Apple U-Pick Orchards in Northeast Oklahoma in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.
Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.
Muskogee County
- John Mikelson's Orchard - Apples, Blackberries, Peaches, plums NOTE: They may have gone out of business / closed down
7831 E. 123rd St. South, Muskogee, OK 74403. Phone: 918-989-5009. Click here for a map and directions. . Does anyone have more information? If so, please write me!
Comments from a visitor on September 17, 2009: " in Muskogee has a number that is disconnected. "
Rogers County
- Thompson Acres - Uses natural growing practices, apples, asparagus, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, carrots, eggplants, pears, peas, peaches, pecans, plums, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, farm market
13506 S. 4090 Road, Oologah, OK 74053. Phone: (918) 521-9467. Email: steveo74053@gmail.com. Open: Hours and availability of crops to pick varies considerably; please visit our facebook page or website for current hours and availability. Directions: Hwy 169 north to 4090 road or old 88 highway then turn south 14 mile farm is on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
Thompson Acres Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: (918) 951-6396 Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesHwy 169 north to 4090 road or old 88 highway then turn south 1/4 mile farm is on the rightStrawberry season is usually April 15 thru June 15 please go to our Facebook page for exact dates and picking hours. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. (UPDATED: January 24, 2021) (ADDED: April 28, 2019)
Wagoner County
- Livesay Orchards - apples, peaches, Lavender, Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Hpumpkins, and prepicked produce, restrooms, school tours
39232 E. 231st St. S., Porter, OK 74454. Phone: 918-483-2102. Open: Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Directions: Located 3 miles SW of Porter, OK. Follow signs from Highway 51B near Porter. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October Pick-your-own Peaches July & August, call for days available. Pick-your-own Apples September & October. Pumpkin Patch in October. Lavender, Peaches, Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Herbs, Vegetables, Flowers
Comments from a visitor on September 20, 2010: "Just got an email from and they are NOT doing pick-your-own apples again this year, but they WILL have apples for sale at their store."
Comments from a visitor on September 17, 2009: "Just an update - in Porter does not have pick-your-own apples in 2009 - bad year. "
Apple
Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches. If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe
- Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
- Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
- For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
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Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small
quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot
where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning
it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in
a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and
potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age,
potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster.
If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine.
Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples . See more here: How to store apples at home - Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!
Which apple variety is best?
There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:
- Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
- Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
- Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
- Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
- Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?
Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions
- How to make applesauce
- How to make apple butter
- How to make apple jelly
- How to make apple pie filling (canned)
- How to can apples
- Home canned apple juice
Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions
- Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
- How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
- Apple cobbler
- Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
- Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
- Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
- Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)
Using fresh apples and miscellaneous
- How to stop cut apples from browning
- Apple festivals - find one near you!
- Apple facts
- Apple seeds and cyanide