2012 OPENING DAY IS SATURDAY JUNE 16th!
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My mother always said "Life is just a bowl of cherries" and she was right.


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.

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If you have never been 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 church clothes to pick cherries.
- We provide ladders and buckets for picking; however, you should 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 cherries on the stem.
- We provide shaded parking and we do not charge any parking/entrance fees.
- You pay in cash for the cherries you pick, please pay before you eat.
- Come by our cherry stand for honey, pitters, recipe books, soda and water.






Our trees are grown on full size root stock, we do not have 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.
These can be used for Maraschino Cherries.





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We are members of the Cherry Growers Association.
Members do not use insecticides or pesticides on their fruit.
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