Missouri's Murphy Orchard Has 14 Delicious Apple Varieties Prime For The Picking
By Beth Price-Williams|Published August 29, 2019
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Three cheers for apple season! For the next few months, we’ll be able to visit our local orchards to pick up bundles of freshly-picked apples. (Some orchards also offer pick your own apples.) We can bite into those fresh, juicy apples; make them into scrumptious pie; or sip a glass of freshly-pressed apple cider. It doesn’t get any better than that, does it? If you’ve got a hankering for freshly-picked apples, plan a visit to this orchard in Missouri.
Celebrate the season with a visit to Murphy Orchard, where you can wander up and down the rows of apple trees and pick your own apples, or...
You can stock up on your favorite apple varieties at the orchard's market. Murphy Orchard grows 14 varieties of apples, with approximate ripening dates beginning in...
The orchard also grows other popular varieties, including Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji, and Arkansas Black. Apple season at the orchard usually runs through late October.
Cool off with a scrumptious apple cider slushy. However, be prepared for some massive brain freeze after that first sip. If you want to warm up, go for the hot apple cider.
Click here for the official website of Murphy Orchard. Or, go here for Facebook.
Do you have a favorite apple orchard in Missouri? Tell us about it in the comments! If you love a good apple cider slushy, stop by Gordon’s Orchard, too. Click here to read more.
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