Bob Andersen retired as Cornell’s stone fruit breeder in 2004, when this picture was taken, and now works with David Cain at International Fruit Genetics. When Dr. Bob Andersen retired as Cornell University’s stone fruit breeder in 2004, it took less than a year before he was back in the company of old friends and back at work breeding sweet cherries. But instead of looking for cherries adapted to the cool, moist conditions of the Northeast, he’s evaluating cherry seedlings that will thrive in the Central Valley of southern California and other hot locations in Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and […]