Apple, Liberty, Bare Root

Disease-Resistant Sweet-Tart Apple

<p>Liberty Apple is a disease-resistant, versatile apple variety known for its juicy, sweet-tart flavor and crisp texture. With its beautiful red skin and creamy white flesh, Liberty is prized for fresh eating, baking, and cider-making. This mid-season apple ripens in late September to early October and is a highly productive variety with excellent resistance to common apple diseases, making it ideal for organic and low-spray orchards. Liberty thrives in home orchards where it offers a reliable harvest of flavorful, all-purpose apples.</p>
<p><strong>Key Characteristics</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sweet-Tart Flavor and Juicy Texture</strong>: Liberty apples have a bright, well-balanced flavor with just the right amount of sweetness and tartness. This makes them ideal for fresh eating, adding a satisfying crunch, and also for baking into pies, crisps, and sauces.</p>
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<p><strong>Highly Disease-Resistant</strong>: Liberty is especially resistant to common apple diseases, including apple scab, fire blight, and powdery mildew. This natural resilience makes it a low-maintenance choice for organic gardens and orchards, where it can thrive without frequent spraying.</p>
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<p><strong>Productive and Reliable</strong>: Liberty Apple trees are known for their consistent productivity, producing high yields of medium-sized fruit each year. Its dependable mid-season harvest provides a steady supply of fresh apples from late September into October.</p>
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<p><strong>Beautiful Red Skin</strong>: Liberty apples have a striking red skin with a hint of blush or striping, making them a beautiful addition to any fruit basket. Their visual appeal and firm texture also make them a great choice for farmers' markets and fresh displays.</p>
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<p><strong>Partially Self-Fertile, with Benefits from Pollination Partners</strong>: Liberty is partially self-fertile, but cross-pollination with varieties like Freedom, GoldRush, or Honeycrisp can improve its yield and fruit quality.</p>
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<p><strong>Product Details</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Sun Requirements</strong>: Full sun</li>
<li><strong>Soil Requirements</strong>: Well-drained, loamy soils</li>
<li><strong>Bloom Time</strong>: Mid-spring</li>
<li><strong>Bloom Color</strong>: White to light pink</li>
<li><strong>Fruit Qualities</strong>: Medium-sized, red skin, sweet-tart flavor, juicy, crisp</li>
<li><strong>Fruit Uses</strong>: Fresh eating, baking, sauces, cider</li>
<li><strong>Fruit Ripening Season</strong>: Mid-season (late September to early October)</li>
<li><strong>Pollination Requirements</strong>: Partially self-fertile; better yields with pollinators like Freedom, GoldRush, and Honeycrisp.</li>
<li><strong>USDA Hardiness Zones</strong>: 4-8</li>
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<p>Liberty Apple’s disease resistance, sweet-tart flavor, and productivity make it a standout choice for home orchards, offering a reliable, flavorful harvest that’s excellent for both fresh eating and culinary uses.</p>