Fruit growers eyeing forecast nervously after warm spell prompts early blooms

Warm weather has pushed fruit trees along U.S. Highway 89 into bloom weeks earlier than usual this spring, setting up a narrow window where a return to colder temperatures could damage this year’s crop. Rows of peach and cherry trees that would typically still be waking from dormancy are already in bloom across parts of Box Elder County, exposing delicate blossoms to overnight temperatures that can determine whether fruit develops or is lost, with Thursday and Friday mornings expected to be critical. Tagge’s Famous Fruit owner Thayne Tagge, whose family has grown and sold fruit along the Highway 89 corridor...Article Link