A family-run North Metro orchard operating since 1904 that has explicitly confirmed it's open for the 2026 apple season, with different weekday and weekend hours worth double-checking before you go.
Pine Tree Apple Orchard has been run by the same family since 1904, and its own site directly confirms it’s operating for the 2026 apple season — a level of dated confirmation that isn’t present in every record in this batch. What’s missing is a named list of apple varieties (the site references 25 varieties without naming them) and any firm calendar closing date, so plan around the posted hours rather than a specific end-of-season date.
It’s worth calling this out directly: the record cites a specific quoted statement from the orchard’s own homepage — “We are open for the 2026 Apple Season.” That’s a stronger, more current confirmation than a lot of orchard listings offer, where you’re often left inferring current-year operation from an old page. If you’re deciding between several North Metro options and want the added confidence of an explicit current-season statement, Pine Tree has one.
The posted fall hours, effective from September 8, run Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm, and Saturday through Sunday 10am to 2pm — with Labor Day itself shortened further to 9am-1pm. That weekday/weekend split runs opposite to what a lot of visitors might assume, since many orchards extend weekend hours to handle bigger crowds rather than shortening them. If you’re planning a Saturday visit, arriving by early afternoon matters more here than it would somewhere with longer weekend hours.
The site references growing 25 apple varieties across the property’s roughly 300 acres, according to the research notes, but it doesn’t name them individually. That’s a real gap if you’re chasing a specific apple — Honeycrisp, SweeTango, or an early variety like Zestar — since there’s nothing in this record to confirm which of the 25 will be ready on any given date. A phone call (651-429-7202) is the way to get a current, dated answer on what’s ripe.
Beyond picking, the record lists wagon rides, a corn maze, pony rides, and pick-your-own pumpkins. That combination suggests Pine Tree functions as a multi-weekend destination that shifts emphasis as fall progresses — apples early, pumpkins as October moves along — rather than a single-visit stop. If your family wants to return more than once across the season, the property seems built to support that.
Founded in 1904 and still family-run, per the research notes, Pine Tree is among the longest continuously operating orchards in the Twin Cities area, spanning roughly 300 acres. That kind of longevity doesn’t guarantee anything about this year’s fruit or crowds, but it does suggest an operation with established routines — corn maze layout, wagon-ride logistics, parking — that’s had over a century to refine, even if this record can’t confirm specifics like lot size or accessibility.
No pricing is listed for admission, pick-your-own apples, or the corn maze and pony rides. No cider mill or cider donuts are confirmed either way. And while the 2026 season is explicitly confirmed as open, there’s no calendar end date — treat the season as running through the stated hours’ effective period rather than assuming a specific closing weekend.
Pine Tree Apple Orchard is at 450 Apple Orchard Rd in White Bear Lake, Washington County, in the Twin Cities North Metro region. The coordinates on file are an approximate area estimate rather than an individually geocoded address point, so navigate by the street address itself.
Pine Tree offers something rarer in this batch — a direct, dated confirmation that it’s open for the current season — but leaves variety names, pricing, and a firm closing date unconfirmed. Its inverted weekday/weekend hours are the one detail most likely to trip up a visitor who assumes weekends run longer.
Confirmed open for the 2026 apple season, with fall hours starting Sept 8. No calendar start/end dates are posted, only the day-of-week hours below.
You need a specific closing date confirmed in advance, or a named list of apple varieties — neither is posted.
Yes — the record cites the orchard's own site stating explicitly, 'We are open for the 2026 Apple Season.' That's a directly confirmed statement, not an inference from past years.
Not named individually in the record. The site references 25 varieties grown overall without listing them, so specific varieties aren't confirmed here.
Fall hours (starting Sept 8, per the record) run Monday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-2pm, with a shortened Labor Day schedule of 9am-1pm. Note the weekend hours are notably shorter than weekdays — the opposite of what many visitors might expect.
Yes. The record lists wagon rides, a corn maze, pony rides, and pick-your-own pumpkins as additional activities on the property.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon-Sun (fall hours from Sept 8). 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.
450 Apple Orchard Rd, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, in Washington County. It is one of 1 orchards we track in Twin Cities North Metro.
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pinetreeappleorchard.com
Checked September 2026.