Liberty is a hybrid apple cultivar developed by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. It is touted to be teh greatest diseas-free variety ever developed in particular apple scab. It was a seedling produced in 1955 from pollinating 'Macoun' from 'Purdue 54-12.
The fruit of 'Liberty' is a deep dark red. The ground color is yellowish. The red is striped rather than blushed. It  ripens early Oct. 'Liberty' is considered to be primarily a eating or dessert apple. Norwood's very own Sam Andrews from Birdhouse farm has these planted at her property just outside of Norwood. 
Uses: Cider, eating, dessert
Bloom Time: Early to Mid-Spring
Harvest Peroid: October
Storage: Winters over well
Pollination: Self pollinating, does not need a companion