CHERRY revolution: Angled canopies are on their way, a Washington cherry grower says

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Cherry production is going through a revolution, just as the apple industry did 30 years ago with new varieties, rootstocks, and training systems. But the revolution in cherries is happening much faster than in apples, observes Mark Hanrahan, a growerin Buena, Washington. Hanrahan was one of the first growers to plant the Upright Fruiting Offshoots system for cherries, which Washington State University horticulturist Dr. Matt Whiting developed about three years ago. Already, the system has gone through an evolution as it's moved from theory to reality, and Hanrahan says it will to continue to evolve so that it is adapted to mechanical harvesting.