Fruit crops running late

A cold spring has made Oregon fruit crops late by two weeks.

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A cold spring has made Oregon fruit crops late by two weeks.

“We’re about as late as I’ve ever seen,” [cherry grower Ken Bailey of Orchard View Farms] said May 23. “Some of our late varieties are just past bloom.”

“The old rule of thumb is late crop, light crop,” [Roy Malensky, owner of Oregon Berry Packing Co.] said. But growers are hopeful that won’t be the case this year.

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