30 Oct 2024
"Most traditional cherries need a minimum of 800 hours of chilling, but our low-chilling varieties can produce fruit with less than half of those hours. This opens up cultivation opportunities in areas with milder winters."
22 Oct 2024
The technical manager of Bloom Fresh for Australia and New Zealand, Arisa Hayashi, emphasized that these new varieties, unlike traditional cherry varieties, which require 800-1,000 hours of chilling, these new cherries require less than half that.
16 Oct 2024
Developed by the international breeding company Bloom Fresh, the low-temperature varieties have been planted with the hope of increasing supply to meet the appetite of Australians and exports for these festive fruits.
05 Sep 2024
Bloom Fresh states that the facility is equipped with environments designed to enhance the natural reproduction of fruit. With specialized laboratories and research areas the center will facilitate the development of new varieties and the refinement of breeding techniques.
14 Dec 2023
BLOOM FRESH™ (BLOOM) has created a robust low-chill cherry program named Cheery Cherries™, offering hardy varietals that are less vulnerable to damage caused by either hot drought temperatures or excessive rains. The cherries are also bred with transportation in mind.
02 Nov 2023
They will invest in tests in Arica, a northern region of Chile bordering Peru, and also in Brazil, where a professional, Bloom Fresh, will start exploring alliances to look for areas that can produce these fruits.
