Cherry growers hopeful for big crop after total loss in 2024
Bruce Johnson inspects a row of lapins cherry trees at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a section of apple trees with his puppy Stryder at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a blossoming lapins cherry tree at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A hive of bees rests on a platform in a row of lapins cherry trees at Bruce Johnson's Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a young sweetheart cherry tree with his puppy Stryder at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a blossoming lapins cherry tree at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson inspects a lapins cherry blossom at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a blossoming lapins cherry tree at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a section of apple trees with his puppy Stryder at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Bruce Johnson looks over a blossoming lapins cherry tree at Buena Vista Orchard on Thursday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The rows of cherry trees at Buena Vista Orchard in Bigfork last week were flaunting thousands of buds of the delicate white flowers that will eventually turn to delicious fruit this summer.
The picturesque scene offered a stark difference from last year, when a harsh January freeze stopped the flowers from developing at orchards along Flathead Lake. After a near total loss in 2024, local cherry growers anticipate a solid comeback this year, beginning with the peak bloom at the end of this week and into the next.
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