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  • March 15th 2010 Issue

    • Big cherries require big commitment

    Producing 11-row cherries may no longer be profitable.

    Left: Before pruning: Bing on Mazzard rootstock. Right: After pruning: The same Bing on Mazzard tree. Notice that the small, weak wood was removed. Growing big cherries doesn’t just happen. It takes commitment, attention to macro and micro details, and crop load management. But with larger cherry crops forecast in the future, having a 65 to 75 percent packout due to small size may no longer be profitable.    In sharing insights on how to produce cherries that peak at 10-row or larger, a panel of cherry growers stressed during the 2010 meeting of the Northwest Cherry Institute held in Yakima, […]

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    Melissa Hansen
    Melissa Hansen is the research program director for the Washington State Wine Commission. Hansen previously was an associate editor at Good Fruit Grower from 1996 through 2015. Read her stories: Author Index
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