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Linvilla Orchards Near Philadelphia Lighting Fires To Keep Peach Tree Crops Warm
"If it gets down below 25 degrees, we could lose most of the peach crop tonight," farm manager Norm Schultz said.
April 9, 2025
As a bout of cold spring weather dropped temperatures in the Philadelphia region below freezing overnight, fires dotted Linvilla Orchards in Media, Pennsylvania, as workers tried to save the peach tree crop.
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In Philadelphia, the mercury dropped into the low 30s with a breeze making it feel like the high 20s. It was even cooler out in Media – and dangerously below to a threshold where Linvilla could lose the whole crop, farm manager Norm Schultz said.
That happened five years ago, and it's something they don't want to happen again.
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