ROYAL CITY, Wash.—The trees that fill the orchards are dotted with jewels—gleaming orbs, vibrantly red, nestled among the verdant leaves.
Closer inspection reveals not precious gems, but a different kind of treasure: thousands of tart Montmorency cherries, ripened in the summer sun. The Montmorency reigns king here at Dorsing Farms, a third-generation family farm in Washington state’s Columbia Basin. They’re one of the region’s largest tart cherry growers; the stone fruit fills 1,500 acres of orchards on the farm.
