29586 Sun May 30 15:04:27 -0700 2004 1 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 125561 Last week on this board there were several posts about the funny looking cherries now for sale at many places. The cherries look like they have a malformed twin attached to them. I've tried to find what this condition is called and what causes it, but with no success. I assume this condition--whatever it is--is not in any way harmful to people (or else I'm in trouble becuase the cherries are delicious). Does anyone know more about this? Sun May 30 15:04:27 -0700 2004 0 SteveB 1 125776 The malformations, very common in Bing cherries grown in hotter parts of the Central Valley, are referred to in the industry as dried spurs. These occur when one half of a double cherry (two cherries joined together) dries up. They are in no way harmful to humans, and they do make the cherries much less expensive as they are ungradeable. Tue Jun 01 21:06:38 -0700 2004 125561 0 cherrypicker