News about Cheery Cherries

Cherries Glamour from Spain in 3 days kick off Europe’s first harvest

Production

21 Mar 2025

Río Cinca, Spain, kicks off Europe’s first cherry harvest with Cherries Glamour — premium, early-season cherries grown in cutting-edge greenhouses. With unmatched brilliance and taste, they’re set to lead Spain’s gourmet fruit market this year.

Cherry trees and supercooling: a natural defence against frost

Tech management

20 Mar 2025

How do sweet cherry trees survive extreme frost? Scientists study supercooling, a mechanism that keeps the buds alive even at -27°C. Understanding this process is crucial to protect future crops from sudden frosts.

New climate-resistant cherry varieties for Australian growers

Varieties

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.

Producers and retailers together for early and low-chill varieties at International Cherry Open Day

Events

28 May 2024

To show nurserymen, growers and retailers the varieties, BLOOM FRESH organised the International Cherry Open Day. Forty international participants from Chile, Brazil, Spain, Greece, Italy, UK, South Africa and Australia gathered in Spain.

Low-Chill cherries provide relief for growers worldwide among climate challenges

Markets Varieties

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.