date:Apr 01, 2013
nsensus was that research was needed to test new cherry varieties developed at Washington State University. These new varieties had been created to be larger, firmer and just as delicious as the Flathead Lambert and Lapin varieties, McGlynn said, but the timing needed to be studied.
Later varieties here would help mitigate the processing challenges in Washington, and earlier cherries would give roadside stand owners a leg up in competing with cherries being trucked to the Flathead from the West