Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

Apple Picking Resource Guide - go Apple picking in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama!

Want a unique, fun activity for fall in the Owens Cross Roads, AL area? This is where you can find Owens Cross Roads area apple picking orchards, apple farms, apple festivals for Owens Cross Roads and Madison County, Alabama.

Here is a list of the best 'pick your own' Alabama apple orchards and apple farms that offer the best apple picking in and around Owens Cross Roads, Alabama!

Classical Fruits
8831 Hwy. 157
Moulton, AL 35650
Lawrence County, Alabama

Orchard Dale Fruit Farms Inc.
14264 Roosevelt Highway, Rt. 18
Waterport, AL 14571
Orleans County, Alabama
Phone: (585) 682-5569
Website: www.brownsberrypatch.com

Pepper Orchard
Highway 72 East
Athens, AL 35611
Limestone County, Alabama
Phone: (256) 230-6029

Scott's Orchard
2163 Scott Road
Hazel Green, AL 35750
Madison County, Alabama
Phone: (256) 828-4563
Website: www.suncompsvc.com/scotts/

Steele Orchard
1695 County Road 1141
Cullman, AL 35057
Cullman County, Alabama
Phone: (256) 734-5249

Apples are one of the easiest fruits to gather – even for little hands. Here are a few tips to get the most out of your apple picking experience:

- Apples on the outside of the tree tend to ripen first. Because there are so many varieties, color isn’t necessarily an indication of ripeness. If you’re not sure, ask.
- When going to pick your own apple picking farms, choose firm, bruise-free fruit and place it gently in your basket (just throwing them in will make them bruise and go bad more quickly).
- To increase shelf life, keep your apple haul in a cool, dry place, like a basement. Don’t wash them until you use them. Then bring on the apple pies, sauce and cider!

Some fun Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Apple Picking facts:
-Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
-There really was a Johnny Appleseed, famous for planting apple trees. His real name was John Chapman and he was born in 1774
-There are about 8000 varieties of apples around the world. Only about 100 types of apples are grown commercially in the U.S.
-After you go apple picking, amaze the kids with this trick: when you slice an apple in half, the core resembles a star.