MISSOULA, Mont. – In mid-January sub-zero temperatures entered the Treasure State and would leave a lasting impact. One thing that the weather affected was cherry trees and the buds of those specific flowers.
In January, cherry trees were dormant, but before that, warming temps affected the trees and what they could adjust to. When the freeze came, that hurt the buds and then the flowers couldn’t pollinate in late April, that would ultimately produce cherries. With cherry harvesting season slated for late July, business will now be affected.
“Those folks that have no cherries, there’s not going to be any income coming in obviously. But those folks, those orchardists still have costs. They still have to do some kind of spraying, some kind of…