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LynOaken Farms

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Open for U-Pick for the 2025 season. 

LynOaken has a U-pick operation at 10609 Ridge Rd. in Medina. The farm opened the U-pick site in 2013. 
 
This U-pick site is different from most others because it also includes 300 heirloom varieties. The farm believes it is the biggest collection of heirloom apples available in one location for the public to pick.
 
More than a century ago, long before Honeycrisp and SweeTango apples were favorite varieties, Ben Davis was all the rage. That apple was tough and could endure being shipped across the ocean in a barrel. That variety faded from the public’s memory and appetite long ago.
 
But LynOaken wanted to bring it and many other varieties back for the public to try. LynOaken partnered with a local Amish horticulturist, David Schlabach, to create a living museum of heritage apples. One of the oldest varieties, Winter White Permaine, has 13th-century roots.
Many of the heirloom varieties are smaller with rugged skins, not nearly as shiny as the popular varieties these days. Many of the varieties were grown for their hard cider qualities. They have a bitter taste resembling crab apples.
 
Some of the old apples are famous, including the Spitzenburg, which was Thomas Jefferson’s favorite apple. He planted 32 of those apple trees at Monticello between 1807 and 1812.
 
The U-pick season continues until Nov. 2, closing with the variety of Arkansas Black.
 
New York is the country’s second-leading apple producer behind Washington. Orleans, with nearly 7,000 acres in production, is among the top apple-growing counties in the state.

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LynOaken Farms

10609 Ridge Rd., Medina, NY 14103

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10609 Ridge Rd.
Medina, NY 14103

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