Moon Cherries

Moon Cherries

Susan Allen
Susan Allen
With the Fruit Grower Report I'm Susan Allen. Most growers and packers will tell you the Northwest cherry harvest is nearly over but there is one special place, 2500 feet above sea level, a place where cherry trees grow among tall pines that harvest is just beginning. Several ridges from Mission Ridge, the Wenatchee ski area known for dry power, high above some of the most iconic pear, apple and soft Fruit orchards in the world they are harvesting Kyle coveted moon cherries. According a Stemilt grower marketing video on you-tube several forces come together to give these cherries their flavor, the lunar gravitation pull, warm days, cool nights plus Kyle's natural compost that he has worked to perfect. Here a clip:

Mathision: "The cold nights, the lunar gravitational flow just pulling the flavors, the carbohydrates, sugars acids aromatics of the tree right into the fruit, which makes for a fantastic eating experience. "

When you bite into them they explode with flavor. Kyle grandfather homesteaded Stemilt Hill lin 1893, the advent of rail cars helped realize his dream of shipping cherries and today Stemilt is one of the largest cherry grower in the world.

....And these moon cherries are named because they are ½ mile closer to the moon than any other cherry. Kyle says they also share something in common

Mathision: They are mystical like the moon.

Moon cherries, dark sweet and magic so you'd better get some while you can.

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