Extent of damage to Okanagan cherry buds revealed as blossom season arrives
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"Now that we've arrived at blossom time, it really shows the damage," said cherry grower and president of the B.C. Cherry Association, Sukhpaul Bal.
It was feared to be bad, but now the extent of damage from this winter’s extreme cold inflicted on cherry buds has become apparent.
“Now that we’ve arrived at blossom time, it really shows the damage,” said cherry grower and president of the B.C. Cherry Association, Sukhpaul Bal.
“It’s a disaster, like this is the worst I’ve ever seen.”
At this time of year, cherry trees are typically in bloom, but this year there are very few blossoms — if any at all.
“Everywhere along the branch nothing has opened up, so there will be no fruit here, no fruit there,” said Bal as he pointed to a branch on one of his cherry trees at his Kelowna orchard.
Bal has 85 acres of cherry trees at his Hillcrest Cherries orchard — but this year, those trees won’t be producing a harvest.
“We will not have a cherry crop this year on our farm, and many farmers are in that same position,” Bal said.
That includes Deep Brar, who has about 100 acres of cherries at his Summerland orchard.
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