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Apple Blossoms Apple Blossoms

Every April and May, the Adams County Countryside is dotted with a variety of apple and peach blossoms. Here, trees line the hills at Boyer's Nurseries and Orchards in Biglerville, Pa.
Peach Blossoms Peach Blossoms

While Adams County apples are the centerpiece of the Pennsylvania Fruit Belt, farmers here grow a variety of fruit including peaches, pictured here.
Apple Country Apple Country

There are more than 35 varieties of apples growing in Adams County, just north and west of the Gettysburg battlefield. While many apples are sold to processing plants in the area for apple juice and apple sauce, others are sold at local farmers' markets.
Apple Orchards Apple Orchards

Adams County features more than 20,000 acres of apple orchards, which includes 35 varieties.
Farmers' Markets Farmers' Markets

There are more than 35 varieties of apples growing in Adams County. While many apples are sold to processing plants in the area for apple juice and apple sauce, others are sold at local farmers' markets. (Credit: Carl Shuman)
Apple Blossoms Apple Blossoms

Every April and May, the Adams County Countryside is dotted with a variety of apple and peach blossoms. Here, a blossom blooms on a tree at Boyer's Nurseries and Orchards in Biglerville, Pa.
National Apple Harvest Festival National Apple Harvest Festival

Every October, Apple Country celebrates its agricultural heritage by welcoming 100,000 into the heart of the Pennsylvania Fruit Belt at the National Apple Harvest Festival. Here, workers fill buckets of apples to be processed for apple jam, sold every year at the festival.
Peach Blossoms Peach Blossoms

While Adams County apples are the centerpiece of the Pennsylvania Fruit Belt, farmers here grow a variety of fruit including peaches, pictured here.
Apple Orchards Apple Orchards

Adams County features more than 20,000 acres of apple orchards, which includes 35 varieties.
Apple Orchards Apple Orchards

Hollabaugh Bros. Inc, of Biglerville, are one of several dozen fruit growers in Adams County, Pa.
Apple Country Apple Country

Apples sit outside Hauser Estate Winery in Biglerville, Pa. The winery produces an apple wine and is famous for its hard cider.
Gettysburg Wine & Fruit Trail Gettysburg Wine & Fruit Trail

Adams County's orchards have joined with the region's wineries for a scenic trail through the countryside. Visitors can taste wine, shop at farmers' markets and see the beautiful landscape.
Apple Country