Seeking a fast-growing fruit tree for your yard? If you love birds and baking, consider a tart cherry tree (Prunus cerasus). Likely growing 1 to 2 feet per year, it can start producing fruit in 2 to 3 ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- For a historic second year in a row, Michigan’s harvest of iconic tart cherries is expected at about a third of normal. The diminished harvest, according to industry experts, ...

Summer brings magic to your backyard when you can choose fresh cherries directly from your tree. If you live in a cold weather region, you may believe cherry tree cultivation is impossible for your ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU)— Cherry season in Northern Michigan is more than halfway through, but farmers are grappling with lower yields due to adverse weather conditions. Local farms ...

When fourth-generation farmer John Pulcipher took on the family’s cherry farm business full-time 16 years ago, he says the profits were fairly good for the crop, particularly for growers like him in ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...