date:May 09, 2016
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In addition, 7C temperature drops meant trees experienced a thermal shock that burned many flowers and led to shorter stalks.
Over 70% of Bigarreau and around 30% of Giorgia cherries were destroyed. At the moment, the Ferrovia variety, the leading cultivar in Apulia, seems to have been spared, although a 10% loss has been estimated for early Ferrovia plants.
The Bisceglie Cherry Consortium confirms the gravity of the situation - only those who had already harvested managed to contain the