CHERRY CONDITIONS IN LEONA VALLEY.Byline: Daily News LEONA VALLEY -- More cherry orchards cherry orchard focal point of the declining Ranevsky estate. [Russ. Drama: Chekhov The Cherry Orchard in Magill II, 144] See : Decadence are opening to pickers this weekend in Leona Valley, but most of the crop isn't expected to reach peak ripeness until next week. This is the latest his ``u-pick'' orchard orchard, generally an area on which fruit or nut trees are planted and cultivated. The words grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, e.g., a "citrus grove" or a "banana plantation. has opened in 18 years -- a result of cool and rainy rain·y adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain. rain  i·ness n.Adj. weather in March and April -- but the cherries are plentiful plen·ti·ful adj. 1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply. 2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest. , said Bright Ranch owner Ron Bright. ``It's a good crop. It's the kind I've been waiting for,'' said Bright, whose 3,000-tree orchard on Leona Avenue will be open Saturday, as will next-door Rhodes Orchard. The Leona Valley Cherry Growers Association says the cherries should be at their best the middle of this week, or next weekend. The association says the crop should last through the July Fourth weekend. ``The ultimate picking is going to be next weekend,'' said Jennifer Beeler, the association's president. The association's cherry-picking hotline is (661) 266-7116. Its Web site, with a map of member orchards, is www.cherriesupic.com. Blessed with an altitude altitude, vertical distance of an object above some datum plane, such as mean sea level or a reference point on the earth's surface. It is usually measured by the reduction in atmospheric pressure with height, as shown on a barometer or altimeter. and climate suited for cherries, Leona Valley has more than two dozen cherry ranches that open their gates each spring so visitors can enjoy the country atmosphere and pick the fruit themselves. Visitors come from all over Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , and even from Japan and Europe. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- 4 -- color; 2 and 3 ran in AV edition only) Keith Wyrostek picks Brook cherries, at top, and samples one of his selections, above, at the Bright Ranch orchard at 10600A Leona Ave. At left, Ron Bright, owner of Bright Ranch, looks over the Ranier cherries in his orchard. The cherry crop in the Leona Valley should be reaching its peak next week. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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