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  • May 15th 2013 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner

    • Tip top cherry

    Skylar Rae is a managed brand.

    Kim and Troy Toftness with their children Brock and Brylee. Their Skylar Rae cherry brand is named after their first daughter who lived for only 49 days. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE TOFTNESS FAMILY Cherry growers Troy and Kimberly Toftness are seeing international interest in the new cherry brand Skylar Rae (Tip Top cultivar) discovered several years ago at their orchard at Wenatchee Heights in Washington. It is a blushed cherry that resembles Rainier, but is sweeter and firmer and appears to have resistance to rain cracking and bruising. It matures about five to seven days before Bing. Troy and Kim […]

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    People, Cherries, Varieties, Geraldine Warner
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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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