2024 Greenville and far western South Carolina Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Greenville and far western South Carolina in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Greenville County

• Fisher's Orchard - peaches, nectarines, apples
  650 Fisher Road, Greer, SC 29651. Phone: 864 895-4115. Email: fisherorchard@hotmail.com. Open: Typically, Monday to Sunday every day, from 8 am to 7 pm, from June - August, but always see their website. Directions: Located next to Mt Lebanon Church. Click here for a map and directions.
  Fisher's Orchard Facebook page. . Typically, Monday to Sunday (every day), from 8 am to 7 pm, from June - August, but always see their website. Note their other orchard locations: Fisher's #3 on South Buncombe: 504 S Buncombe Road Greer, SC; Fisher's #2 at Fairview: Located in the Historical Taylors Shed at 1001 Locust Hill Road, Greer ,SC and their You pick/We pick Stand at 262 Fisher Road, Greer. SC, . The peach season is normally from June 1 through mid September. At Fishers Orchard Pick-Your-Own Farm, you and your family can enjoy a day on our farm picking your own delicious peaches. Fishers celebrates fall Oct. 1 - Oct. 31. During the week, school groups visit our farm, but Saturdays are for families. Explore our maze, take a wagon ride and have fun
  Comments from a visitor on October 07, 2008: "We've been there June through September and found them open. They have a small fruit stand area where they sell drinks for hot, thirsty pickers. They have a porta-potty. The unique thing is that they grow probably 20 varieties of peaches, so they are coming ripe all through the summer. Very well. The apple trees are relatively new..and the fall activities, I called and they said in October they are only open on Saturday for some apple picking (not a lot left) and Fall celebration activities...mazes, apple picking, maybe some other things. They are well established"

Oconee County

• Bryson's U-Pick Apple Orchard - apples, peaches
  1011 Chattooga Ridge Road, Mountain Rest, SC 29664. Phone: 864-647-9427. Email: ggbryson@gmail.com. Open: August 15 to mid October, 9 am to 6 PM. Directions: Located in the beautiful Long Creek area of the Blue Ridge Mountains, three miles from the Chattooga River, fifteen miles from Oconee State Park, and six miles from Chau Ram State Park. Click here for a map and directions. Take Hwy. From Greenville, SC. go 123 to Westminster, SC. then take Hwy 76 to Long Creek SC then take Chattooga Ridge Road. Apple Stand will be 1 mile on right. Apples - Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala, Mutsu, Ozark Golden, Granny Smith, Arkansas Black, Rome Beauty, Yates, Fuji, Winesap, Supreme Gold, Sunshine and other varities.We also have already picked in apple stand. The apple stand has peaches for sale the end of July and will be available until the first or second week of September. We have picnic tables available for those who want to bring a picnic lunch. At Bryson's, we press our own cider and have free samples. We have a wide selection of jams and jellies, a wide selection of canned goods, honey from our bees, sorgum syrup and local vegetables when in season. Other Fruit: Peaches. Bryson's is . Lakes Keowee, Jocassee,and Hartwell, along with over twenty waterfalls, and many marked hiking trails are just a few of the surrounding area attractions. There are many fun things to see and experience, so plan on a full day of adventure when you come to get your apples and peaches. The U-Pick apples sales open on August 15 through the middle of October. We have picnic tables available for those who want to bring a picnic lunch. We have a wide selection of jams and jellies, a wide selection of canned goods, honey from our bees, sorgum syrup and local vegetables when in season. (UPDATED: June 13, 2019, JBS)
• Chattooga Belle Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, Muscadines, grapes, nectarines, peaches, persimmons, raspberries (red), Fresh eggs, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  454 Damascus Church Road, Long Creek, SC 29658. Phone: 864-647-9768. Email: info@chattoogabellefarm.com. Open: 9 am to 5 pm, seven days a week and by appointment. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Chattooga Belle Farm Facebook page. Fax: 864-972-0646The farm has a variety produce through-out the seasons including apples and peach orchards, muscadines, scuppernongs, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries. We also have a variety of exotic fruits like persimmons, paw paws, Asian pears, figs, and more! Our Peach varieties include Red Haven, Georgia Belle, Elberta, Reliance, Contender, and Big Red. They are all Freestone. Table grape varieties include Concord, Thompson, and Vanessa. Wine grape varieties include Cynthiana, Chambourcin, Chardonel and Zinfandel. Apple varieties include Liberty, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Gale Gala, Ginger Gold, Honey Crisp, Yates, Winesap, Mutsu, Arkansas Black, Fuji, Gibson Golden, Crimson Crisp, Grimes Golden, Hardy Cumberland, Freedom, Gold Rush, Ultima Gala, Pristine, Crimson Gold, Royal Empire, Caudle Cameo, and Royal Gala. And also a Distillery - We grow the fruit, ferment it, distill it, bottle it, label it and sell it all right here at the Distillery. We are open year round, 9 am to 5 pm, 6 days a week. Closed on Sundays. Must be 21 or older to partake in tastings. (UPDATED: July 4, 2022, JBS)

 

Apple

Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first.  Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.  If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life.  A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too.  A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter 
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers