Conrad & Adams Fruit Co. LLC is excited for the Audra Rose cherry season.
The variety, grown exclusively by Leitz Farms, will be harvested in early June and available in 1-pound clamshell packs.
Leitz Farms expects to harvest about 100,000 pounds of the Audra Rose variety this season, according to a news release.
Conrad & Adams Fruit, a packer and shipper of conventional and organic cherries, apples and pears in Grandview, WA, is the exclusive marketer of the Audra Rose.
The variety was discovered 15 years ago when Audra Leitz was walking through her family orchard.
“She stumbled upon a delicious cherry. The family had initially thought it was a Rainier variety, but upon tasting it they found it was already sweeter than other Rainiers they had,” according to the release.
As the fruit ripened, the skin turned a purplish or mahogany hue, and the flesh was a yellow or white, with some blush like a Rainier.
“The brand Audra Rose is trademarked after they worked with the state to assure it was a variety with a unique physiology, and it was. They are now looking forward to having more people get to enjoy the great taste of their Audra Rose,” according to the release.
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