Heirloom Apples at Freeman Orchards

Heirloom Apples at Freeman Orchards Family owned and operated since 1934. We offer over 50 varieties of apples. We also offer fried pies, honey, and other local produce.
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Our family-centered staff has decades of experience and can assist you in finding just the right varieties of apples.

08/09/2023

Dear friends, followers, and longtime customers,

Heirloom Apples at Freeman Orchards is now operating as
J&M Farms. Same fabulous heirloom apples, same location. You will find many wonderful additions such as produce, ciders, wine, crafts, and many other products.

You will find J&M Farms operating seven days a week with longer hours. Do go by to meet Cheryl, Jason, and Zack and their great staff.

We are grateful for you, our customers. We wish for your days to be joyous and your endeavors successful. We look back on over 90 years of success with and remember you with fondness.

42 kinds of apples today!  Including hard to find heirlooms like Limbertwig, York, Ben Davis, Ida Red, Macoun, Empire, S...
10/20/2022

42 kinds of apples today! Including hard to find heirlooms like Limbertwig, York, Ben Davis, Ida Red, Macoun, Empire, Sheepnise, Roxbury Russet, Golden Russet, and Albemarle Pippen.
Also the popular Pink Lady, Cameo, Granny Smith and Gold Rush.

09/01/2022

Oh my goodness! We are busy with more varieties coming in every day. During my last post, we had 16 varieties picked and ready for you to try.
Today, September 1 we added 6 (six!) more. Count with me again, friends:
17.Early Girl Fuji
18. Golden Crisp
19. Albemarle Pippen, an heirloom from the 1700s
20. Roxbury Russet, also from the 1700s, an heirloom apple
21. Wicket, a sweet crab apple with an explosive kick, also an heirloom
22.Golden Russet, an heirloom from the 1600s.

Well... you won’t find more heirloom apples. Come by and taste these rich old fashioned flavors.

We are open all weekend, including Labor Day/ Monday.

08/31/2022

Continuing the apple variety report! More varieties harvested this week. We had twelve varieties last week. Now 4 more have been added. Count with me:
13. Golden Delicious, our heirloom variety
14. Crimson Crisp, a new favorite.
15. Big, beautiful Red Prince
16. Mutzu, another favorite.
That’s SIXTEEN different varieties so far. Will we make it to Sixty varieties this year? Stay tuned!!

We now have twelve (12!) different apple varieties in... maybe that's a record for this early in the season.   Cortland,...
08/27/2022

We now have twelve (12!) different apple varieties in... maybe that's a record for this early in the season. Cortland, and Macoun were picked today - while a few Hoovers were picked too : all of these are heirloom varieties. Add the heirloom Wolf River, Jonathans and Carolina Crunch to the list. Plus Honey Crisp, Tsugaru, Zestar, Gala, and Ginger Gold.
Help me count to 58 varieties this season!
Look at these gorgeous Cortlands! 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12!

Beautiful Jonathan Apples, an heirloom variety from the 1700s.   Just picked!
08/24/2022

Beautiful Jonathan Apples, an heirloom variety from the 1700s. Just picked!

Eight (8!) different varieties of apples today!        🍎     🍏     🍎     🍏      🍎      🍏      🍎      🍏Great to have so m...
08/19/2022

Eight (8!) different varieties of apples today! 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏

Great to have so many apples this year! Peaches too. We expect to have 59 varieties of apples, ripening throughout the season. Busy picking now.

Ripe and ready now are Ginger Gold, Gala, Tsugaru, Autumn Crisp, and Zestar.

Heirlooms that are in include Wolf River, a great cooking apple from the early 1800s. And Carolina Crunch, the apple developed here in our orchard in 1956.

Plenty of Honey Crisps for those who love them!

Wonderful Apple Streusel Cakes... fresh from the oven!
08/17/2022

Wonderful Apple Streusel Cakes... fresh from the oven!

First day this season is Friday August 19th.  We will be open Wednesday through Sunday this year.   Hope you come by soo...
08/07/2022

First day this season is Friday August 19th. We will be open Wednesday through Sunday this year. Hope you come by soon for those hard to find heirloom apple varieties and for peaches!

Address

3016 Chimney Rock Road
Hendersonville, NC
28792

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