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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Newland. Another 10 are within 25 miles. Newland is about 87 miles northwest of Charlotte, NC.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for North Carolina, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 30). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Within 25 miles of Newland there are 11 farms on our map in 8 towns. Among them: 3 with blueberries, 3 orchards with apples, 3 pumpkin patches and 1 corn maze. For 8 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Newland's own U-pick farm is Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm. It posts updates online and sits on 901 Balsam Dr. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Blueberry Heaven Bakersville | 14 mi | 3 |
| Apples | Apple Hill Farm Banner Elk | 8 mi | 3 |
| Pumpkins | New River Corn Maze Boone | 16 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | New River Corn Maze Boone | 16 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in North Carolina; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Newland the last spring frost usually comes around April 30, and the first fall frost around October 14. That leaves about 167 frost-free days for the farms.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Newland, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Newland can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Newland: Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 30 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 14. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Newland, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Blueberry Heaven in Bakersville, about 14 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is June to July.
Apple Hill Farm in Banner Elk, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total. The usual season in North Carolina is August to October.
New River Corn Maze in Boone, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in North Carolina is September to October.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.