date:May 14, 2020
Despite frost damage during bloom, Washington state is looking at a very marketable 2020 cherry crop. Frost diminished the crop by 25 percent, but according to estimates, the state still expects to pick 18 to 20 million cases of cherries this summer, says Dan Davis with Starr Ranch Growers. Looking at it from the bright side, the frost adjusted the crop and increased the fruit size. With temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s these past several weeks, it has been ideal weather for the trees to