FRUIT GROWN IN SOUTHEASTERN PA
PRINCIPLE ORCHARD and VINEYARD PRODUCTS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
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Apples |
Peaches |
Pears |
Tart Cherries |
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Sweet Cherries |
Plums & Prunes |
Nectarines |
Grapes |
SOUTHEASTERN ENNSYLVANIA
Of the major types of fruit produced in Pennsylvania, Southeastern
Pennsylvania produces a large quantity of these products. Quantities
of these materials grown in Southeastern Pennsylvania during 1997
are listed below. State agricultural statistics organize counties
in Southeastern Pennsylvania into an area called Region 2. A blank
space in the chart below does not indicate that there is no production
of a crop, but an area too small to be recorded by state statistics
for the county. Note that all fruit listed here grow on trees
(in an orchard) or in a vineyard. For more information on future
years refer go to http://www.nass.usda.gov/pa/
COUNTY |
Apples |
Peaches |
Pears |
Tart Cherries |
Sweet Cherries |
Plums & Prunes |
Nectarines |
Grapes |
Unit of Measure |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Pounds |
Pounds |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Tons |
BERKS |
364,819 |
113,952 |
3,025 |
23,498 |
527 |
527 |
14,119 |
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BUCKS |
33,498 |
12,046 |
1,716 |
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623 |
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CHESTER |
64,718 |
7,813 |
2,083 |
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1,326 |
129 |
DELAWARE |
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LANCASTER |
73,680 |
35,692 |
1,536 |
12,929 |
27,598 |
654 |
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LEBANON |
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10,155 |
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1,520 |
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MONTGOMERY |
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PHILADELPHIA |
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OTHER Region II |
41,384 |
24,578 |
4,826 |
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879 |
Other fruit may be sold by local farmers at their farm stands
and local supermarkets. Some fruit is processed into wine at local
vineyards.
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Cantelope |
Grape trellis at Peace Valley
Winery in Bucks County, PA |
Apricots |