Washington's late-night luxury cherries

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English - June 13, 2023 12:03 - 12 minutes - 13.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 584 ratings
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Summer cherry season is right around the corner. Literally… the fruit is making its way to your grocery store and farmers market right now.

One Washington grower is pulling out all the stops to whip up an extra special batch of cherries.

It means harvesting the fruit in the middle of the night in a greenhouse.

Northwest News Network correspondent Anna King is here to tell us about the luxury cherry industry cropping up in the state.

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