Cherries at Home 3

Cherries at Home 3, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

These Cherries are from Himachal Pradesh

Cherry growers in Himachal Pradesh, often called the country’s fruit bowl, are hoping for a bumper crop.


‘We are expecting a bumper cherry crop because of the favourable climatic conditions in the flowering season (March-April). Field reports indicate a good production,’ said S.P. Bhardwaj, joint director at the Solan-based Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.

Himachal Pradesh produced 453 tonnes of cherry in 2008-09, though it was higher in 2007-08 - 698 tonnes.

The state horticulture department believes production will match that of two years ago. ‘This time, production is likely to cross the mark of 2007-08,’ horticulture research officer Daulat Ram said.

The fruit is also fast catching up as an alternative crop in apple-growing areas in the higher slopes of the Himalayas.

Uploaded by Swami Stream on 7 Jun 09, 10.45AM IST.