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Cherry Varieties in New York State

Author
Way, Roger
Abstract
Red tart cherries in New York are almost all of one
variety, Montmorency. About two-thirds are grown
for freezing and the rest for canning. More than 75
per cent of the State's crop is harvested by machine.
Mechanical harvesting has been facilitated by the use
of ethephon to loosen the fruits. The cherry industry,
however, has had setbacks by low prices, high labor
costs, competition from other cherry growing areas,
hurricanes just before harvest, killing spring frosts,
and cold, rainy weather during bloom.
Journal/Series
New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin 37
Date Issued
1974-02Publisher
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Subject
cherry varieties; New York State cherries
Type
periodical