PROSSER — The dark red cherry is so firm it resists a gentle fingertip squeeze.
With its plump size and yummy, sweet taste, it just may be the next cherry Mid-Columbia growers want in their or-chards.
The yet-to-be-named cherry is being considered for a fast-track breeding program at the Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension Center in Prosser.
That would mean skipping years of testing in WSU's orchards in Prosser and going straight to testing in commercial orchards, said WSU cherry breeder Nnadozie Oraguzie.
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