Berry, Berry Good for You!
• Blueberries are the second most popular berry in the United States.
• Michigan and New Jersey produce 66% of all the blueberries in the United States, followed by North Carolina, Oregon and Washington.
• Over 200 million pounds of blueberries are grown every year in North America.
• Blueberries are first picked by hand to gather the best of the early fruit. Later, if the fruit is to be mechanically harvested, a harvesting machine goes through the field and gently shakes each bush so only the ripe blueberries drop off.
• Blueberries are a good source of Vitamin C and fiber.
An Apple a Day
• Apples are a member of the rose family.
• Washington state grows the most apples in the U.S.
• The apples from one tree can fill 20 boxes every year.
• Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
• In the winter, apple trees need to "rest" for about 900-1,000 hours below 45 degrees Fahrenheit in order to flower and fruit properly.
• If you grew 100 apple trees from the seeds of one tree, they would all be different.
• Apples are high in fiber.
• There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world.
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