A century-old family farm whose own site confirms an April 2026 freeze damaged its fruit crop badly enough that the market is closing early — no apple availability is stated for 2026 at all.
Kingsbury’s Orchard is a century-old family farm in Upper Montgomery County, growing peaches, apples, pears, and Asian pears since 1907, according to the research notes. For 2026, though, the orchard’s own market update is direct about a serious setback: an April frost caused what the site calls “extensive freeze damage” to the fruit crop, and the market is closing for the rest of peach season as a result. The update doesn’t specifically confirm whether any apple crop survived or whether apples will be sold or available to pick this year at all — it’s simply silent on the question, which is itself a meaningful gap given the severity of what is described.
The market update, quoted directly from the site, reads: “The market will remain closed for the rest of the peach season due to extensive freeze damage to our fruit crop in April… we look forward to seeing all our customers next year for the 2027 season.” That’s a striking statement from the orchard itself — not a third-party report, but the farm’s own account of a damaged season, closing early, and looking ahead to next year rather than continuing through the fall. Given that language, this record treats 2026 apple availability as unconfirmed and genuinely at risk, rather than assuming a normal season is happening behind the scenes.
The same update names two remaining weekends — August 29-30 and September 5-7, 2026 — for Asian pears only, as of the date the record was built. That’s a narrow, specific window, and it’s worth noting that Asian pears are a different crop from apples; their continued availability doesn’t necessarily tell you anything about whether the farm’s apple trees came through the freeze in any usable condition.
The 1907 founding date and multi-generation family history are genuine, checkable points that speak to Kingsbury’s long-term standing as a Montgomery County farm. That history doesn’t change what’s happening in 2026, though — a bad frost can damage even a long-established orchard’s crop for a single season without saying anything about the farm’s future. The pointer to “the 2027 season” in the market update suggests the farm itself expects this year to be an outlier rather than the new normal.
This isn’t an isolated case in this file. Homestead Farm in nearby Poolesville and Butler’s Orchard in Germantown — both also in this record — describe their own versions of a spring 2026 freeze affecting their fruit crops, and Milburn Orchards in Cecil County reports a near-total apple crop loss for the same reason. Kingsbury’s fits into that same regional pattern of a damaging spring frost across multiple Maryland orchards this year, which is useful context if you’re planning a Maryland apple trip broadly rather than targeting one specific farm.
The single biggest gap here is also the most consequential: there’s no explicit statement about apples specifically, either confirming or denying a 2026 crop. Given the severity of the language used about the fruit crop generally, and the pointer toward “next year,” a visitor hoping specifically for apples at Kingsbury’s Orchard in 2026 should treat that as unlikely rather than simply unconfirmed, and call ahead before making any special trip.
Kingsbury’s Orchard is at 19415 Peach Tree Road in Dickerson, Montgomery County, Maryland. The listed coordinates are a lower-confidence Dickerson-area fallback, since Dickerson is a small unincorporated community.
A spring 2026 freeze has clearly disrupted this farm’s season, closing the market early with only Asian pears confirmed available through early September. There’s no stated apple crop for 2026 — call 301-972-8755 before planning a visit here specifically for apples this year, and consider checking back for the 2027 season instead.
Not applicable for 2026 apples. The farm's own market update says it's closing for the rest of the peach season due to freeze damage and doesn't mention any 2026 apple crop or picking. It points customers toward 'the 2027 season' instead.
You're planning a 2026 visit specifically for apples — the record has no confirmation that any apple crop or sales are available this year.
Kingsbury's Orchard is in the Upper Montgomery County / Potomac River area, a different part of Maryland from the Frederick County cluster (Catoctin Mountain, Gaver Farm) and closer to Homestead Farm in Poolesville and Butler's Orchard in Germantown, both also affected by the same spring 2026 frost, per their own records.
Not confirmed. The farm's own market update discusses extensive freeze damage to the fruit crop from an April 2026 frost and does not state whether any 2026 apple crop or apple sales/picking will be available.
The site's own words: 'The market will remain closed for the rest of the peach season due to extensive freeze damage to our fruit crop in April.' The update specifically discusses peaches and mentions the 2027 season as the farm's next look-ahead point.
Yes — the site notes two remaining weekends (August 29-30 and September 5-7, 2026) for Asian pears only, as of the update reviewed.
It's a century-old family operation, started in 1907, per the research notes, growing peaches, apples, pears, and Asian pears.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
No — this orchard sells pre-picked apples from its own trees rather than u-pick.
19415 Peach Tree Road, Dickerson, MD 20842, in Montgomery County. It is one of 1 orchards we track in Upper Montgomery County / Potomac River.
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kingsburysorchard.com
Checked September 2026.