Normally a classic hillside u-pick orchard with long-running Fauquier County roots, but 2026 is an exception: a spring freeze destroyed the farm's own peach and apple crops, so this fall's apples are sourced from other Virginia growers rather than picked from Stribling's own trees.
Stribling Orchard sits on Poverty Hollow Lane near Markham, in Fauquier County’s Northern Virginia orchard cluster, and is normally described as a classic hillside pick-your-own operation with long-running local roots. But the record is direct about 2026: the orchard’s own site explicitly states that severe spring freeze damage destroyed both their peach and apple crops this year. That’s a plain, first-party statement of crop loss, not a vague seasonal note, and it changes what a visit here actually looks like this fall.
Rather than closing entirely, the site describes plans for a limited fall operation selling Virginia apples sourced from other growers. In practical terms, that means anyone visiting Stribling this year won’t be picking fruit from Stribling’s own trees — the apples for sale will have come from elsewhere in the state. This is worth stating clearly rather than glossing over, since a visitor expecting the orchard’s normal hands-on picking experience would be disappointed showing up without knowing this in advance. It’s also worth noting this isn’t a sign of the business failing — it’s a direct response to a weather event affecting this specific year’s crop, and the record gives no indication the normal u-pick program won’t return in a future season once the trees recover.
Beyond the crop situation, the record describes historic buildings, farm animals, and mountain views as part of what Stribling offers — Blue Ridge Views is even one of the tags associated with this listing. For visitors whose interest includes the setting and atmosphere as much as the apples themselves, those elements presumably remain in place regardless of the crop loss, though the record doesn’t explicitly confirm that farm animals and historic buildings are unaffected by whatever caused the freeze damage.
Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 9am to 5pm, with a specific last-entry time of 4:30pm — a detail worth noting since it means arriving right at closing time wouldn’t actually get a visitor in. Monday and Tuesday are closed, per the days_open field.
No specific 2026 dates are posted for when the limited fall operation begins or ends, and no apple varieties or pricing are given for the sourced Virginia apples that will be sold this year. Address coordinates used here are a Markham-area fallback rather than a precise geocode of Poverty Hollow Lane.
Stribling Orchard is honest, through its own website, about a difficult year: spring freeze damage wiped out its own peach and apple crops, so 2026 visitors will find sourced Virginia apples rather than fruit picked from Stribling’s own trees, alongside the farm’s historic buildings, animals, and mountain views. Anyone planning a trip specifically for hands-on picking from this orchard’s own trees should wait for a future season; anyone happy with the broader farm setting and pre-sourced local apples can still expect a visit, within the Wednesday-through-Sunday, 9am-4:30pm entry window.
No specific 2026 dates are posted. Hours are 9am-5pm with last entry at 4:30pm, Wednesday through Sunday, but the orchard's own site states it will not run its normal u-pick program this year.
you specifically want to pick apples grown on Stribling's own trees this year — the site explicitly says that program isn't running due to spring freeze damage.
Not from Stribling's own trees. The orchard's own site states severe spring freeze damage destroyed their peach and apple crops, so they will not run their normal u-pick program in 2026.
The orchard plans a limited fall operation selling Virginia apples sourced from other growers, per the orchard's own site — not fruit picked from Stribling's own trees.
Wednesday through Sunday, 9am-5pm, with last entry at 4:30pm.
Farm animals, historic buildings, and mountain views, per the record.
Yes — the record describes Stribling as normally a classic hillside pick-your-own operation, with 2026 being a stated exception due to crop loss.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Wed-Sun. 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.
11587 Poverty Hollow Lane, Markham, VA 22643, in Fauquier County. It is one of 5 orchards we track in Northern Virginia.
We track 5 orchards in Northern Virginia, 3 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.
What sets it apart locally: it has a petting area, which most Northern Virginia orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 5 orchards we track in Northern Virginia had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There are 3 other orchards we track in Fauquier County. All Northern Virginia orchards →
striblingorchard.com
Checked September 2026.