This heirloom apple was first publicly grown in 1805 by Jacob Wycoff in Tompkins County, New York. Wycoff initially named it King, but over time it became known as King of Tompkins County.

Scott Farm in Vermont grows 100 apple varieties, some of them dating back to the 1700s. These apples may not look as pretty as the Red Delicious, but what they lack in looks they make up for in taste.

Why heritage, or heirloom apples are suddenly the hottest fruit this fall Their sheer variety of flavors, textures and colors offer something different from the predictability of mass-market options.

So, enjoy an heirloom apple. Seek them out. Here are some more we’ve found in area markets. [ Cox’s Orange Pippin is an apple hybridized in England in 1830.

Gold Ridge Organic Farms owner Brooke Hazen focuses on antique heirloom apples like Hoople’s Antique Gold, Red Gravensteins, Hudson’s Golden Gem, Ashmeads Kernel and Cox Orange Pippin along ...

As an apple grower and a cider producer that’s hit her hard. Gowan’s used to sell apples to Manzana Products Co., the 102 year-old Graton-based apple processor moving to Washington in 2026.

An heirloom apple is "something that was being grown before 1930," said Tim Hensley, owner of Urban Homestead Nursery in Bristol, where Tolliver-Jones purchased the apple trees.

This heirloom apple was first publicly grown in 1805 by Jacob Wycoff in Tompkins County, New York. Wycoff initially named it King, but over time it became known as King of Tompkins County.