Summerland Orchard Recovers from Freeze

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B.C. cherries making a comeback, but growers warn industry is at risk

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Sukhdeep Brar's 150-acre orchard was left barren after temperatures plunged to nearly -30C in January , killing buds and wiping out entire crops.

Many other growers in B.C. ’s Okanagan Valley faced similar losses.

Now, with cherry trees once again in bloom across the province and the harvest expected to begin in less than a month .

The unusually large size of this season ’s blossoms has sparked new concerns, says Simonson .

He added that crop insurance hasn’t caught up with the realities of climate change, since it is based on a five-year average of harvested fruit tonnage.

Simonson: “If this year 's crop is too big, the trees could go into biennial bearing”.

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