Cherries

Health Benefits: Athritis, Anti-inflammatory, lowers blood sugar in people with diabetes, lowers heart disease, lowers colon cancer, improves memory, and sleep (WebMD, 2018).

Contains: Vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, protein, and iron (WebMD, 2018).

Pests to watch out for: Spotted wing drosophila, cherry fruit flies, brown rot, black knot, birds, and racoons (Gilkeson, 2018, p. 333).

Good Northwest varieties: Early Burlat, Lapins, and White Gold (Gilkeson, 2018, p. 333)

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