Shade Tree Farm and Orchard

Our take

The short version

Shade Tree Farm and Orchard is a small, straightforward u-pick blueberry, peach, and apple farm run by Tom and Sarah Head in Adams, Tennessee, a small Robertson County town the research notes describe as best known for the Bell Witch legend. Rather than large-scale agritourism, this reads as a modest family operation — and one with a genuine point in its favor: its own site leads with a specific 2026 opening date rather than vague “late summer” language.

A real, dated 2026 announcement

The site states directly, “Open for Apple Season! Starting September 5th, 2026” — an explicit, current-year commitment quoted straight from the orchard’s own homepage. The research notes call this out as a good sign for reliability, since it means the site is actively maintained with current-season information rather than leftover copy from a prior year. No end date is given, so plan on September 5 as your reference point but confirm how long the season runs when you call.

Address and phone from an older source

One honest caveat: the address and phone number in this record come from a 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Travel Guide feature, not from the orchard’s current single-page website, which didn’t display that contact information when fetched for this record. That doesn’t necessarily mean anything has changed, but it does mean those two fields carry slightly less confidence than the confirmed 2026 opening date, which came straight from the current site.

A play area, reported but not confirmed for 2026

The same 2023 travel article separately describes a kids’ play area and hay wagon rides at Shade Tree Farm. Those details are included here for context, but the record is careful to flag that neither is independently confirmed for the 2026 season — treat them as likely, based on past reporting, rather than guaranteed.

Cider donuts, confirmed directly

Unlike the play area and wagon-ride details, cider donuts are confirmed directly by the current orchard site itself, alongside the u-pick confirmation. That gives a bit more confidence to that specific detail than to the secondary-sourced amenities.

A small operation in a distinctive small town

Adams, Tennessee is a genuinely small community, and the research notes flag it as best known regionally for the Bell Witch legend rather than for agriculture. That context doesn’t change anything about the orchard itself, but it may be a fun detail if you’re combining a visit here with other stops in the area.

What’s missing, and why it matters

No hours, no pricing, and no apple variety list are posted on the site as fetched for this record. Combined with the fact that address and phone come from an older, secondary source, this is an orchard where the season-start date is solid but nearly everything else about planning a specific visit — what time to arrive, what it costs, what varieties are ready — needs a direct phone call to confirm.

Getting there

Shade Tree Farm and Orchard is at 2087 Kinneys Rd in Adams, Robertson County, Tennessee, in Middle Tennessee. The listed coordinates are a city-center estimate for Adams rather than a geocode of the specific address.

Bottom line

A confirmed September 5, 2026 opening date is a genuinely useful anchor for planning a visit here, but hours, pricing, and current-year details for the play area and wagon rides all need confirmation. Call (615) 696-2915 before making the trip.