Pick your own sweet cherries will be coming to a close in the next couple days. Sweet cherries are very valuable this year because of the gaining popularity of black cherry yogurt and ice cream (our favorite flavor here at King Orchards). Due to this, we have to harvest the sweet cherries on schedule with […]
Montmorency tart cherry picking is open for just $1/lb (same price as last year)! We have a great crop out there and can pit them for you for just $1/u-pick bucket (about 15lbs of cherries). We should have tart cherries open for picking for about 2 weeks. Sweet cherries are still available for picking as […]
The Montmorency tart cherries are almost ripe and ready to pick! We should be in full swing by the weekend if we get some warmer weather. We will still have pick your own sweet cherries available as well. We do have a commercial sweet cherry pitter and tart cherry pitter so we can pit the […]
We have officially opened up the orchard for pick your own sweet cherries and raspberries. We also have sweet cherries available in both markets. The u-pick sweet cherries will last for 3-4 weeks or so. U-pick raspberries will last through the summer, however picking does vary day to day. We recommend calling before you come […]
The sweet cherries are moving right along. The Calvaliers (which are the first sweet cherry variety ready) are getting dark and sweet. We will have a few trickling into the market hopefully tomorrow. U-pick sweet cherries should be open by Friday or so. Our raspberry picking is just beginning and will slowly gain momentum if […]
The sweet cherries are looking fantastic and gaining color every day! It looks like sweet cherries will be making an appearance in a week or so towards the end of the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. Make sure to keep updated on our “Orchard Talk” blog on the website. Sweet cherries will run for […]
With all the crazy weather that the Traverse City area has seen this spring and early summer, it’s exciting to see branches loaded with sweet cherries. At this point, the cherries are starting to get some color and size. We are hoping to see the first sweet cherries around July 7-10 if Mother Nature keeps […]
See what it is that keeps us so busy at King Orchards every spring…
After a busy spring, we are finally seeing the fruits of our labor! The fruit is beginning to develop on all the trees. Right now, the crews are busy at work hand thinning apricots and pears. We are looking to have sweet cherries ready to pick around July 10th. Keep checking in for more updated […]
