Primarily used for decorations, especially for Christmas wreaths. To many tastes a fine eating apple as well, especially when ripe. Very good keeper. A highly disease resistent introduction from Geneva N.Y. Liberty has superior dessert quality, somewhat akin to one of its parents, Macoun. Considered to be the best of the disease-resistent apples introduced prior to Gold Rush.
Skin color is flushed red to brownish-red over a light yellow background.
Flesh crisp, tender, white, juicy, sweet and aromatic. Picked early, nothing special. When it's right, Macoun soars. When over mature, it crashes. Round shape, dull red color.