Perry Hill Apple Orchard

Perry Hill Apple Orchard Perry Hill Apple Orchard is a family owned Apple Orchard.

11/02/2025

Last day at Perry Hill Orchards. Cooking apples available. (No pick your own) 10-4

10/21/2025

One man. 600,000 miles driven. 1,200 apples saved from extinction.

Tom Brown walks into a farmers market in 1998. He sees apples he's never encountered before—bright pink flesh, purple-black skin, flavors ranging from honey-sweet to peppery. Names like Bitter Buckingham, Arkansas Black, and Candy Stripe.

The vendor tells him something that changes everything: hundreds more varieties are hidden throughout Appalachia, forgotten in old orchards and backyard trees. Most will disappear within a generation.

Tom, a retired chemical engineer, makes a decision. He's going to find them.

For the past 25 years, he's driven over 600,000 miles through rural Appalachia, placing ads in tiny newspapers, talking to elderly residents, tracking down trees based on century-old catalogs. He's searched 16 years for a single variety, only to discover it growing in his own orchard the whole time.

The result? He's saved around 1,200 apple varieties from extinction.

Here's why it matters: In 1905, American orchards grew 14,000 unique apple varieties. By the 1990s, just 11 types made up 90% of grocery store sales. An estimated 11,000 varieties went extinct.

These weren't just apples. They were carefully developed for specific purposes—cider-making, livestock feed, vinegar, baking, frying. They were part of Appalachian culture and survival for over 250 years.

Tom's saved apples with names like Junaluska (standardized by Cherokee Indians 200+ years ago), Harper's Seedling, and Pumpkin Sweet. Flavors no one has tasted in 50-100 years are back.

His work has sparked a cider renaissance, given chefs hundreds of new flavors to experiment with, and preserved biodiversity we almost lost forever.

"These were foods people once cared about deeply, that were central to their lives. It felt wrong to just let them die."

One person decided extinction wasn't acceptable. And 1,200 apple varieties survived because of it.

10/18/2025

Last weekend for pick your own ! Mutsu, Red and Yellow Delicious only. 🍏🍎
10-4
Saturday & Sunday

10/13/2025

Closed today! ☔️

09/30/2025

Closed today and tomorrow
Will reopen Thursday at 11:00

Here’s an update on our orchard! “Pick your own” still available this upcoming weekend. Honeycrisp - limited left Muts...
09/26/2025

Here’s an update on our orchard!
“Pick your own” still available this upcoming weekend.
Honeycrisp - limited left
Mutsu(aka Crispin)
Freedom
Liberties
Cortland
We also have Macouns , but at farmstand only.

09/18/2025

Farmstand opening at 12 today ☔️🌧️

The Macoun apple! This apple is a New England favorite and is cherished by generations. Developed in New York in the 19...
09/17/2025

The Macoun apple!
This apple is a New England favorite and is cherished by generations. Developed in New York in the 1920s, it is a cross between the McIntosh and a Jersey black. It has a sweet, juicy flesh, bright red and green skin. It holds its shape well when baked. Perfect for pies, apple crisps, applesauce, and it pairs well with cheese.
Available at the farmstand (not pick your own) 

Meet the Cortland apple! Developed in New York in 1898, the Cortland is a cross between the McIntosh and the Ben Davis ...
09/14/2025

Meet the Cortland apple! Developed in New York in 1898, the Cortland is a cross between the McIntosh and the Ben Davis apple. It has a white flesh which is sweet and juicy and is resistant to browning , which makes it perfect for fruit salads and charcuterie boards. Great for pies too.
Cortlands available at our Farmstand 🍎

Pick your own starts this weekend. Honeycrisp, Freedom , Liberties, MacIntosh and Mutsu. Honey and Pears available at ...
09/10/2025

Pick your own starts this weekend. Honeycrisp, Freedom , Liberties, MacIntosh and Mutsu.
Honey and Pears available at our farmstand.
10-5
~ we are a small orchard, family run. Cash only.
Dogs allowed, on leash only.
No restrooms.
Parking on street, not drivewa.

Address

35 Perry Hill Rd
Acushnet, MA
02743

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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