Sweet cherry acreage in Washington State has increased almost threefold in the past 20 years, a new tree fruit inventory shows. Washington has 36,000 acres of sweet cherries, up from 13,925 acres in 1986. In the past five years, sweet cherry acreage has increased throughout the state, and by 83 percent in the Columbia Basin area. The acreage survey was conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the Washington Growers Clearing House Association and the Washington Wine Industry Foundation. Jack Snyder, president of C & O Nursery, Wenatchee, Washington, said he expects that cherry plantings will slow […]