North Yarmouth, Maine · Pick your own

Apple trees the whole family can sit under.

A family run pick-your-own orchard on Sweetser Road — McIntosh, Cortland and Macoun apples, picked from big, wide old trees.

A grassy lane between apple trees in yellow autumn leaf
Hansel's Orchard · October
The 2026 season

Open September 12th through late October.

Saturday10 am – 5 pm
Sunday10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday10 am – 5 pm

Also open Friday, October 9th and Monday, October 12th, Indigenous People's Day (Columbus Day) — or by appointment. Groups and school groups are welcome at other times or days by appointment.

We accept cash, checks, credit cards and Apple Pay.

The orchard

A truly unique orchard.

When stepping into Hansel's Orchard in North Yarmouth, Maine, you will quickly realize that this is a truly unique orchard.

“Our apple trees are trees that stories and songs are written about because they are large and wide.”

These are trees that the entire family can sit under and enjoy a picnic.

Old, wide apple trees with thick dark trunks across a green orchard A gnarled apple trunk under a canopy of white blossom
Varieties

Four apples, one we got to name.

All of the varieties are plentiful through October.

Two red apples among green leaves
Early September

McIntosh

The first ripe for the picking.

A single blushing apple hanging under leaves
Soon after

Cortland

Ripens right behind the McIntosh.

Red apples on a branch against the sky
Late September

Macoun

Ready in late September.

Apples among golden autumn leaves
Only here

Gretel

An unknown variety we got to name!

A row of apple-filled baskets from a bushel down to a quarter-peck Picking poles leaning on a rail in the orchard The green-tented farm stand with baskets ready
How picking works

Pick your basket size.

When you arrive, you pick your bag or basket size according to how many apples you want. We know not everyone wants a bushel of apples at once, so we offer a variety of sizes.

  • A bushelabout 40 pounds
  • Down to a quarter-peckabout 3 pounds

We have picking poles to reach those desirable apples high in the trees. If you don't want to pick from the tree, we have freshly picked apples you can pick from an apple box.

Through the year

The same trees, every season.

A honeybee in white apple blossom
Blossom
A broad apple tree heavy with fruit in summer
Summer
Red apples against a blue sky
Harvest
An old apple tree under snow
Snow
Visit

Come pick with us.

Orchard
Hansel's Orchard
44 Sweetser Road
North Yarmouth, Maine 04097
Get directions
Phone
207-829-6136
Email
hanselsorchard@maine.rr.com
The Hansel's Orchard U Pick Apples sign at the roadside