Canada's Orchard Reference

Fruit seasons,
orchard by orchard

Pick-your-own farms, harvest calendars, and fruit variety guides for every major growing region in Canada — from the Niagara Peninsula to the Okanagan Valley.

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Harvest Guides

Regional documentation on pick-your-own orchards, fruit varieties, and seasonal availability across Canada's main growing areas.

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Ontario

Best Pick-Your-Own Orchards in Ontario

A regional breakdown of the Niagara Peninsula, Prince Edward County, and Simcoe County — what grows where and when to visit.

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British Columbia

BC Okanagan Fruit Picking Guide

Cherries, peaches, apricots, and apples in Canada's warmest fruit-growing valley — harvest windows and orchard visit notes.

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Across Canada

Seasonal Fruit Harvest Calendar

Province-by-province ripening windows for strawberries, cherries, peaches, blueberries, and apples with notes on what shifts the calendar.

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By the numbers

Canada's fruit production spans several distinct regions, each with different crops and seasons.

150+ Pick-your-own farms
in the Niagara Region
200 km Length of the
Okanagan Valley
June–Oct Core Canadian
fruit season window
20+ Apple varieties
grown commercially in Ontario

Quick harvest reference

Average ripening windows for common fruits across Canada's main growing regions.

Strawberries
June – July

Available across most provinces; Nova Scotia and Quebec run slightly later than Ontario and BC Fraser Valley.

Sweet Cherries
Late June – Aug

Okanagan Valley leads; Niagara Region follows two to three weeks later with a shorter window.

Peaches
Late July – Sept

Niagara and Okanagan are the primary regions; Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley has limited production.

Blueberries
July – Sept

Cultivated highbush in BC and Ontario; wild lowbush in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

Apricots
Mid-July – Aug

Almost exclusively South Okanagan; window is short and the crop is fragile at peak ripeness.

Apples
Aug – October

Grown in all major regions; early varieties from August, late-keepers into October. Longest season of any crop.

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