Tree Licious Orchards

Specialties

From July to October, it is always «Picking» time at the farm. We start in July with peaches and plums and nectarines. For August, we have all our friends over for our annual Peach Festival. In September, the pears are ripe and ready. And by October, it’s Apple Festival time! Our orchard sits on the sides of some lovely hills that protect the trees from the winter winds and keep their roots from getting too wet from the spring rains. Plus, the views from the tops of the hills lets us know just why we still can say we’re from the Garden State. So pack a picnic basket, grab a blanket, and come over any Saturday or Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm, from July till October. See just how Mother Nature makes all those splendid treats that we are lucky enough to harvest. Jack and Jill, the family Golden Retrievers, are waiting to greet you with tails a-​waggin’!

July — Pick your own opens Saturday, July 19^th… open weekends and holidays 9 – 6

Pick Your Own Peaches & Plums

August — Pick Your Own Peaches, Apples & Pears

September — Pick Your Own Apples & Pears

Mid September through Halloween — Pick your own Pumpkins /​Enjoy Pumpkin Patch Wagon Rides

October — Pick Your Own Apples

History

Established in 1984.

At TreeLicious, we are keeping a family tradition of farming alive for its 7^th generation. Located in western New Jersey, in the heart of Warren County, alongside a stop on the old Morris Canal, our 130-​acre orchard produces many varieties of fruit, both heritage varieties and new hybrids. Ed and Carol Kesler purchased this working farm back in the 1980s as a place to raise both a family and the proper food to feed them.

The well-​drained hillsides are perfect for fruit trees, and they reminded Ed of his childhood home in West Virginia «hollers.» Carol got a chance to bring her childhood memories to life when she opened Just Made Bakery in October 1997 and started using the recipes with which she grew up.

The family tradition continues, with son James managing the day-​to-​day farm operations, greeting and guiding the «pick-​your-​own» visitors, and spreading the word about good, local food.

Meet the Business Owner

Ginger and James K.

Business Owner

Ginger and James are helping keep a family tradition of farming alive for its 7^th generation. Raised on the Tree-​licious Orchards farm their parents purchased back in the 1980s, Ginger and James are greeting and guiding the «pick-​your-​own» visitors, and spreading the word about good, local food.