Introduction to locally available: White Cherries

A: What is it?
What I decided to choose is White Cherries, I saw these cheeries at a market by my house. These cherries are so good. What it is is a regular cherry but white and they are not as sweet as a red cherry and the texture was more fibery but it is still good.

B: Why is it good to eat?
The cherries have a source of vitamin c, smaller quantaties of vitamins and minerals, they supply in dietary fiber, have a rich source of antioxidants, can also relieve anthritis and gout. Basically it is good for your body and is very healthy.

C: Who sells it here?

D:Basics of how they grow it?
The Winter Rest
Tart cherry trees are very hardy and can easily handle even subzero temperatures, if the trees are in good condition as winter arrives. That's because nutrients are stored in the tree's root system. The winter is the perfect time for cherry farmers to prune the trees, cutting off branches. This allows the trees to be strong and helps to produce more cherries.

Early Spring
The buds of cherry trees start to swell as the days lengthen and the temperatures climb. It is a precarious time for cherry trees because cold temperatures at this time of year could destroy the crop. The best orchards are located on rolling hillsides and are near Lake Michigan or other large bodies of water. Heavy frosts generally roll off the hillsides and do not settle in the orchards. Most spring frosts are not severe enough to kill all the buds. Some frosts will only take the buds on the top limbs of the tree, while the ones below are untouched.

Flower Power
In May, the hillsides in "Cherry Country" become colorful panoramas as the cherry trees bloom. Early to mid-May is the peak blossom time for tart cherry trees. When the petals break away, they leave behind green buds that will eventually ripen into cherries. This stage of the development of cherries is referred to as "shuck split."


E: Weblinks:

http://www.cherrymkt.org/foodservice/schools/farm_to_table.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry