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Apple gadgetsTennessee has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 12 are within 25 miles. Tennessee is about 16 miles east of Clarksville, TN.
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Based on the typical seasons for Tennessee, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 9). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Counting Tennessee itself, we list 13 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 8 towns: 7 with strawberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 3 corn mazes, 2 with blueberries and 1 with blackberries. 8 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Tennessee's own U-pick farm is Shade Tree Farm and Orchard, with apples. It sits on 2087 Kinneys Road, Adams. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Heads Farm Springfield | 5 mi | 7 |
| Pumpkins | Boyd's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Clarksville | 8 mi | 4 |
| Corn maze | Boyd's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Clarksville | 8 mi | 3 |
| Blueberries | Ben's Blueberries Cedar Hill | 4 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Orchard at Cross Plains Cross Plains | 18 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Shade Tree Farm and Orchard Tennessee | in town | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Tennessee; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Tennessee the last spring frost usually comes around April 9, and the first fall frost around October 28. That leaves about 201 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Tennessee | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 71–88 °F | 6 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for apple picking: August highs near Tennessee average 88 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Tennessee, 14 miles away. The actual dates in Tennessee can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Tennessee, 14 mi away.
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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 Tennessee: Shade Tree Farm and Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list apples and christmas trees most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 9 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 28. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Tennessee, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Heads Farm in Springfield, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Tennessee is April to June.
Boyd's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Clarksville, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Boyd's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Clarksville, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know and we'll add it.