TIME IS NEARLY RIPE CHERRY : LEONA VALLEY CHERRY FARMERS SEE BUDDING YEAR.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer As cherry blossoms
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``Looks like we've had a pretty good blossom,'' said Ron Bright, president of the Leona Valley Cherry Association. ``If the weather will cooperate it could be a good year.'' Two years ago, the valley orchards bore only about half of their normal crop as a brief February warm spell Warm Spell (1988-1994) was an American Eclipse Award winning thoroughbred racehorse, a Kentucky-bred son of Northern Baby, owned and trained by John K. Griggs and bred by Robert Kluener. He was ridden primarily by the owner/trainer's son, Kirk Griggs. fooled trees into blossoming when there were no bees to pollinate pol·li·nate also pol·len·ate tr.v. pol·li·nat·ed also pol·len·at·ed, pol·li·nat·ing also pol·len·at·ing, pol·li·nates also pol·len·ates To transfer pollen from an anther to the stigma of (a flower). them. Freezing weather at Easter - including a snowstorm - destroyed much of the fruit that did develop. Last year's crop wasn't a standout either. ``We had more people than we had cherries,'' Mayfield said. But growers say this spring is producing a healthy set of white blossoms. They hope the thermometer thermometer, instrument for measuring temperature. Galileo and Sanctorius devised thermometers consisting essentially of a bulb with a tubular projection, the open end of which was immersed in a liquid. stays above freezing and winds stay low enough to let bees pollinate the blossoms. Growers expect cherries to start ripening ripening said of meat. See curing. in late May and expect to open up their orchards to customers the first week of June. That will coincide with the annual Leona Valley Cherry Festival, which kicks off the ``u-pick'' season. A parade, craft fair and art show are part of the festival. Starting in mid-May, the Leona Valley Cherry Association hotline at (805) 266-7116 will offer taped messages giving updates on when the u-pick season begins. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Anticipating a season that will be anything but the pits, Leona Valley cherry farmer Don Hobart prunes one of his trees. (2--color) Cherry farmer Don Hobart inspects a cluster of still-green cherries. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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