The profitable sweet cherry orchard of the future will look very different from the aged Bing/Mazzard system that characterizes much of the current bearing acreage. To deal with the increasing cost and decreasing availability of labor, and increasing acreage and production, growers must develop and adopt new, more efficient orchard systems. At the same time, few disagree that, however the new systems are ultimately configured, they must yield a product that provides a wonderful eating experience (generally presumed to be a large, firm fruit). Important characteristics for any new sweet cherry orchard system include: —Precocity —Productivity —Yield of high quality […]