Orchard UpdateNorthside U-Pic em sweet Cherries Orchard Update

 

FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1986

 

 

9729 Northside Drive, Leona Valley, CA  93551   

661-270-1290  fluhartys@roadrunner.com

 

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Final Decision as of June 20th - We are closed for the season.  The cherries that are left just won't make it until Saturday.  This heat is doing them in.  We tried to stay open for as long as we could. 

 

 

 

 

    Taken at night   

 

I took these pictures of the trees during the night at about 9:00 p.m. on June 16th, couldn't believe how many cherries I saw! 

 

 

 

 

                

 

Northside Drive 2008                              Elizabeth Lake Road  2008                      Vasquez Canyon Road 2008

 

 

 

                   

 

                     

 

 

My mother always said, "Life is just a bowl of cherries" and she is right.

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ABOUT LEONA VALLEY

Northside Cherries, a U Pic Sweet Cherry Ranch, family owned and operated since 1986,  is located in Leona Valley, California, in the mountains approximately 10 miles west of Palmdale. Every year thousands of urban dwellers load up their minivans with family, friends, cousins, neighbors,  for their trek up to Leona Valley. Here you can wander among the trees, harvest some fruit and see food at its source. Our altitude is 3,500 feet so the weather is usually mild and cooler than the high desert.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CHERRY PICKING?

Well if you have never gone cherry picking, here are some tips.

  • It's a good idea to wear tennis shoes and comfortable clothing. Cherries do stain so don't wear your Sunday Going To Church clothes to pick cherries.

  • We provide ladders and the buckets for picking; however, you might want to bring your own containers to take your cherries home, coolers are a good idea to keep the cherries fresh during the trip home.

  • Bring scissors for cutting the stem off from the spur, leaving the stem on the cherry.

  • We do not charge any entrance fees or parking fees, you pay in cash for the cherries you pick, please pay before you eat.

  • Our trees are grown on full size root stock, no dwarf cherry trees in our orchard.

BINGS

Are almost black when fully ripe, very large, excellent quality, firm, juicy and sweet. One of the best shipping and fresh market varieties in the U.S.

TARTARIANS

 Are medium in size, purplish black and extremely juicy, excellent for pies, jams, jellies and brandy

RAINIERS

Are a very attractive yellow cherry with a red blush, very large and very sweet, can be used for Maraschino Cherries.

We are members of the Cherry Growers Association

Members to do not use insecticides or pesticides on their fruit

 

 

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