What is a bad cherry? It’s a cherry that consumers don’t want, and a cherry that slows down retail sales, says Jeff Heath, horticulturist at Stemilt Growers, Inc., Wenatchee, Washington. But it’s a cherry that might get picked, might get packed, and might make it to the retail shelf, nevertheless. Wenatchee cherry grower Norm Gutzwiler said there are times when a grower’s crop is rained on, and a large percentage of the cherries are split. Even the unsplit cherries will turn soft quickly, but a warehouse might take them because it has buyers waiting for more cherries. The cherries are […]