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…

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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…

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Mid-August for such favorites as Lura Red, Golden Supreme, and Gala.

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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.

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While you’re at the orchard, don’t forget to grab a half gallon or two of fresh apple cider, and…

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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.

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Murphy Orchard also sells peaches, pumpkins, grapes, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables in season.

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Fill a basket with fresh apples at Murphy Orchard, open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Address: 255 US-60, Marionville, MO, 65705

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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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Address: 255 US-60, Marionville, MO 65705, USA