Fruit Belt

Fruit Belts are prominent around the North American Great Lakes region, notably West Michigan (Fruit Ridge) and western Northern Lower Michigan in tandem,[1][2][3][4] and the southern shore of Lake Erie.

[5] The conditions that produce a micro-climate favorable to fruit cultivation are the same that produce lake-effect snow; therefore, Fruit Belts and snowbelts are often concurrent.

The map at right shows Great Lakes snowbelts which cover a somewhat larger area than the fruit belt.

Notably, there are no Fruit Belts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

[citation needed] A Fruit Belt also exists in Central Washington.

The Great Lakes lake-effect snow belts. A portion, but not all, of these areas contain fruit belts. Winter covering snow and the climate moderation that often accompanies it are only two of the necessary factors for economic fruit agriculture.