10 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Cherries
Did you know that February is National Cherry Month? Some say that the month is dedicated to cherries because of George Washington’s birthday and his lifelong association with cherries. Others say it’s a time to kick off the publicity for the cherry festivals that begin throughout the country in late March and April and continue throughout the summer. Or cherries might even be associated with February because of Valentine’s Day and the tasty chocolate-covered cherries often given as a gift.
Whatever the reason, here are 10 things you might not know about cherries:
9. If there is a lot of rain when cherries are ripe, they can get so full of water that they can burst, causing them to split. When it’s a particularly rainy season, farmers will sometimes hire helicopters to dry off their fruit so it doesn’t split.