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Centerpiece
20 The tartland of Washington
How three Columbia Basin farms make Washington the
third-leading tart cherry producing state.
22 'Unfortunate, fortunate mistake'
Fire leads to new way of business for California cherry family.
Cherries
8 What's hiding in your orchard?
Researchers find viruses worth worrying about.
12 Disease detective
Researcher hopes to improve detection of little cherry virus 2.
14 Make the most of your mulch
Providing food for soil organisms helps to keep trees healthy.
20 How sweet it is
Common sugar sours birds on cherries.
30 Under construction
WSU sweet cherry breeding program prepares for new breeder.
32 Sweeter investment
Analysis finds Sweethearts offer better return than Bings.
34 Open and closed research
MSU researcher studies retractable roof on cherry block.
37 Old World pest, New World wary
European Cherry Fruit Fly found in Ontario raises questions.
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Cherry pits fall from a custom rehydration and
pitting machine into a discard bin at the Sunrise
Fresh Dried Fruit and Nut Co. processing facility
in Linden, California. Read about how Sunrise
Fresh developed a new method for pitting and
drying culled cherries on Page 22.