Scott's Orchard

Our take

The short version

Scott’s Orchard has been growing fruit in Hazel Green since 1901, which makes it one of the older working farms in this part of the Tennessee Valley. The current operation covers 100 acres of apples and another 75 of peaches — a scale that shows up in the variety count: 18 named apple types, four of which appear in this record (Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Ozark Gold, and Gala). That’s a real spread across the harvest calendar rather than a single-variety stand, though the record doesn’t specify which of the 14 unlisted varieties ripen when.

One dated anchor: Labor Day 2026

Most of the specifics around this listing are soft, but there’s one hard date worth circling: the orchard’s own event calendar lists “PYO Apples Labor Day,” and Labor Day 2026 falls on September 7. That’s the clearest signal in the record that pick-your-own apples are active by early September, even though no full 2026 season start or end date is stated elsewhere on the site. Treat it as a confirmed opening marker, not a full calendar.

Two different pictures of the u-pick schedule

Here’s where the record gets genuinely murky, and it’s worth being upfront about it rather than picking a side. One regional directory (PickYourOwn.org, last updated info dated April 2025) describes u-pick as running “various Saturdays,” with the broader season stretching from Labor Day through November or December. A separate local mention (a Bama Buzz roundup) describes Thursday-through-Sunday u-pick instead. Those two descriptions don’t agree, and nothing in this record resolves which one is current for 2026. If a specific day of the week matters to your plans, call 256-828-4563 and ask directly rather than assuming either source is right.

What buying apples actually costs

Scott’s own site posts per-item prices between $14 and $18 depending on variety — but the pages retrieved didn’t specify what that price buys. A $14-$18 apple purchase could reasonably be a peck bag, a half-bushel, or something else entirely, and without that unit stated, it’s not something to budget around with any confidence. This is a case where a headline number exists but isn’t yet useful on its own; a quick phone call before you go would settle it in under a minute.

More than just apples

With 75 acres of peaches alongside the apple orchard, Scott’s is a two-season stone-and-pome-fruit operation rather than a single-crop stop. The record also lists farm tours, field trips, and corporate events among the offered activities — a lineup that points toward group and school visits as much as casual weekend picking. If you’re organizing something larger than a family outing, that’s worth mentioning when you call, since a century farm this established likely has a process for booking group visits even though the record doesn’t spell out logistics.

Store hours you can rely on

Unlike the u-pick schedule, the retail store hours are stated cleanly and without conflicting sources: Monday through Saturday 8am to 5pm, Sunday 1pm to 5pm. If pick-your-own timing is uncertain for your visit, the store itself — presumably selling pre-picked fruit from those same 100 acres — is a dependable fallback within those hours.

Getting there

Scott’s Orchard sits at 2163 Scott Rd in Hazel Green, Madison County, part of the Tennessee Valley / North Alabama cluster of orchards. The coordinates on file are an approximate area estimate for the address rather than an individually geocoded point, so navigate by the street address itself.

Bottom line

A genuine century-farm operation with real scale — 100 acres, 18 varieties, 75 acres of peaches on the side — but two open questions worth resolving before you drive out: which days u-pick actually runs, and what unit that $14-$18 price applies to. Neither is a dealbreaker, but both are a five-minute phone call (256-828-4563) away from being settled, and that call will save you a wasted trip if you’re aiming for a specific day or budget.