A small Darboy-area orchard with a confirmed 2026 opening date and an honestly conditional u-pick policy — 'when the crop permits' — though its variety list and hours come secondhand from a fall guide, not the farm's own site.
Sharky’s Orchard, in the Darboy area of Appleton, is a smaller operation with an unusually honest caveat built right into its own messaging: u-pick apples are available “when the crop permits,” rather than guaranteed outright. The farm’s own site confirms a 2026 opening date of Saturday, August 29th — but the more detailed variety list and hours in this record come from a third-party fall-orchard guide rather than the farm’s own pages, since that page wasn’t part of the content available for this research.
Most orchards in this research batch list u-pick as simply available or not. Sharky’s own site is more careful, framing u-pick apples as available “when the crop permits” — an acknowledgment that weather, pests, or a light harvest year could limit or eliminate the picking option on a given visit. That’s a more honest framing than a flat “yes,” and it’s worth taking at face value: if u-pick access is the whole point of your trip, it’s reasonable to call ahead — 920-209-2172 — to check current crop conditions rather than assuming picking will be available.
The variety list here — Paula Red, Zestar, Dandee Red, Snappy Mac, Honeycrisp, Sweet 16, Royal Gala, Gala, and McIntosh — spans early-season fruit (Paula Red, Zestar) through midseason apples (Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh), suggesting a reasonably active season once picking is underway. But this list, along with the Tuesday-through-Sunday, 10am-5pm hours, comes from a third-party fall-orchard guide rather than Sharky’s own website, which wasn’t available in the content reviewed for this record. That doesn’t make the information wrong, but it does mean it’s one step removed from the farm’s own voice, and worth a quick confirmation call if a specific variety matters to you.
Even the street address shows a minor inconsistency between sources — W3045 Emons Rd in one source, W30054 in another. This record uses the more specific figure from the third-party guide, but it’s a small enough discrepancy that double-checking the address before driving out, especially with a GPS that might resolve the two differently, is a reasonable precaution.
The one piece of information that comes straight from Sharky’s own site is the 2026 opening date — Saturday, August 29th — along with the crop-dependent framing for u-pick availability. That’s a solid anchor point even with the secondhand gaps elsewhere in this record.
No pricing information is included in this record, and there’s no mention of a cider mill or cider donuts either way. Both u-pick and pre-picked options are listed as generally available, subject to the crop-dependent caveat above.
Sharky’s Orchard is in the Darboy area of Appleton, Outagamie County, part of the Fox Valley cluster in this research batch alongside Hofacker’s Hillside Orchard, Heritage Orchard in Chilton, and Sprangers Orchard in Kaukauna. The lat/lng on file reflects Appleton’s city center rather than a geocoded street address, so verify the exact address before navigating given the minor discrepancy noted above.
Sharky’s Orchard offers a confirmed 2026 opening date and an honest, crop-conditional approach to u-pick availability, but its variety list and hours rely on a third-party source rather than the farm’s own site. Call ahead to confirm both crop conditions and the exact address before making the trip.
The farm's own site confirms opening Saturday, August 29th, for the 2026 season. Nine named varieties, spanning early (Paula Red, Zestar) through midseason (Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh) apples, suggest a season that stays active well past opening weekend, crop permitting.
You need firmly confirmed hours and a full variety list from the farm's own site — this record's variety and hours details come from a third-party fall guide instead.
Sharky's Orchard is in the same Fox Valley region as Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, also in Appleton, along with Heritage Orchard in Chilton and Sprangers Orchard in Kaukauna, all covered in this research batch.
Saturday, August 29th, 2026, confirmed directly on the farm's own site, which also states u-pick is offered 'when the crop permits.'
Nine are listed: Paula Red, Zestar, Dandee Red, Snappy Mac, Honeycrisp, Sweet 16, Royal Gala, Gala, and McIntosh. This list comes from a third-party fall-orchard guide rather than the orchard's own site, since the orchard's own variety page wasn't part of the content fetched for this record.
The farm's own site is explicit that u-pick is offered 'when the crop permits' — a more cautious framing than most orchards use, worth keeping in mind if u-pick availability is essential to your trip.
Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm, per a third-party fall-orchard guide rather than the farm's own site directly.
The street address is listed as W3045 Emons Rd, though one source gave a slightly different house number (W30054). The address used in this record is the more specific figure from the third-party guide.
Opens August 29, 2026 (closing date not published). Tue-Sun. Hours: 10am-5pm.
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.
Paula Red, Zestar, Dandee Red, Snappy Mac, Honeycrisp, Sweet 16, Royal Gala, Gala, McIntosh — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
W3045 Emons Rd, Appleton, WI 54915, in Outagamie County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Fox Valley.
We track 4 orchards in Fox Valley, 4 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.
There are 2 other orchards we track in Outagamie County. All Fox Valley orchards →
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Checked September 2026.