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An older couple sit in a farm buggy beside an orchard, laughing while enjoying the sunshine.

An older man stands outside in an orchard looking at a cherry tree.

"The recent burst of warmth we've had has helped increase the sugars in the fruit so the cherries are sweet with a lovely sheen."
A close-up image of a bunch of ripe cherries, still on the tree.

A woman stands outside holding a bowl of cherries.

"It's lovely to have them because they chat, sing, and bring some spice to life here."
An older man in a hat and long-sleeved shirt stands in a shed, holding a punnet of cherries.

"The fruit should be shiny and ripe with an even red colour, with a nice green stem still attached,"
she said.

An older woman dressed in a blouse and wide-brimmed hat looks at a bunch of ripe cherries out in a sunny orchard.

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