About Vintage Virginia Apples

Vintage Virginia Apples was founded by the Shelton family in 2000 to explore the varieties of apple that can thrive in Albemarle County,Virginia. Thomas Jefferson experimented with 18 or more varieties of apples at Monticello, only a few miles from our orchard. We grow the dozen or so of those cultivars that are still extant as well as hundreds of other old-fashioned varieties that offer delightful alternatives to the limited varieties currently available in grocery stores.

Vintage Virginia Apples has grown to encompass a variety of tree fruits that are becoming increasingly rare. Many of these are older varieties that have fallen into obscurity or just do not fit the needs of today’s commercial marketing and distribution systems. We began by planting interesting apple varieties and now have more than 200 varieties. We have collected about three dozen peach varieties. We grow several plums, cherries, nectarines and apricots. We have added pears in the last couple of years and are testing varieties that will grow for us in central Virginia. Our nursery has grown from this love of vintage varieties. We offer over 100 varieties of fruit trees from our collection. Many of these varieties are virtually unobtainable elsewhere. Our catalog is online and we accept orders when the trees are dormant and best-suited for shipping.  

Physical Address
2545 Rural Ridge Lane
North Garden, Virginia 22959

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 210
North Garden, Virginia 22959 

Hours of Operation: Wednesday - Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.