Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Fall colors are really starting to pop near the top of Roan Mountain, especially around Jarrett’s Orchard up Burbank Road.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Don’t panic when you turn into the fruit stand at Jarrett’s Orchard — there were no mannequins harmed in the creation of this pumpkin and squash display.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Even though the Jarrett family has been steadily picking apples around their orchard for weeks, there are still plenty of apples left on the trees to pick. The orchard has 21 different varieties of apples to choose from including these Lori Glos, which are sweet, but slightly tart tasting.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders A stand of Lori Glos in the Jarrett Orchard, ready to be picked, is framed by the beautiful fall color on the side of Roan Mountain.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Beth Ann Jarrett works her way into one of the hundreds of apple trees found in the family’s orchard near the top of Roan Mountain.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Working from the outside in on a Lori Glo tree, Harold Jarrett picks apples off one of the dozens of apple trees in the Jarrett Orchard near the top of Roan Mountain.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Once all the ripe apples are picked from around the outside of an apple tree the fun begins as the pickers, like Ray Jarrett, start to work on the interior of the trees.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders An apple tree full of Golden Delicious is ready to be picked. These Goldens are just one of the 21 varieties of apples grown at Jarrett's Apple Orchard.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The tools needed for picking apples are pretty simple, your hands and a bag that hangs around your shoulders that has a release in the bottom of it. There is one special tool, however, that helps Harold Jarrett get to the top of the tree, both from the outside and the inside, and that’s these special tripod ladders with just a single back leg on them that makes it easier to get in-between the branches of the trees.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Jarrett's Apple Orchard’s marketplace, located on the orchard’s property, welcomes all comers. Like this beautiful five-month-old Yorkshire Terrier named Hope. Momma Sandy Robbison says she rescued Hope in Nashville when she was just eight weeks old.

Star Photo/Larry N. Souders People come to Jarrett's Apple Orchard not only for the apples but also for the wide variety of vegetables also grown there. Shelby Cox, from Lakeland, Fla., selects heads of cabbage and checks out the different squashes available in the market.