Ashton Orchards & Cider Mill
You'll find Ashton Orchards & Cider Mill at 925 Seymour Lake Road in Ortonville. It's a U-pick farm. As the name says, apples are the draw here.
Source: the USDA Local Food Directories, where Ashton Orchards & Cider Mill is listed as an agritourism farm. Picking options change, so confirm with the farm first.
| Type | U-pick farm |
|---|---|
| Address | 925 Seymour Lake Road Ortonville, MI 48462 |
| What to pick | Apples |
| Typical season in Michigan | Apples: September to October usual window for the state, it shifts with the weather |
| Frost dates | Last spring frost around May 1 First fall frost around October 14 median of 1991–2020, NOAA weather station 8 mi away |
| Weather in season | Apples: highs 60–74 °F, rain on ~7 days/month NOAA 1991–2020 monthly averages, station 8 mi away |
| Distance | 26 mi northwest of Sterling Heights, MI 31 mi northwest of Warren, MI straight line, the drive is longer |