New cherry variety PC7903-2 will be released this year. Photo courtesy of Lynn Long, OSU Cherry growers around the world are planting new varieties—a decision made more difficult with the increasing number of choices. Growers in the Pacific Northwest are predominantly planting new selections from breeding programs based in Canada, Germany, and Washington State University. The WSU breeding program has the greatest number of varieties in commercial production in the Northwest and plans to release three more selections this year. From about three decades of breeding, more than ten varieties have already been made available commercially. These include Cashmere, Chelan, Index, […]