Manuel Ybarra of Quincy, Washington, and other Pacific Northwest growers learn about how to maximize Regina cherry production at the Omeg Orchard in The Dalles, Oregon. The German cherry variety Regina has numerous good attributes but tends to crop lightly. However, it’s possible to overcome that, Lynn Long, Oregon State University Cooperative Extension educator in The Dalles, explained during a cherry field day this summer. Regina has been planted fairly extensively in Oregon’s Mid-Columbia region, but has not been planted much in Washington State or other cherry-growing regions—except for Europe, where it has replaced some of the standard varieties in […]