Fruit will keep well in storage until February. The red, medium to large fruit has tender, juicy, sprightly flesh. The tree is vigorous, spreading and very productive. It blooms about three days after McIntosh and ripens a week before Delicious. Fruit can only be stored until January.
Freedom is good for making pies.
It is an early apple, maturing seven weeks before Delicious. Its moderate to large, glossy medium-red fruit are mild in flavor, and can be stored for about a month. The flesh is firm, crisp and juicy. Although uneven ripening, short storage life and tendencies toward biennial production with small fruit size can be potential problems, Redfree can still provide the home gardener with a good early apple that is resistant to the major apple diseases. This 1988 PRI introduction is mildy acid, very crisp and firm.