NOW OPEN! U-Pick is available Tuesdays and Saturdays 9am-5pm.
Currently picking Blackberries and limited amounts of blueberries.
In spring( 2022) we planted 750 blueberries, 300 Von thornless blackberries, and 40 Double Gold Raspberries plants from the Burke County Extension office which supports local 4-H Programs. These plants have been cultivated in Northern Georgia.
The 2023 picking season will begin in early July this year. We will post more about hours and availability as we watch the fruit ripen. We cannot wait to see you! Want to know what to expect when you come pick? Check out our Plan Your Visit page.
Descriptions of all of our berries are listed below.
BLUEBERRY
| Ochlockonee | Berries are medium- to large-size, high quality and comparable to the Tifblue blueberry, a popular cultivar in south Georgia. Berries of Ochlockonee ripen about one week after Tifblue and are larger in size. Other important fruit characters (stem scar, color, firmness, and flavor) of Ochlockonee are good, being similar to Tifblue and Powderblue. |
| Brightwell Blueberry | Brightwell Blueberries are rabbiteye blueberries that produce outstanding yields of deep blue, medium-sized berries. This upright, vigorous plant ripens early to mid-season. The berries are delicious for eating or can serve as a pop of bright color to ornament your yard or garden. |
| Powderblue Blueberry | True to their name, Powder Blue Blueberries ripen to a light, powder-blue color. These rabbiteye blueberries produce berries that are medium-sized, firm, and full of flavor. When they ripen in mid-season, you can pick them for eating fresh or for use in your favorite recipes. |
| Premier Blueberry | Premier Blueberry is a rabbiteye shrub that fruits mid-season. Premier produces a firm berry with a long shelf life. Your blueberry will be covered in petite bell shaped blooms in spring. Blueberry shrubs have great red fall color. Fresh, frozen or baked these blueberries are a delicious treat. |
| Titan Blueberry | The Titan™ grows as large as a quarter. With berries this size you can fill a bucket of blueberries in no time. This berry is not only large but delicious and sweet. … The ability to hang well allows for even greater berry sizes to be achieved as berry size continues to increase after fruit turns blue. |
BLACKBERRY
| Von Thornless Backberry | Von is the first thornless blackberry released from North Carolina State University. Von has exceptional qualities such as very high yields of fruit. The fruiting season is mid to late season. Von has large uniform fruit and great sweet fruit quality that is sweet and a favorite to many. One of the favorite qualities of Von is its small seed size. |
RASPBERRY
| Double Gold Raspberry | The Double Gold Raspberry plant is a unique deeply blushed, champagne-colored fruit with a distinctive conical shape. In many taste tests Double Gold raspberry plant has won out the competition in fruit flavor and and sweetness. The berries are sweet and beautiful. |