Welcome to Black’s Shady Knoll Orchard

Quality Fruit. Family Values. Community Roots.

Whats Happening Now!

September 8-13 We will be serving apple cider slushy’s at the Hardin County Fair!

September 15 – Grand Opening at our new facility! 10:00 am Open & 1:00 pm Ribbon Cutting

Our Story

Welcome to the Black’s Shady Knoll Orchard family!

We’re Kati and Amanda, sisters, co-owners, and proud to be the fourth generation carrying on our family’s orchard tradition.

Our story began in 1928, when our great-grandparents, Lawrence and Nellie Seiler, planted the first fruit trees on this land. Our grandparents, Kathryn and Grafton Black, later expanded the family orchard and made it part of Black’s Shady Knoll Orchard.

In 1987, the orchard closed. The trees were gone, and the land returned to growing corn and soybeans.

But Dad wasn’t quite finished with apple trees.

After retiring from Honda, Dad began dreaming about bringing the orchard back. With the encouragement of Mom and us girls, the first new apple trees were planted in 2010. Three years later, in 2013, we reopened the sales room and welcomed customers back to the Shady Knoll.

Today, we’re honored to continue what our family started generations ago—growing quality fruit, building lasting relationships, and creating a welcoming place for our community.

We were on a break. We’re glad we came back.

Read the full story here!