| 词汇 | bing cherry |
| 词源 | Bing cherry. Bing cherries are popular dark red, nearly black fruit of the Bigarreau or firm, crisp-fleshed group. The tree was developed in 1875 by a Chinese farmer named Bing in Oregon, where over a quarter of the United States’s sweet cherry crop is grown. Other cherry varieties named after their developers in- clude the Luelling, for the man who founded Oregon’s cherry industry in 1847, the Lambert, and the Schmidt. Countless va- rieties honor famous people, such as the “Napoleon,” the “Royal Ann,” and the “Governor Wood,” though none is named for George Washington. Surprisingly, sour cherries outnumber sweets two to one in the United States because they are easier to grow and are more in demand for cooking and canning. Cher- ries were probably first cultivated in China over 4,000 years ago, so Bing was carrying on a great ethnic tradition. |
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