[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] With most sweet cherries being medium to dark red, the chances of a breeder discovering a new blushed yellow cultivar might seem remote. But cherry breeders say it is feasible to attempt to breed yellow cherries. Skin and flesh color in cherries, as in apples, vary widely from dark red to almost colorless due to differences in anthocyanin pigmentation. Breeding blushed yellow cherries, like Rainier, is complicated by the fact that the yellow skin color trait comes […]
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