When WSU established its Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee almost 60 years ago, it was in a fruit- growing area. Urban encroachment has forced the center to relocate its research orchards. Jay Brunner is shown at the original orchard a After a decade-long search, Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center has found a new site for its research orchards. The center and its existing 40 acres of research orchard are located in a residential area along Western Avenue, on the western edge of Wenatchee. When the center was established in 1937, it was surrounded […]