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Fruit Belt
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Fruit Belt is a term in the United States for an area where the microclimate provides good conditions for fruit growing.
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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 State.[6] Berries are grown on the West Coast.