Apples
include McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Gala, Empire, Cortland, Ambro - sia, Idared, and Northern Spy, offering a range of flavours from sweet to tart. Norfolk’s sandy soil and Lake Erie–moderated climate create ideal growing conditions, resulting in crisp tex - tures and exceptional taste. This combination of scale, variety, and quality makes Norfolk Coun - ty a true apple destination.
Norfolk County is one of Ontar - io’s top apple-growing regions, producing about 15% of the province’s apples across more than 2,000 acres of orchards and over 286,000 trees. In peak years, growers harvest up to 55 million pounds of apples, supported by storage facilities holding 900,000 bushels.
Popular varieties grown here
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