Door County is well known for the thousands of acres of cherry trees throughout the county. Travelers flock to the county in May to witness hillsides of beautiful white cherry blossoms. Mid-July is time for cherry harvesting.
Cherry Fun Facts!
:arrow: Door County Wisconsin Ranks fourth in producing cherries in the US! The top three are Michigan, New York and Utah.
:arrow: All but about 100 acres of Wisconsin's red tart cherry crop is grown in Door County.
:arrow: There are about 7,000 cherries on an average tart cherry tree all depending on age of tree, climate, weather, and it takes about 250 cherries to make a cherry pie, so each tree has a potential producing enough cherries for 28 pies!
:arrow: The average US citizen consumes about one pound of tart cherries per year. That's more than 260 million pounds per year.
:arrow: Cherries have been harvested in Door since the late 1800s. Thanks to the ideal influence of the surrounding waters around the peninsula.
:arrow: Cherries are loaded with fiber, vitamin A, B & C and minerals such as calcium, iron and potassium
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