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  • May 15th 2026 Issue
  • Story by Kate Prengaman
  • Growers have high hopes for high-elevation cherry orchards

    Growing late-summer cherries requires surviving a “heat gauntlet” and other challenges.

    —High-elevation cherry orchards hit a high-priced August market window, but getting there requires maintaining fruit quality through the midsummer heat that hits after most of Washington’s cherries are picked, packed and safely shipped.

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