A family farming operation the orchard traces back to roughly 1752, making it one of the oldest continuously farmed properties in this research batch — a straightforward Thursday-through-Sunday u-pick stop near Roseland with three confirmed varieties currently in stock.
Dickie Bros. Orchard, on Dickie Road in Roseland, is a family farming operation the record traces back to roughly 1752 — a genuinely old and checkable claim that places it among the longest continuously operating properties covered in this batch. That kind of longevity doesn’t guarantee anything about the current season, but it does say something about the operation’s staying power in Nelson County’s fruit-growing region.
Rather than a generic list of everything the orchard has ever grown, the record captures a real-time snapshot: as of the site being read on September 2, 2026, Gala, McIntosh, and Jonagold were listed as currently in stock. That’s useful precision — it reflects what’s actually available at this point in the season rather than a full catalog that might include varieties not yet ripe. Gala and McIntosh both sit in the early-to-mid part of a typical Virginia apple season, with Jonagold following into mid-season, so this snapshot is consistent with a farm partway through its harvest rather than at the very start or the tail end.
Picking hours run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am to 5pm, with Sunday narrowing to noon to 4pm — a shorter window on the one Sunday the orchard is open. Monday through Wednesday are closed entirely, per the days_open field, which means any midweek visit plan needs adjusting to land on a Thursday through Sunday instead.
The record confirms cider donuts are available here, which fits a pattern seen at several orchards in this batch where donuts are treated as a standalone bakery item rather than something tied to an on-site pressing operation. Cider_mill is explicitly marked false in the record, so visitors expecting to see cider actually being pressed on-site shouldn’t expect that at Dickie Bros. specifically.
Beyond the Roseland farm itself, the record notes Dickie Bros. sells through farmers market stands in Lexington and Staunton, and operates a separate market location at 8063 Rockfish Valley Highway in Afton. That gives visitors flexibility: someone who can’t make it out to the Roseland farm during its four open days has other options for getting the same fruit, assuming those secondary locations carry a similar selection — a detail the record doesn’t confirm one way or the other.
No exact 2026 season-start or season-end date appears in the record — only the current in-stock snapshot and general confirmation of pick-your-own during harvest. Pricing is also absent; there’s no per-pound or per-bag figure for either u-pick or pre-picked fruit. Address coordinates used for the Roseland location are a fallback near the town rather than a precise geocode of Dickie Road.
Dickie Bros. Orchard combines genuine multi-generational history — dating back roughly 270 years, per the record — with a practical, current-season snapshot of what’s actually ripe (Gala, McIntosh, Jonagold as of early September 2026). The four-day Thursday-through-Sunday schedule and the option to buy through Lexington or Staunton farmers markets, or the separate Afton location, give visitors more than one path to the same fruit, even without confirmed pricing or exact season dates.
No explicit 2026 season dates are posted, but the orchard's own site lists Gala, McIntosh, and Jonagold as currently in stock as of the September 2, 2026 reading, with pick-your-own confirmed during harvest.
you're visiting Monday through Wednesday — the orchard is closed those days, per the days_open field.
Gala, McIntosh, and Jonagold, per the orchard's own site as read on September 2, 2026 — an in-season snapshot rather than the farm's complete variety list.
Thursday and Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm.
No, the record marks cider_mill as false, but cider donuts are confirmed.
The record traces the farming operation back to roughly 1752, making it one of the older continuously farmed properties in this research batch.
Yes — the record lists farmers market stands in Lexington and Staunton, plus a separate farm market location at 8063 Rockfish Valley Hwy in Afton.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Thu-Sun. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
Gala, McIntosh, Jonagold — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
2685 Dickie Rd, Roseland, VA 22967, in Nelson County. It is one of 7 orchards we track in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville.
We track 7 orchards in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville, 6 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a farm market or store, which most Blue Ridge / Charlottesville orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 7 orchards we track in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There are 3 other orchards we track in Nelson County. All Blue Ridge / Charlottesville orchards →
dickiebrothers.com
Checked September 2026.