples: $24+shipping
25 Apple box with apples: $38+shipping
UPS Shipping 12 Apples 25 apples
New England $17 $19
DC,DE, MD, NJ, $20 $26
NY,OH, PA,VA,WV
AZ,CA,CO,ID,MT, $32 $39
NM,NV,OR,TX,UT,
WA,WY
All other states $27 $34
not listed above
If interested in shipping, please email info@gouldhillfarm.com with shipping address and first and second apple choice – the apples available in the store, listed available in the store, are typically available for shipping. Please call the store between Tue-Fri from 10-5pm with payment details to confirm your order. 603-746-3811. Orders typically ship out on Monday or Tuesday of the following week. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.
Gould Hill Farm’s Apple Varieties
Below is a list of Gould Hill Farm’s Apple Varieties sorted by name and month in which they are typically harvested. Each list includes a brief history and description of the variety as well as some of the common uses (cooking, eating, dessert, sauces, drying, etc).
Akane
Cross between Jonathan and Worcester Pearmain, a Japanese apple raised in 1937 at the Morioka Experimental Station, and introduced in 1970.Bright red with hard, crisp, juicy white flesh and sweet-tart taste
Ashmead Kernel
Ashmead’s Kernel apple tree is known as an old English winter russet apple. The first Ashmead’s Kernel apple tree originated from a seed planted around 1700 by a Dr Thomas Ashmead in Gloucester. The Ashmead’s Kernel apple is medium size, golden-brown skin with a distinct crisp, nutty snap. The fruit explodes with a champagne-sherbet juice infused with a sugary and sharp character.
August Sweet
Believed to be of American origin, described in 1817 under the name Bough Apple. Also known as Sweetbough. Juicy, sweet, tender, and mellow.
Baldwin
Originating about 1740 on a farm near Wilmington, MA the apple was first known as the “Woodpecker” because the tree was frequented by that bird. Later propagated by Col. Baldwin, there is a monument at the sight of the original tree. Hard, crisp, juicy, rich in sugars yet tart in flavor. Keeps well.
Belle De Boskoop
Belle De Boskoop apple tree originated from seed in 1856 in the nursery of the Ottlander family in Boskoop, Holland. The Belle de Boskoop apple is a large greenish-yellow fruit with rough skin and dark red blush on exposed fruits. Crisp, tangy, highly aromatic flesh that sweetens in storage or left hanging late on tree.
Black Oxford
Black Oxford is Maine’s most famous apple. In his book, The Apples of Maine, George Stilphen writes: “Black Oxford was found as a seedling by Nathaniel Haskell on the farm of one Valentine, a nailmaker and farmer of Paris in Oxford County, about 1790 and the original tree was still standing in 1907, the farm being then owned by John Swett.
Black Oxford is an all-purpose variety, and we recommend it for everything: fresh eating, pies and cider. Leave the skins on for a delightful pink sauce. (The skins will dissolve.) Best eating from late December to March, although it keeps all winter into spring.
Blue Pearmain
An older variety of unknown origin thought to be American and dating back to 1800. “The apple in grandmothers’ back yard.” Coarse flesh, mild flavor, very aromatic.
Braeburn
Discovered on property of O. Marn of Waiwhero, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand. Thought to be a Lady Hamilton seedling. Introduced and grown commercially in 1952 by William Brothers’ Braeburn Orchards. Smooth texture and sweet “old-fashioned” apple flavor.
Caville Blanc
The Calville Blanc d’ Hiver apple tree produces the gourmet culinary apple of France, excellent for tarts and holds its shape when cooked.
Grown by Le Lectier, procureur for Louis XIII; the Calville Blanc apples continue to be served in fine Parisian restaurants today. Calville Blanc d’ Hiver apple tree was also grown in the garden at Monticello in the 1770’s by Thomas Jefferson.
Chestnut Crabapple
Bought for decorative beauty and use as a pollinator for apples. Large, sweet-tart, nutty flavored.
Claygate Pearmain
The Claygate Pearmain apple tree was discovered at Claygate, Surrey in England in a hedge by John Braddick in 1821. He brought it to the attention of the Royal Horticultural Society and it went on to become a very popular eating apple in Victorian times.
Connell Red
Connell Red apple is an improved sport of Fireside apple. While Fireside has a striped skin, Connell Red is a solid orange/red in color when fully ripe. The fruit can get very large and is excellent for fresh eating.
Cortland
Cross between McIntosh and Ben Davis, developed in 1898 by S.A. Beach at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station. One of New England’s most popular apples.
Cox Orange Pippin
Originated in England in early 1800s, considered one of the finest dessert apples in Britain. Sweet and juicy with a delicate flavor.
D’Arcy Spice
D’arcy Spice apple tree originated a garden at Tolleshunt D’arcy, Essex in 1785. Great flavor in a plain package. The D’arcy Spice apple has a yellow-green skin, flushed with russet patches surrounding a fine, firm crisp flesh with subtle spicy ‘nutmeg’ flavor. Russet aficionados often enjoy the texture of D’arcy Spice apples. One of the favorites at our apple tastings a few years back.
Earligold
Developed recently on the US west coast by a Dr. Harvey. Similar to a Golden Delicious, ripening earlier.
Elstar
Cross between Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie, developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s and introduced to America in 1972. Very popular in Europe. Yellow fruit with light red striping. Firm cream-colored flesh, sweet-tart taste.
Empire
Cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh. White flesh. (Mary Leadbeater Strack’s favorite eating apple.)
Esopus Spitzenburg
Originated in Esopus, Ulster County, NY around 1800. A bright red apple with yellow dots.
Evercrisp
Introduced in 2008 from Midwest Apple Improvement Association as a cross between Fuji and Honeycrisp. EverCrisp is sweet and juicy – a yummy apple that holds a powerful crunch.
Plan Your Trip
Picking is typically open from Labor Day Weekend to Columbus Day, depending on weather and apples. There are a number of apple varieties are available in our "Pick Your Own" orchards, where high density dwarf trees and semi-dwarf trees make picking easy, with no climbing.
Farm staff are on hand to advise should it be your first apple picking experience. We encourage you to spend the time to enjoy the view, a crisp autumn day, an orchard picnic as well as your own freshly picked apples.