A Creston orchard’s soft fruit supply has been completely wiped out by record-breaking winter weather that settled in the area a few weeks ago.
The Creston Valley broke temperature records from Jan. 12 to 14, when a cold weather system touched down in area and caused thermometers to plummet as low as -27.2 degrees Celsius.
Frank Wloka at Wloka Farms said his soft fruit trees have suffered 100 per cent bud mortality from this weather event, including peaches, apricots, prunes, plums, nectarines and cherries.