Work began this spring on developing what is intended to be a world-class, state-of-the-art research orchard in Washington State. Last fall, Washington State University purchased an orchard about 12 miles east of Wenatchee that will eventually replace the current research orchard surrounding its Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, which is in an urban part of Wenatchee. The existing orchard has been purchased by the Wenatchee School District as a potential school site, but can still be used by WSU until the field research is transferred to the new orchard, probably within two or three years. The research center, with […]